Notes, reminders and more details on story, character and conflict …
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40 Years of Film Story – Films for review Consideration
Your first review should come from one of these Oscar-winners for screenplay … (read more)
(Module 3) The Freytag Experiment
Gustav Freytag was a German novelist from the Nineteenth century who explored formulas in stories and novels (well before Blake Snyder and his “Save the Cat” series), and he found that similar narrative patterns existed (READ MORE)
(Module 2) Announcement: Baggage, Story, Inciting Incident, Character
We have several topics to cover this week – Scriptwriting, story and exploration of character …
(Module 2) Response Post due Jan. 25
Response post (story, character, baggage) After reading chapter one on story, character …
(Module 2) Conflict? What Conflict?
Conflict must exist … or the story isn’t engaging (Read more)
(Module 2) Everyone Needs a Hero
What makes a hero? You may be one, and not even know it …(Read more)
Module 2: A Matter of Character
What’s in a Character and why do characters matter? (Read More)
Module 2: Why Does Story Matter?
Understanding story is step one (Read more)
The Film Critic 