Sep
1
That Mid-Point Thing
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Following UNK’s publication of his post on The Mid Point and to the benefit of the students in a recent HERO’S JOURNEY workshop, I have updated the article of 20 April last year about this important turning point.
Aug
25
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Aug
23
Structure: Jaws
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A structural overview of Jaws (Peter Benchley, Carl Gottlieb, Novel by Peter Benchley 1975)
Steven Spielberg first drew me into movies with Close Encounters of the Third Kind, back in 1977.
Jul
27
A structural overview of Raiders of the Lost Ark (Laurence Kasdan, Story by George Lucas and Philip Kaufman 1981)
Jul
17
Structure: Iron Man
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A structural overview of Iron Man (Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby, Art Marcum, Matt Holloway 2008)
Not just a great comic book adaptation and an exciting action flick, but also an elegantly written pieces of cinema entertainment, executed with a daring cast and grounded in a solid foundation of character.
Jul
9
Arcs and Endings (3)
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In a Q&A for Creative Screenwriting Magazine, Michael Arndt made the point that “happy endings are really underrated”. It got me thinking.
What’s wrong with a Hollywood ending?
Jul
5
Structure: A Room With a View
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A structural overview of
A Room with a View (Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, 1985).
Without any doubt, this is one of the finest literary adaptations and a timeless romantic movie.

