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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.

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Aug

25

Join These Events

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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.

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Jul

27

Structure: Raiders of the Lost Ark

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A structural overview of Raiders of the Lost Ark (Laurence Kasdan, Story by George Lucas and Philip Kaufman 1981)

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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.

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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?

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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.

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