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Finally,  here is the second part of my interview with Michael Hauge in which he talks about favourite movies that break with his own structural principles, how emotion relates to anticipation and about the choice to follow “Hollywood structure” or not.

I hope you’ll enjoy it.

Karel: Do you have any favourites that don’t follow the principles you teach?

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“A strong inciting incident is an event that happens to the protagonist, never an action by the protagonist“, I said.

Then I asked you for exceptions, i.e. strong Inciting Incidents that are actions by the protagonist.

Now have a look at the first three responses I received: 1.) THELMA & LOUISE, 2.) PULP FICTION and 3.) KING LEAR.

Look at them again and see if you remember 1) who causes the inciting incident and 2)how does the character end in the story?

The answer is baffling.

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Sun 26 Oct 08 - 9:30am-5:30pm - NSW Writers Centre - Callan Park, Rozelle
Contact: 0407 955 555 - karel@ozzywood.com

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:
This one day intensive and entertaining workshop teaches the difference between scripts with potential and those that are just a fun read. Do you really know what the ‘3-act-structure’ stands for? What could save your screenplay, that even Michael Hauge didn’t know? The workshop is packed with clips from recent and classic movies and at the end you have a better understanding of story than any book will teach you.

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