All Examples
SHORT CUTS: Scene for analysis
This is the scene referred to in the post Subtext and Non-sequiturs, Who’s Got The Problem Now?, and Case Study: Who's Got the Problem Now? It’s from the Production script, [...]
Case Study: Who’s Got the Problem Now?
As ownership of the dramatic problem shifts, it generates subtext and emotional dynamics. This analysis links directly to the concepts introduced in Who’s Got the Problem Now? and [...]
Sample Sequences
A series of linked sequences, written to illustrate the analysis in Sequences: How They Work. [Moment 1] and so on within the text are references to that analysis. [...]
Six Illustrations of the Social and Philosophical Story Questions
Six worked examples of how films fit the ‘Three Key Questions’ paradigm. Narrative, Social/Psychological, Philosophical Questions Almost every screen story is constantly asking three core questions, [...]
Subjective Storytelling: Five EXAMPLES
Five worked through EXAMPLES of Subjective Storytelling. PSYCHO (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960) One of the most influential examples of its use occurs in Hitchcock’s film Psycho, [...]
Extending the ‘So…, But…’ chain
Extending the So…, But… tool to bring in other characters can broaden your story, as long as you maintain focus on the central character’s dilemma. Applying [...]
A Conflict Layer Cake: worked EXAMPLE
Applying the principles in A Conflict Layer Cake to a single story, building dramatic tension and creating meaning through stacked, escalating conflicts. In an oppressive society, [...]
