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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, [...]
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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, [...]
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 [...]
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 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, [...]
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… tool to bring in other characters can broaden your story, as long as you maintain focus on the central character’s dilemma. Applying [...]
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, [...]