Who’s Got the Problem Now?
How to use “Who’s Got the Problem Now?” (and its corollary “Who’s got the Power Now?”) as tools for managing point of view in cinematic storytelling. What’s [...]
Sequences: How They Work
Make your story more cinematic by thinking and writing in sequences, not scenes. These notes refer to the document Sample Sequences, which was written to illustrate various aspects [...]
Sequences: How They Work, part 2
More about how sequences work, referring to Sample Sequences. Behind, Beside or Ahead By sequence X we are well into the story, and as you’d expect, we [...]
Sequences: How They Work, part 3
More about how sequences work, referring to Sample Sequences. Variations in Point of View Unlike a typical novel, cinema can treat point of view quite fluidly. Sequences [...]
Sequences: How They Work. Final.
Wrapping up how sequences work, referring to Sample Sequences. Stakes: Tension and Release Across the journey of each sequence you are trying to raise the stakes [...]
