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Poor old three-act structure. It gets hammered away at, like an old punching bag, every time someone wants to challenge the primacy of the formulaic Hollywood screenwriting methods. “Take that! You ...

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Our wrap up notes for the third session in our 2026 Script Essentials Webinar series Our third session in our 2026 Script Essentials webinar series was hosted by Simon Nelson (Development Executive, ...

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As exemplified by aspiring actor Mia’s multiple messy attempts in Damien Chazelle’s “La La Land,” reading a script in preparation for an audition can be overwhelming. Though it will never be easy, ...

PLOT: Dan O’Bannon, writer of such seminal screenplays as that for ALIEN, TOTAL RECALL, RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD and many others, uses his experience to lay out a workbook guide on how to create a ...

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