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Predictability

March 15, 2014March 26, 2021predictable, Scriptnotes, story theory

I’ve only posted a couple of times since life was irrevocably changed nine-and-a-half months ago. I’ve been writing a little– but not consistently– and still listening to the Scriptnotes podcast. While helping to vacuum the house today, I

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Worth a Read

November 26, 2012March 26, 2021industry, Jeffrey Katzenberg memo, story theory

I did something very unusual on Sunday. No, it’s not unusual for me to be listening to a filmmaking podcast. But it is unusual for me to be listening to a filmmaking podcast WHILE WASHING

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Chekhov’s Gun and Phasmids

April 4, 2012April 4, 2012Chekhov's Gun, Deus Ex Machina, foreshadow, Kung Fu Panda 2, Master and Commander, Megamind, phasmid, plant, story theory

What does Chekhov’s Gun have to do with phasmids, dehydraters and cannonballs? Well, a couple of months ago I went through a movie binge – two dozen movies in two weeks – that helped answer that question. Firstly, though,

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