Warning: The following contains BIG SPOILERS regarding the movie Unknown, plus The Usual Suspects. Don’t read further if you plan on watching it (or if you don’t like clumsily worded blog posts – hey, you’ve
Continue ReadingSignpost Scenes and The Karate Kid
It’s been a little while since I watched the new The Karate Kid, but the lessons I gleaned from it have not been forgotten. The main thing I took from it is a technique I’ve
Continue ReadingBEAT SHEET: The Karate Kid (2010)
Genre: Of the ten genres outlined in Save the Cat! I classified this as a Rite of Passage. It is about a boy dealing with significant life change (an adolescent passage) and how he adapts
Continue ReadingBEAT SHEET: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Genre: Of the ten genres that Blake Snyder outlines in Save the Cat! I have classified this as a Golden Fleece, the same as the first Narnia movie. The three distinguishing characteristics of the genre
Continue ReadingBEAT SHEET: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Genre: Of the ten genres that Blake Snyder outlines in Save the Cat! I have classified Prince Caspian as a Rite of Passage. The three distinguishing characteristics of the Rite of Passage genre are listed below.
Continue ReadingBEAT SHEET: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe
In preparation for watching the new Narnia movie, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, I watched the previous two and analysed their structure according to the Save the Cat! beats. Here is the analysis of
Continue ReadingClassic Opening/Closing Images
Once again, it’s another month between posts. In this one, I want to look at some classic opening/closing image comparisons. The opening image doesn’t necessarily mean the very first shot of a movie. What it
Continue ReadingLong Time No Post
So, it’s been a month since my last post – it has been an incredibly busy stretch of time working at school, in the real world, which has left little time for any screenwriting endeavours.
Continue ReadingBEAT SHEET: Inception
It is actually several weeks since I watched Inception, but things have been super busy at school, so I haven’t had a chance to complete the beat sheet until now. Hooray for school holidays!!! This
Continue ReadingNatural Suspense
I’m just watching The Natural on TV and was fascinated by the way they have created suspense in a number of scenes involving Robert Redford’s character. We, the audience, were witness to a pivotal moment
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