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Arcs and Endings (3)

In a Q&A for Creative Screenwriting Magazine, Michael Arndt made the point that “happy endings are really...

posted on: Jul 9, 2008 | author: Karel Segers

Because the first shift of POV in a film may jolt the audience’s experience, it works best where this brief...

posted on: Jun 29, 2008 | author: Karel Segers

Should you write a happy ending? Commercial common sense will tell you: yes, you should. Robert McKee says:...

posted on: Jun 27, 2008 | author: Karel Segers

The finest writing not only reveals true character, but arcs or changes to that inner nature, for better or worse. In...

posted on: Jun 5, 2008 | author: Karel Segers

Keeping the audience interested throughout the ’setup’ is a major challenge as professional readers...

posted on: Apr 14, 2008 | author: Karel Segers

Question: Can you abbreviate “Mister” into “Mr.” in a film script? Answer: Abbreviations are...

posted on: Mar 24, 2008 | author: Karel Segers

Question: Is it possible for the Inciting Incident to happen in backstory? Answer: Technically,...

posted on: Mar 24, 2008 | author: Karel Segers

Question: When McKee talks about the conscious desire being a contradiction of the unconscious desire, would you...

posted on: Mar 24, 2008 | author: Karel Segers