Drama | The Story Department | Tips & tools for screenwriters, filmmakers & storytellers

Arcs and Endings (2)

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

RATATOUILLE has 1 (one) deleted scene. It is a long, uninterrupted travel from a wide establishing shot of the Paris...

posted on: Mar 20, 2008 | author: Karel Segers

MICHAEL HAUGE is a story consultant, author and lecturer who works with writers and filmmakers on their screenplays,...

posted on: Mar 20, 2008 | author: Karel Segers

This is the first in a series of structural overviews of popular films. Identifying the main story turns in a film is...

posted on: Mar 11, 2008 | author: Karel Segers