Point Of View | The Story Department | Tips & tools for screenwriters, filmmakers & storytellers

Structure: A Beautiful Mind

A structural overview of A Beautiful Mind (2001). It took me a while to appreciate this gem by Akiva Goldsman and...

posted on: Oct 6, 2009 | author: Karel Segers

I am a fan of Ridley Scott’s flamboyant visual style of filmmaking. Although he has had numerous box office...

posted on: Mar 8, 2009 | author: Karel Segers

I like it. I don’t love it. And I see why it is not getting the word of mouth it deserves. My take on the film...

posted on: Jan 26, 2009 | author: Karel Segers

Following UNK’s publication of his post on The Mid Point and to the benefit of the students in a recent...

posted on: Sep 1, 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