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POV: When to Shift?

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

A structural overview of The Shawshank Redemption (Frank Darabont, 1994). It was nominated for seven Academy Awards:...

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

A structural overview of Michael Clayton (Tony Gilroy, 2007) in 8 Sequences. When I watched the film during its...

posted on: Mar 25, 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

“A strong inciting incident is an event that happens to the protagonist, never an action by the...

posted on: Mar 7, 2008 | author: Karel Segers