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Monthly Archives: July 2012
The Nuts and Bolts of Story Structure
For sometime now, I’ve been posting articles about such narrative elements as the introduction scene, the inciting incident, the first and second turning points, the first and second pinches, the midpoint, realisation, decision, action, obligatory, and denouement scenes – in … Continue reading
How to Write Decision and Action Scenes
The Decision Scene in a story usually follows the Realisation Scene – the subject of last week’s post. The Action Scene, in turn, is most often preceded by the Decision Scene, forming a realisation-decision-action structure. Although this structure varies greatly … Continue reading
Posted in Story Structure
Tagged action scene, Decision scene, Linda Seger, screenwriter, story, story-structure, writer
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The Realisation Scene
What is the Realisation Scene? One way to approach writing from a structural perspective, is to understand the function of a number of must-have scenes in your story. One such scene is the Realisation Scene. In her book, Advanced Screenwriting, … Continue reading
Posted in Story Design
Tagged ah-ha moment, Linda Seger, Reliasation scene, screenwriting, story structure, writers, writing
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Understanding Genre
Genre is a paradigm of shared characteristics conspiring to create a pliable mould that informs the work being poured into it. For a writer, it is a recipe for creating a story based on commonalities. I say commonalities, because stories … Continue reading
Posted in Story Design
Tagged characteristics, genre, screenwriter, screenwriting, story, story design, storytelling, writer
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Dramatic Structure: The Power of Three
We often refer to classic Hollywood screenplays as having a three act structure — the arrangement of a story around three pieces of narrative real-estate — but the root of this idea lies with Aristotle, and his notion that every … Continue reading
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Tagged act, acts, screenwriter, story structure, Three act structure, writer
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