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3 Tips to Avoid a Second-Act Slump in Your Screenplay Nothing kills a script for a reader than a… dragging……
How to Align Your Character Flaw With Your Premise Starting With Character: The Flawed Foundation Great characters start out wrong.…
A Minimal Hollywood Classic: Beetlejuice and its Streamlined Narrative Beetlejuice (1988) is an unforgettable film: a rollercoaster of anarchic excess…