Archive for March, 2013

Screenwriting Course #57: In Praise of ‘House of Cards’

Hello, everyone.  As it’s my habit, I always try and provide information you won’t normally get in screenwriting courses, screenwriting classes or screenwriting workshops.  Here is another example of that. Now that I’ve seen eight hours of the first season of House of Cards I have to talk about how great this show is, especially […]

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Screenwriting Course #56: Great Plots For Great Character Arcs

Hello, everyone.  A new idea has just occurred to me and I wanted to share it with you.  As you know I try and provide the insights and formulas that you won’t normally hear in the typical screenwriting course, screenwriting class or screenwriting workshop. We have been talking about how important the character arc is […]

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Screenwriting Course #55: Homeland Character Arc

Hello, everyone.  As you all know I try my best to give your information and specifics that you won’t normally receive in your typical screenwriting workshop, screenwriting class or screenwriting course.  Even the ones in Hollywood.  So here we go again. We’ve been talking about character arcs and I’ve pointed out that they are essential […]

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Screenwriting Course #54: The Character Arc Takes Precedence

Hello everyone.  As you have garnered by now, I try and provide information that isn’t normally heard in screenwriting classes, screenwriting workshops and screenwriting courses.  So, this week I thought we might broaden this discussion and talk about character and character arcs in art forms other than films. Novels for example.  I’ve been reading “Me […]

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