Category: Research
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5 minutesThe Heroine’s Journey, Why I Believe It’s Bigger Than Murdock’s Blueprint
When people talk about the Heroine Archetype, Maureen Murdock’s The Heroine’s Journey: Woman’s Quest for Wholeness (1990) inevitably comes up – often treated like the…
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2 minutesBrighton Fringe Festival 2024!
This is the first year I feel that I’ve really made the most of Brighton Fringe Festival. Working on two shows myself, Emotions In Motion…
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2 minutesWeek 2 – Marketplace Value
After taking a quick look at the United States DVD Sales Chart for Week Ending September 6, 2020, it confirmed what last week’s article had…
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1 minuteCharacterization and Dialogue
To write good dialogue you must step inside of your characters and have an understanding of their motivations and background. Their country, region, city, education…
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2 minutesMovies That Move Us
In this week’s reading I found the concept of alignment interesting. The protagonist’s response must be appropriate to the situation so the audience can become…
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3 minutesThe Hero’s Journey
Stage 1 The first stage is the hero in their natural environment. This is self explanatory. Think about Frodo from Lord of the Rings, or…
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3 minutesCharacter checklist
Who is the protagonist? Kath Who or what is the antagonist? Neighbours or is it Evie? What are the protagonist’s main problems and obstacles? Keeping…
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1 minuteReflection week 4
This week I watched two films, one from 1903 and the other from 1968 and looked out how the screenplays for each changed and evolved…
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1 minuteInspiration can take many shapes
The estate Kath lives on is vaguely based on where my dad lives in London, mixed with the block of flats I live in myself.…
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2 minutesScript formats and history
Le Voyage dans la Lune, 1902 The script documentation leaves a lot more room for creativity in costume and scenery. From watching the film, I…
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6 minutesAuteur Theory
The theory that a film director can influence a film so much they can be ranked as the author, discussed by Steven Moras is an…
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2 minutesDefining the Screenplay
Is a screenplay a piece of literature or a technical document? Arguably, it is a bit of both. The style of writing and words used…
