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Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra was at work writing a second volume of the stories of Don Quixote when a curious thing happened: A different author published a second volume. Cervantes then made the effort to use his own sequel to criticize the unauthorized volume, yet in doing so made some
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Weekend Read, our app for reading scripts on your phone, features a new curated collection of screenplays each week. This week, we look at characters who fixate on others to the point of obsession, and how stalkers can illuminate the darker sides of human nature. Our collection includes: * Ingrid Goes
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In an episode of Tim Harford's podcast Cautionary Tales, Tim narrates the biography of William McGonagall, aka The Worst Poet in the World. But the focus of the story isn't on the quality of his writing, but the ferocity with which he pursued it and promoted
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Every two characters in a story have some kind of relationship. It doesn’t mean they’re best friends or arch rivals. Being a complete stranger to someone describes a relationship. But what if you could be a stranger to yourself? Severance has a core premise where the employees of
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First impressions matter. Discover how to format your screenplay’s title page like a pro.
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Comfort viewing wasn't invented during COVID lockdown, but since that moment it's become a larger talking point. What makes a comfort watch, and how do we talk about it? Kathryn VanArendonk looks at the relationship between prestige TV and comfort TV, pointing out how the latter
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Weekend Read, our app for reading scripts on your phone, features a new curated collection of screenplays each week. This week, we cross into the spirit realm for some of our favorite cinematic ghost stories. Ghosts are a fixture of folklore across humanity, and stories about them are rarely one
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Make the antagonist’s greatest strength the cause of their downfall Sometimes brute force isn’t enough – there’s no way to train longer, punch harder, or science faster. The hero faces an opponent who feels too strong to overcome. Is there a way to make the antagonist’s power
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How many hyphens do you want in your title? We look at when actors write and writers act.
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Weekend Read, our app for reading scripts on your phone, features a new curated collection of screenplays each week. This week, we look at TV comedies where the creators are also the stars. Building the right vehicle to showcase your talents is challenging, but that through-line of creative vision can
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Let's take a look at some real events that made it to the screen more than once.
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