Time for another breaking down structure today with the remarkably incredible The Batman which, so far, is my favorite film of 2022. I don’t always do newer releases, but I wanted to flip the script this time because I was truly blown away with how exceptional this movie is. Matt Reeves dark and grounded approach was such a breath of…
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Story Structure Breakdown: Pulp Fiction
Today I’m going all out with the mother of all breaking down story structure‘s with film-school favorite, Pulp Fiction, directed by Quentin Tarantino, a non-linear, darkly comic, noire masterpiece that officially made QT a household name and a legend. This breakdown is going to be tricky, as the normal structure is there, it’s just in a different order. It’s three…
Story Structure Breakdown: Se7en
Another breaking down structure today with a top ten all time favorite, Se7en, directed by David Fincher, a dark, visceral masterpiece that blew everyone away in 1995. Only his second film, after the much maligned debut Alien 3 (which I actually liked), Fincher proved he was a force to be reckoned with, and has gone on to have an envietable…
Story Structure Breakdown: Alien
The breaking down structure madness continues with another all time favorite, also directed Mr. Ridley Scott, Alien, a stunning, visual masterpiece that I could easily watch every day. The film broke new ground on many levels: a female hero, the “truckers in space” visual style, the combination of sci-fi and horror, the terrifyingly unique design of the titular Alien beast….but…
Story Structure Breakdown: Blade Runner – Director’s Cut
The breaking down structure madness continues with one of my all time favorite films, Blade Runner, a science fiction masterpiece that I could watch it every day and still be enthralled. There isn’t a more visually beautiful film out there as far as I’m concerned. The world Ridley Scott created is incredible but also believable, and the special effects hold…
Screenplay Structure: The Official Article
This article is a LOOOOONG time coming. I’m finally writing about screenwriting structure. After just writing a behemoth article about the structure of Avengers Endgame, I realized I don’t have any articles (period) about structure itself, and it’s a topic I love talking about which is why I’m hoping to write a crap load more about it. And after enjoying…
Structure Breakdown: Avengers Endgame
The AVENGERS cray crayness continues with my attempt at breaking down the structure of this THREE HOUR behemoth. Now that it’s been released on home video I’ve been able to spend some real quality time with it, delve deep within, and peel back the layers of the story structure of Avengers Endgame. I love talking about screenplay structure, but if…