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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…

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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…

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Proofread, Line Edit, Format Fixes

The service involves editing your dialogue and action description, to make sure your screenplay is clean and reads as fast as possible. Think of it like your screenplay needs to lose some weight, and once I’m done it’s a lean, mean, screenplay machine! I also fix grammatical and format errors. Before my service: After my service: I go through your screenplay line-by-line, and edit your dialogue and description…

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