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…
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…
Yes! I’m gonna start doing more of these ’cause they’re fun and I love breaking down structure. I figured after my first one was about the most current film in the MCU, I’d do one on the now classic Iron Man, the one that started it all, and eventually made Robert Downey Jr. one of the highest paid actors ever.…
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…
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…