STORY ENGINE. Two words we so often dread, but let's be honest: the engine of your story is what POWERS your movie. It's make, or break. And today, we break down eight elements to test whether or not you are on your way to a feature film story engine that will take you from fade in, to fade out!
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194 | Romantic Comedy Writing Masterclass w/ Billy Mernit
193 | Ten Common Traps That Will Kill Your Script (Pt. 2)
192 | Ten Common Traps That Will Kill Your Script (Pt. 1)
191 | Writing Visually On The Page (And Connecting To Your Theme) ft. Linda Seger
190 | Getting Candid About The Business of Hollywood (ft. Navid McIlhargey)
189 | Create Your Hollywood Game Plan w/ Carole Kirschner
188 | Playwriting (and some BTS Behind the Making of Coco) ft. Octavio Solis
187 | Writing For Multi-Cam Sitcoms (w/ Lopez vs Lopez Showrunner Debby Wolfe)
186 | A Crash Course For Showrunners (And Their Staff Writers) ft. Jeff Melvoin
185 | Why Tone and Genre ≠ Plot (ft. Cole Haddon)
184 | What Does A Hollywood Studio Reader Do? (TSL Listener Spotlight)
183 | How The Animated Film Industry Is Changing (And Why That Matters Creatively): WAR IS OVER Chat, Part 2
182 | What Goes Into Creating an Oscar-nominated Animated Short?: WAR IS OVER Chat, Part 1
181 | Nimona Co-Writer Lloyd Taylor On The World Of Animated Feature Films
180 | Award Winning "Wingspan" Game Designer Compares Writing To Game Design (ft. Elizabeth Hargrave)
178 | The Holdovers Writer David Hemingson On Finding Humanity In Our Characters
177 | Past Lives Writer/Director Celine Song: Standing In Your Authority As a Writer and Artist
176 | Michael Arndt on Balancing Plot & Emotional Storytelling
175 | American Fiction Writer/Director Cord Jefferson's Advice For Adaptating Material
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