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WHY SPEC SCRIPTS FAIL: Formula vs. Structure, Part 2

Apr 9, 2019
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MEET THE READER: Act I — Getting Your Protagonist Off to a Good Start

Apr 5, 2019
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MEET THE READER: My Defense of the Three-Act Structure

Feb 1, 2019
Paul Peditto dives into story structure and opines while writers try to hit their structural marks, they shouldn't lose sight of the prize—storytelling. He examines the classical structure in The Matrix by way of Syd Field.
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SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: Story Structure—Ask The 101-Legged Centipede How He Walks

Apr 4, 2018
SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: Story Structure - The Linus Blanket by Paul Peditto | Script Magazine #scriptchat #screenwriting
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SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: Story Structure - The Linus Blanket

Oct 5, 2016
WHY SPEC SCRIPTS FAIL: Aristotle - Part 4 by Stewart Farquhar | Script Magazine #scriptchat #screenwriting
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WHY SPEC SCRIPTS FAIL: Aristotle - Part 4

May 19, 2016
SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: The Syd Field Question by Paul Peditto | Script Magazine #scriptchat #amwriting #screenwriting
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SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: The Syd Field Question

Apr 6, 2016
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How to Structure a Screenplay - In Defense of "Formula"

May 22, 2014
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Notes from the Margins: What Football Has That Your Script Needs

Jan 7, 2014
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Screenwriter's Guidepost: Is Screenplay Structure Theory Ruining Movies?

Sep 3, 2013
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Adventures in the Mailbag -- Corey Mandell Answers Your Screenwriting Questions

Jul 4, 2013
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Visual Mindscape: A Different Take on Screenplay Structure

Jun 24, 2013
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Screenwriting Webinar of the Week: Myth of the 3-Act Structure

Apr 11, 2012