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Lessons from the Script: ‘September 5’ and an Inside View of Tragedy

The screenplay for ‘September 5’ offers a few lessons on how to integrate exposition and use an audience’s expectations to heighten the drama and tension.

Valerie Kalfrin
Tapestry of Different Characters: A Conversation with ‘Expats’ Creator and Showrunner Lulu WangSadie Dean
Breaking & Entering: The Rule of Threes Part 3 – Pack A Punch with the Three-peat – Conflict, Theme, and DialogueBarri Evins
Subverting Expectations by Clashing Different Genres: A Conversation with ‘Leave the World Behind’ Writer-Director Sam EsmailSadie Dean
Watching Movies: Learn from the Masters and Become a Better WriterScript Magazine
Breaking & Entering: Screenwriting’s Seven Dirty WordsBarri Evins
Storytelling Strategies: Tension, Release and ‘Interstellar’Paul Joseph Gulino
Script Recommends: 15 Flicks for Your Halloween WeekendScript Magazine

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