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Shadow and movies is a blog about screenwriting and writing in general. Every post explains a storytelling concept using a movie, a TV series, cartoons or anime as an example.
Latest Posts
A great example of Show don’t tell in videogames – God of war (2018)
How the Gothic Horror Genre inspired Resident Evil Village
How to write a heist episode for TV – Shadow and Bone
Invincible animated show vs comic: 5 biggest changes and why they were made
How to write a hero to villain character arc – Marvel’s Spider-man
Wanda Maximoff – a great example of an unreliable narrator
3 annoying romantic comedy tropes that can be improved – Long Shot (2019)
Writing In medias res: how Wandavision tricks the audience
Definition and example of Focal Character – Soul (2020)
Wonder Woman 1984 has a TERRIBLE Mc Guffin
Screenplay format: How to write dialogue
How to write a running gag with examples from Happiest Season
Essential worker reviews Covid humor on Superstore
After We Collided is terrible at writing supporting characters
The difference between antagonist villain and foil – Batman Three Jokers
