The difference between antagonist villain and foil – Batman Three Jokers
Explaining the difference between antagonist, villain, and foil using the Batman comic Three Jokers
A collection of the most important rules of writing.
Explaining the difference between antagonist, villain, and foil using the Batman comic Three Jokers
An example of Deus ex machina done write and why this trope is more than simple lazy writing.
Learn with the film Bad times at the El Royale as an example what is a movie plot twist and Anagnorisis.
Definition and example of anticlimax with the anime Mob Psycho 100 and the sitcom How I met your mother
What are the different types of conflict and how to write conflict. “Man against supernatural with Pirates of the Caribbean as an example.
The most difficult type of conflict to write is Man vs Nature. See here Jurassic World as an example of what you shouldn’t do.
What narrative conflict is and how to write a “man vs society” story in your screenplay
Read about the 3 elements of external conflict: desire, opposite goals, and confrontation. With Stranger Things as an example.
It’s not always easy to find an example of exposition done well, especially when there’s a lot to uhm… “expose”. Using exposition basically means giving an information to the audience. It could be some background information about the protagonist, it could be the introduction of a new character, a detail about the story, or the …
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The words “narrative exposition” sound like an innocuous term, but for writers they are terrifying. Especially if they hear them from someone who is evaluating their work: “There is too much exposition”. Here’s the truth: there is no such a thing as too much exposition, there is just exposition badly delivered. In order to understand …
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