An inciting incident is an unforeseen event that takes away the equilibrium that the protagonist has in his life. It’s the earthquake that destroys his house, the winning lottery ticket that makes him rich or the love interest that locks eyes with him at a party. Everything starts with a character living in a “normal …
Naming your character is important… but also a pain in the ass. If you’re like me you usually spend 10 good minutes trying to come up with a original idea for a character name that the audience will remember. You brainstorm and write everything in your head on a sheet of paper, look at it …
I have to admit that I’m not a good critic, because I suffer from a pathological condition called “movie hype”. I see a good trailer and I want to watch the movie. I see the star jocking around at the promotional interviews, and I buy a ticket to go see the movie. I read positive …
The first time I watched Psycho a scene captured my attention in particular, the one right after Marion’s murder. We see Norman cleaning up, disponisng of her body in the car trunk, hiding the car in the lake. I watched this scene and thought “That’s boring. Wouldn’t a montage be better?”. It’s a pretty long …
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As you have probably deduced by the title, there are more than one ways to use violence in a fictional story. With this post I’m trying to explain what’s the right way and the wrong way. And the truth is that there isn’t one right way, there are several. The word violence alone makes you …
The first episode of Crazy ex girlfriend opens with a depressed woman sitting on the bed watching a butter commercial that says “When was the last time you were truly happy?”. The woman goes to work, she’s sad and almost has a breakdown, she goes outside to get some hair and take her pills. Suddenly, …
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A few days ago I started bingewatching The Punisher on Netflix and I was immediately hooked, the action is good, the acting is good, nothing wrong with it. Then I got to episode 10 and felt the familiar punch in the stomach that occurs when the writers of a good series go “eh whatever” and …
How to – and not to – discuss politics through fiction Read More »