February 2, 2017. It’s Groundhog Day! To celebrate one of my favorite movies, I’ve decided to offer a free case study of the film, as analysed in Screenwriting Unchained, my book on story structure and screenplay development. Although this analysis of Groundhog Day isn’t as detailed as the other case studies in the book, I use it throughout the Developing […]
Interview with Paul Haggis and Max Timm / Detailed Analysis of Crash
November 21, 2016. Just a few weeks after kindly inviting me to discuss story structure with him in a 90mn teleconference, Max Timm from the ISA (International Screenwriters Association) asked Oscar-winning writer-director Paul Haggis to talk about his work. You can listen to the interview here. I really enjoyed it. I admire Haggis very much and Crash is one […]
