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Feb 2 2017December 16, 2020

Free Case Study of Groundhog Day

Articles, Case Studies, Craft, Genres, News, Story Structure / By Emmanuel Oberg / February 2, 2017 December 16, 2020 / 2 minutes of reading

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 …

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Nov 19 2016December 16, 2020

Interview with Paul Haggis and Max Timm / Detailed Analysis of Crash

Articles, Case Studies, Craft, News, Story Structure / By Emmanuel Oberg / November 19, 2016 December 16, 2020 / 2 minutes of reading

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 …

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