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Category Archive: Screenwriting focus

Analysis: The Screenwriter as…Journalist

The second article in our short series on the screenwriter’s role, looks at how employing journalistic skills can […]

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Analysis: The Screenwriter as…Historian

The first article in our short series on screenwriter’s roles, looks at how the function of the ‘history film’ […]

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Analysis: Reds (1981)

Reds tells of John Reed, an American journalist and radical who chronicled the 1917 Russian Revolution. Director: Warren Beatty […]

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Analysis: Does ‘the Truth’ Matter?

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We don’t go to the movies for a history lesson. So, why should makers of the fact-based film […]

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Analysis: Goodfellas (1990)

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In the nearly 30 years since its release, Goodfellas has been much parodied, discussed and downright adored. So, to accompany […]

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Analysis: The Historical Adaptation (Part 2)

In the second part of our article, we take a look at researching a screenplay based on a […]

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Analysis: The Historical Adaptation (Part 1)

The first part of our article on adapting history for the screen looks at some things to think […]

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Analysis: Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

If you’re grappling with writing a fact-based film, a good exercise is to pick a classic film that […]

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Analysis: What is Authenticity?

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When adapting from any type of source material, it is accepted, and indeed required, practice to compress events, […]

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