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Analysis: Narrative Breakdown – Moneyball (2011)

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In this analysis, we break down the narrative structure of Moneyball, the Oscar-nominated story of how a baseball […]

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Analysis: History-Scene-Screen: All the President’s Men (1976)

This series of articles takes a film based on real-life events and analyses the opening section, following the […]

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Analysis: Selma (2014)

The historical film is a tricky beast to tame. However, the filmmakers approach the story, there’ll always be […]

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Analysis: The Screenwriter as…Social Commentator

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The final article in the series on the screenwriter’s role explores a few issues around the idea of […]

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Analysis: Five Things Screenwriters Can Take Away from Green Book (2018)

Studying successful screenplays and films is a key part of learning how to write them yourself! In this […]

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Analysis: The Killing Fields (1984)

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The Killing Fields is an Oscar-winning fictionalisation of the experiences of two journalists working in war-torn 1970s Cambodia… Director: Roland Joffé […]

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