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The Magpie Method: A Story Structure for Modern Filmmakers
If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by complicated screenwriting formulas, or frustrated by rigid story structures that don’t quite fit your voice, it’s time to try something simpler, sharper, and more flexible. Introducing: the Magpie Method. Inspired by the clever, curious magpie—a bird known for collecting shiny treasures—the Magpie Method helps you focus on the essential,…
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What should I name fictional characters created in Midjourney?
When I was a little girl, I spent many long summer days on the sidelines of my brother’s soccer games. I would play with the other children. I would annoy my mom. But most of the time, I would use my imagination to pretend I was somewhere else. One day, I wandered away from the…
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Opinion: Every Film Needs Humor
Humor is an essential element to everyday life. We all laugh at ourselves, and others, and sometimes humanity as a whole. We laugh at our bad luck and good fortune. Sometimes we even laugh when we cry. I read somewhere that laughter is a nervous release. This explains why we laugh when people fall and…
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