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Ever wonder how reboots of classic – or at least popular – films go bad? Here’s an insight into what went wrong with the 2018 reboot of Predator. Hint: It all began with amazingly faulty thinking from supposedly intelligent businessmen. And then there was, you know, the writing….
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Story and plot are the same thing, see, except when they aren’t. Hmm, sounds like somebody needs to clarify that, so why not the maker of this little video, i.e., “Frustrated Jacob” hisself?
Walter White could well be one of the most important characters in the history of television, and Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan one of the medium’s most important writers.
Not so much because “they” invented anything new but because the popularity of the series has meant that its techniques have become indelibly stamped into the brains of new writers, leaving their imprint on just about every new show of TV’s current “Golden Age.”
Give that a think while you read on:
A better title for this video would be, “How author John Dufresne works out his stories,” but what the hell. New writers trying to find their way through the process of actually writing, as opposed to selling their work, will find this a helpful and positive look into how to make the creative process work for them:
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Scholar Dr. Connie Shears and writer Paul Joseph Gulino believe so, and have created a Chapman University class around this subject, as well as an accompanying book, The Science of Screenwriting: The Neuroscience Behind Storytelling Strategies. The book took five years to write.