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December 16, 2019 Published by: Paolo Braga Posted in: Dialogue

The pleasure of well written invectives

When we think of movie speeches, we usually think of inspirational speeches: for example, the one by coach D’Amato (Al Pacino) in Any Given Sunday, or the one by William Wallace in Braveheart. We tend…

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November 18, 2015 Published by: Paolo Braga Posted in: Coincidence

How coincidence is managed in ‘The Newsroom’ pilot

May God save coincidence. It is one of the most useful screenwriting tools. It means making two characters encounter each other at the right moment, creating a twist because something happens exactly when needed, or…

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