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Rachel Graham on April 20, 2012 in Screenwriting Tips Vocab Lessons

Vocab Lesson: MacGuffin

Vocab Lessons explains a common screenwriting or filmmaking technique so that screenwriters can better utilize them in their writing. This post will cover a macguffin, a sometimes insignificant object that drives the plot forward. Some spoilers ahead.

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Rachel Graham on March 16, 2012 in Screenwriting Tips Vocab Lessons

Vocab Lesson: Character Foils

Vocab Lessons explains a common screenwriting or filmmaking technique so that screenwriters can better utilize them in their writing. This post will cover a character foil, which is a character whose traits either mirrors or is opposite to the main character

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Rachel Graham on January 20, 2012 in Screenwriting Vocab Lessons Montage

Vocab Lessons: the Montage

Vocab Lessons explains a common screenwriting or filmmaking technique so that screenwriters can better utilize them in their writing. This post will discuss the

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Rachel Graham on November 18, 2011 in Screenwriting Vocab Lessons

Vocab Lesson: The Match Cut

"Vocab Lessons" explains a common screenwriting or filmmaking technique so that writers can better utilize them in their writings. This post discusses match cuts, the editing technique of "matching" something in one scene to the next to achieve continuity between the scenes and create metaphor.

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