How Do You Write a Convincing and Powerful Death Scene?

Iron Man Death Scene
How to write a good death scene? This is a question writers may well have been pondering since stories were told on the walls of caves. From Shakespeare to Spielberg, death scenes are ever-present in storytelling. Sometimes death in a film or TV show doesn’t even have to be realistic to have us mourning our favorite characters. Audiences have shed many tears over a fictional, fantastical death before. A great death scene can make or break the legacy of a

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Forensic Scene Analysis: ‘The Red Wedding’

The Red Wedding Scene
Understanding what makes great scenes really great is very useful when writing a screenplay. It gives you the tools and knowledge to write your own. In this article we are going to analyse and discuss the iconic scene ‘The Red Wedding’ in Game of Thrones, Season 3 Episode 9 ‘The Rains of Castamere’.  SPOILERS AHEAD! Table of ContentsThe Importance of The Red WeddingThe Setup of The Red WeddingForms of the Setup Small Moments of Disclosure: How We Know Something is

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ORIGINAL CHARACTERS Series: Part 4 – Cersei Lannister

Welcome to Original Characters, an ongoing series of Industrial Scripts articles examining the most original characters to appear in both TV and film. This article will focus on Cersei Lannister from Game of Thrones. What is an Original Character? What is an original character?  It’s a character that sticks with you even when they’re long gone from your screens.  It’s a character that serves as a reference point in casual conversation or a character that sums up a behaviour or generation. original, adjective“Not the same as anything or anyone

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