StoryAlity#148 – Why’s movie screenwriting so tricky?

Why Is Movie Screenwriting So Tricky? (I got the idea for that Title, from this great article:  Why Are Good Continue reading →

StoryAlity #135 – PhD Dissertation Addendum

A link to my PhD thesis (free PDF online), and, a list of people I forgot to thank.

StoryAlity #55 – Patterns In The Top-20 ROI Films: Frequency

Patterns In The Top 20 ROI (Return On Investment) Films: On Frequency (over time) During this empirical and scientific doctoral Continue reading →

StoryAlity #50 – The StoryAlity Screenplay Syntagm

The StoryAlity(TM) Screenplay Syntagm So – in my empirical and scientific doctoral research study, I’ve identified (`discovered’ isn’t really the correct Continue reading →

StoryAlity #46 – On Mayans, Memes, Creativity, Darwin and Dawkins

On Memes, Creativity, Darwin and Dawkins So – as we all know – “today – is the day “(historically, the Continue reading →

StoryAlity #45 – On Movie Memes and Memetics (and: How Memes Work)

On Movie Memes and Memetics (and: How Memes Work) So, as per the previous StoryAlity weblog post, this is one Continue reading →

StoryAlity #32 – On McKee’s `methodology’ in `Story’ (1997)

On McKee’s `methodology’ in `Story‘ (1997) While I think he has some valid points, I have some issues with certain Continue reading →

StoryAlity #25 – Possibly: Why 7 in 10 Movies Lo$e Money.

Possibly: Why 7 in 10 Movies Lo$e Money. In Entertainment Industry Economics, Vogel states: ‘…of any ten major theatrical films Continue reading →