From The Vaults: Formulaic Is Good According To Michael Hauge
On this day in 2014, this article was first published. We feel it’s still relevant today. Formulas can either be the framework to hang your story on or a straitjacket to constrict it. Films follow patterns. TV shows have arcs. Narratives have structure. No matter the medium, stories seem to repeat the same beats, framework […]
Formulaic is Good!
Screenwriting guru Michael Hauge on the balancing act all commercial screenwriters must perform.
By Dennis MaGee Fallon Films follow patterns. TV shows have arcs. Narratives have structure. No matter the medium, stories seem to repeat the same beats, framework and through lines. Anyone who’s read a screenwriting book or taken a class or even seen a few movies can say, whether from study or intuition, that “I’ve seen […]
