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"Invisible Ink is a powerful tool for anyone who wants to become a better screenwriter. With elegance and precision, Brian McDonald uses his deep understanding of story and character to pass on essential truths about dramatic writing. Ignore him at your peril." —Jim Taylor (Academy Award?- winning screenwriter of Sideways and Election)

Monday, August 22, 2011

Embracing Cliché (by not being cliché)

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"There is nothing new in art except talent." – Anton Chekhov When teaching story structure, one of the biggest objections I h...
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Tuesday, August 09, 2011

My Book FREEMAN Is Out!

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  Hey guys, my new book FREEMAN is actually out now.  We had a pre-release last month at TR!CSTER , but now it is available to anyone on Am...
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Wednesday, August 03, 2011

Movies I Like (Redux): Planet of the Apes

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"Overall theme leads to characters then on to plot" -- Rod Serling This post is a kind of “re-run” of a previous post...
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Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Thank you, Tr!ckster!

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This is unusual post for me because for the most part things I write here are directly related to the craft of storytelling, but I wa...
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Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Again with the simplicity

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-->   --> "Simple is good." – Jim Henson Many years ago a buddy of mine worked in a comic book shop. One ...
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Wednesday, July 06, 2011

I'm On The Air!

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Hey guys, I’ve been busy working on a book so it has been a while since I’ve posted. I promise that I will post something new soon. In the...
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Thursday, June 02, 2011

The High Bar - An Interview with Me

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The High Bar w/ Warren Etheredge & Brian McDonald from The High Bar on Vimeo .
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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Meanwhile, Back at The Ranch…

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“It was so quiet in Hollywood you could hear a name drop”  -- Hitchcock quote. Paraphrase Paul Feig, being the nice guy that he is, ...
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Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Cast Away: Act One Breakdown

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I was once watching a film where one cop betrays another—this is the event that spurs the story into action. Afterwards we find out tha...
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