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Russian Roulette for Writers: The Dramatic Dice
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Russian Roulette for Writers: The Dramatic Dice

Drama is not for the shallow, or the fainthearted. A good play or movie should be like a good meal: it leaves you fulfilled. Feelgood “drama” without any chaos is like McDonalds: it temporarily gratifies, but leaves you feeling empty. Art should set your soul on fire, not anesthetize you

  • Alex Coppen
Alex Coppen Sep 15, 2018 • 7 min read
Recycling Archetypes, Fairytales, and Master Plots: where all your Hollywood movies come from
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Recycling Archetypes, Fairytales, and Master Plots: where all your Hollywood movies come from

It’s a cruel irony, Aaron Sorkin cannibalised his view on artistic “recycling” from T.S Eliot’s brutal reflection of creative realpolitick: “Good writers borrow from other writers. Great writers steal from them outright.”The great scientist, Issac Newton, simply acknowledged his inspirations: “If I have seen further it

  • Alex Coppen
Alex Coppen Jan 11, 2016 • 15 min read
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