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Episode 40: Mackendrick's Rules, Part 1

Secrets of Story Podcast

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The Importance of Exposition in Movies

Start with an action that creates tension then provide the exposition in terms of the present developments excellent advice i totally agree for movies i mean it wouldn't hurt in novels we love exposition in books moby dick warren piece lemis rob hichig's guide to the galaxy is exposition that is only tenuously connected to what's going on. People used to love entertainment and instruction used to love the idea they could learn something from a book it's still the case now people read you ever read neil stevenson uh yeah krypton kon okayYeahPeople want to learn stuff and he does exposition like that too  He says there are many different ways to write a story, including

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