DZ-01: Do Screenplay Gurus win you Oscars?

Do Oscar-Nominated screenwriters follow the structural formulas prescribed by the 'gurus' and books?

Stu and Chas analyse two screenplays nominated for Academy Awards in 2014 – PHILOMENA and DALLAS BUYERS CLUB – to see whether they follow the structural theories espoused by Blake Snyder, Michael Hauge and Christopher Vogler.

LINKS:

• PHILOMENA Screenplay by Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope
• The Q&A Podcast with Jeff Goldsmith – Philomena
• DALLAS BUYERS CLUB screenplay by Craig Borten and Melisa Wallack
• The Q&A Podcast with Jeff Goldsmith – Dallas Buyers Club
• THE FIVE KEY TURNING POINTS OF ALL SUCCESSFUL SCRIPTS by Michael Hauge
• Michael Hauge on the High Concept Movie (YouTube)
• SAVE THE CAT BEATSHEET by Blake Snyder
• THE WRITER'S JOURNEY STRUCTURE by Christopher Vogler
• Ingrid's Notes on THE WRITER'S JOURNEY
• SM Worth links to a few different Scrivener Templates including one for the Hero's Journey.
• John Castle writes about using Scrivener and Save The Cat; and even offers his Save The Cat template for download.
• We should probably link to Scrivener as well then.

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