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George Morris
Apr 20, 2020
Foreshadowing & Defining Contextual Logic for a Plot Twist
How do you ensure your plot twist lands properly? Is it possible to learn from the best? How much foreshadowing is 'too much'?
George Morris
Mar 14, 2020
The Minor Miracle that is 'Final Destination 5'
'Final Destination 5' is far better than it has any right to be. Both as a continuation of a franchise which had been long-
George Morris
Feb 17, 2020
'Write What You Know' - Good or Bad?
Could 'Write What You Know' be the worst advice ever given to aspiring writers? If so, why are they told it so damn often?
George Morris
Feb 3, 2020
'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' - Representing Dichotomy
'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' is rife with antagonism and argumentative characters each trying to fight for their own answers-
George Morris
Dec 16, 2019
Top 50 Television Shows of the Decade (2010-2019) - Part 2
Part 2 of my favourite TV shows of the decade. Going from number 24 down to 1...
George Morris
Dec 2, 2019
That Time I Thought I Was Charlie Brooker...
A few years back I went through a stage of trying to emulate the scathing satire of Brooker's columnist days and his work on 'newswipe'.
George Morris
Nov 18, 2019
My Pitch for 'Shrek 5'
Ladies and Gentlemen of Dreamworks, please find attached my treatment/Pitch for 'Shrek 5'. The Shrek-iest Chapter of the franchise so far...
George Morris
Sep 2, 2019
'Man Up' & Underestimating Likability
'Man Up' seems to have been left to the edge of obscurity. But why? It's a romcom that teaches one of the fundamental rules of screenwriting
George Morris
Aug 5, 2019
Dining Alone - A Lonely Comedy
An introspective writer finds unexpected company when visiting a restaurant in solitude...
George Morris
Jul 29, 2019
'The House Bunny' - A 90s Script Locked Away For a Decade?
Is the script for 'The House Bunny' a long-lost relic ushered into life by star Anna Faris?
George Morris
Jul 22, 2019
'Toy Story 4' & Keeping Things Simple
*SPOILERS for 'Toy Story 4'
When we all wondered if another Toy Story was necessary, why does the fourth film feel so right?
George Morris
Jul 15, 2019
'Years and Years': The Epitome of Russell T Davies
SPOILERS AHEAD
BBC/HBO's 'Years and Years' by Russell T Davies encompasses many of the writer's strengths throughout his decades-long career
George Morris
Mar 13, 2019
'X' Indiegogo Campaign Now Live!
In the lead up to the Irish Abortion Referendum, the teenage daughter of a Catholic family falls pregnant...
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