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    The worst that can happen? Maximising drama in The Last Jedi
    Richard Knightwell
    • Mar 25, 2018
    • 5 min

    The worst that can happen? Maximising drama in The Last Jedi

    When he sat down to write Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Rian Johnson made a list of the worst things that could possibly happen to the...
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    Oscar nominees I have known
    Richard Knightwell
    • Mar 3, 2018
    • 3 min

    Oscar nominees I have known

    Over the past couple of months in my day job as a journalist I've had the pleasure of interviewing two of this year's Academy Award...
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    Page to screen: Structure in Live By Night
    Richard Knightwell
    • Feb 18, 2018
    • 3 min

    Page to screen: Structure in Live By Night

    A novel moves at a different pace to a movie, as Ben Affleck's wannabe gangster epic proves. I thought I'd love Ben Affleck's...
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    Best (and worst) of 2017
    Richard Knightwell
    • Dec 31, 2017
    • 7 min

    Best (and worst) of 2017

    What screenwriting lessons can we learn from the stand-out films and TV of the year? As the clock ticks down the new year, I figure it's...
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    Star Wars and the power of the opening shot
    Richard Knightwell
    • Dec 30, 2017
    • 4 min

    Star Wars and the power of the opening shot

    It's fair to say that after the opening shot of Star Wars, cinema changed forever. Most obviously, the opening sequence of 1977's Star...
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    A name with character
    Richard Knightwell
    • Dec 29, 2017
    • 5 min

    A name with character

    Choosing a new name for yourself is like naming a character - only way harder. What's in a name, as some old fella once said. Thinking up...
    RICHARD KNIGHTWELL Writer / Journalist / Script Reader

    richardknightwell@gmail.com

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