fuckyeahwomenfilmdirectors: Director Amma Asante attends the A United Kingdom Opening Night Gala screening during the 60th BFI London Film Festival.
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annerocious: Your protag isn’t relatable or sympathetic just because a bunch of bad things happen to them. Sympathy for your protag does not come from “woe is me” stuff like, “My mom picked today to kick me out of the house, even though I got fired and dumped and lost my phone before noon!” A pile-on…
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annerocious: There are some reasons to set your scene in a restaurant, coffee shop or cafe. But Quentin Tarantino has really raised the bar on that choice. So if you are thinking of setting your scene in an eatery where some people can sit and talk and maybe there’s a cameo for a comedic waiter,…
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annerocious: If you read a script for a movie you love, you will immediately grasp how much of what you experienced was NOT ON THE PAGE. So read a bunch of scripts from movies you love. Screenwriting is not hand-holding and spoon-feeding.
Read moreCan you elaborate on the John Lasseter quote you reblogged? “You’ll know your first act once you know how your movie ends.” What’s the thought behind that? Sorry, I wish I could word that better…
annerocious: Hello anon! The thought is that the beginning is a mirror of the end. When you know what your script is about, what will happen to your protagonist and the way in which they will succeed or fail, you can devise meaningful scenework to set all of that up while leaving out any vestigial…
Read moreannerocious: annerocious: annerocious: wolfmansgotnards: annerocious: (via Limerence – A Mindbending Short Film about Lovesickness by Glass City Films — Kickstarter) Check this out! I consulted on this script last year, and now it’s a gorgeous trailer and a staff pick at kickstarter. Thanks, tumblr film community, for connecting me with writer/director Dan Pedersen. Holy shit…
Read moreDo you have any tips about writing the exposition?
referenceforwriters: Ah, yes. The exposition. Come with me. The thing with exposition is that you can very easily lose your readers in it. I know I have found myself skipping (consciously or not) paragraphs or even pages if I don’t find the information in them engaging enough as they delve into explaining things, whether it…
Read moreWith ‘Things To Come,’ Mia Hansen-Løve Proves That She’s One Of The Best Filmmakers In The World — NYFF Review
With ‘Things To Come,’ Mia Hansen-Løve Proves That She’s One Of The Best Filmmakers In The World — NYFF Review
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