She is selling seashells

Is called present progressive, which is a useful tense with a useful grammatical aspect, just as Arial is a useful font. Neither of them belong in a screenplay. It’s a natural way to describe what you see in your head. “She’s sitting over there, he’s making coffee, the dog is chewing a sex toy.” However, readers…

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As a writer, or as a filmmaker, you have to present yourself, and part of what yourself is is what you’re interested in, or what you think is funny, or what you think is sad, or what you think is horrible. Charlie Kaufman (via letsgetlostinthecinema)

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annerocious: peralta-guarantee: i love this Holy shit. I love the writing on this show. File this under: Character development for laughs. Pro tip: This comedy happens when two characters with a similar dominant trait (an emotionally reserved interpersonal style) interact about a messy relationship issue. The laughs come from what we know about them that…

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theplaylistfilm: “If the rule you followed brought you to this, of what use was the rule?”No Country for Old Men (2007)

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