of-spaceandstars: so like how do you stop writing utter trash ??? you never do. you just rewrite it.
Read moreannerocious: ch3000: script readers + everyone i speak to: dont put more than 2 pages of dialogue produced scripts i read: 6 pages of non stop dialogue no action. Snagged. Yes, it’s true that some produced scripts violate rules designed to assist budding screenwriters. The reason for this one is that it’s HARD to write…
Read moreThis is the kind of impact you can have when you are inventive about what you can communicate without using dialogue that explains directly to the reader.
Read moreHow to Rewrite Effectively
Statistically, you should be packing twice as much story into your pages. When you rewrite, look for scenes that accomplish only one thing, for instance, showing that one character doesn’t like another one. Now. Take that scene and snuggle it down into another scene that accomplishes something else, for instance, the protagonist’s final challenge related…
Read moreMaking films is like putting on a perfume – you see who it attracts. Ana Lily Amirpour (via secunduszephyrus)
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Read moreThe number one note filmmakers get from distributors when trying to sell their films is “Cut ten minutes out of the first act.” (I heard it about the horror feature I produced last year, and the distributors were right.) It’s MUCH easier to cut the pages than it is to cut the footage. michael2h in…
Read moreJohn Slattery rips into this line armed with nothing but that ‘stache. Bless and keep the writers at Mad Men for Lost Horizon. Matthew Weiner … (creator) …
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Read moreAustin Film Festival Screenplay & Teleplay Competition Offers Free Comments to All Entrants
Austin Film Festival Screenplay & Teleplay Competition Offers Free Comments to All Entrants thisoldbitch: When you apply to a screenwriting competition, you should ask yourself, “What am I getting for my money?“The reality for many screenwriting competitions is thousands will enter, few will win, and maybe those few who win will see a positive change…
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