neil-gaiman: thexenocide: neil-gaiman: I keep reading this, certain that if I read it just one more time I will understand what you are asking, and I keep failing. A comment nailed it but wasn’t sure you would check those notes (I usually don’t). The ask only allowed a few characters so I tried to get…
Read moreimagine-cinema: Mulholland Dr. (2001; David Lynch) Of all the WTFs, Mulholland Drive has a very special place in my heart.
Read morethescriptlab: FROM SCRIPT TO SCREEN: The Matrix (1999): Lobby Scene Script to Screens are a lot of fun. This is a perfect example of how to use your voice to save page space and let the reader do all the production design and stunt coordinating for you. Which is what we want to do anyway….
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ash-writes-screenplays: Well, that’s enough writing for today.
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 moreDESCRIBING BORING OUTFITS IN YOUR CHARACTER INTROS
annerocious: Please don’t tell me he’s wearing jeans and a tee shirt. Or that she’s wearing a tank top and skirt. That is a waste of words. If the clothes are an important part of the character, WRITE it. “Her skirt matches her shirt like she ransacked the dumpster behind Forever 21″. It gives me…
Read moreA good script editor is a kind of inspired troublemaker. Their power and usefulness resides in their ability to demonstrate the ways in which actions and relationships can have different meanings. Billy Marshall Stoneking EXPLORE THE DRAMA REPORT (via veracity24) Thanks!
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