Gaston: I only wished to save her Maleficent: I only wished to be invited to the party Scar: I only wished to improve relations between the races Captain Hook: I only wished to teach the boy a responsibility- Ursula: I only wished to give the people a voice Captain Hook: -so he wouldn’t end up…
Read moresixpenceee: This tiny crustacean called an Ostracod, is a shrimp-like organism about 1mm in size. When eaten by another fish, the Ostracod immediately releases a bioluminescent chemical in an attempt to illuminate the fish from the inside making it identifiable to predators. The red fish, blue fish, FUCK YOU, TOO fish.
Read morecolinfiirth: Jeremy Renner on Joss Whedon: He’s the man with the answers. He’s the man with the plan. I try not to rock the boat. He’s got it all figured out and I trust that. I like Jeremy Renner because he’s got absolutely nothing to prove. I’m Hawkeye? Yo, thanks, man. I’m in American Hustle?…
Read moreLiterally Shia LeBoeuf in Orphans. I went to first night of previews, with Ben Foster racing in to save the day, and that little tweaker Shia LeBoeuf showed up right before curtain and sat his pasty ass down in the middle of the front row. That place was SOLD OUT. I keep asking myself…how in…
Read moreEven if it doesn’t change while I’m working, maybe it’ll change for the next generation. Which willstill be great, ‘cause I’ll be in the audience watching it, and there will be more stories for women.↳ Jessica Chastain talks female screen presence on Off Camera with Sam Jones
Read moreGood ideas are often murdered by better ones. Roddy Doyle (via thescriptlab) If you’re not writing your script with this in mind, you are missing opportunities left and right.
Read morewolfmansgotnards: #FBF The stars of my film #DieDevelkokDie @rocksteadyrye and @chadly5150 joined me yesterday for the commentary for our upcoming release and I was reminded of the picture we took on the last night of principal photography. I love these two dude like brothers and I’ll always be proud of our weird little film and…
Read moreForgive me if I’m being ignorant here, but I fail to see why you aren’t allowed to create problematic characters or have them in your story. In my experience, some characters don’t ask politely, some characters are amoral. If someone (even a critiquer) finds your writing problematic because it’s not exactly pc or is a trigger for them, why does that mean you have to change it? There’s no way you’ll be able to please everyone, nor should you…
elumish: You are allowed to create problematic characters, and you should, but at the same time, there should be some acknowledgement that they are problematic. For my story, one of the main issues was the fact that the character was supposed to be a fundamentally good person, and he cannot be both a good person…
Read moreFave lines. This is how dialogue is supposed to work. Less telling me what’s going on in the plot, more conflict in character development.
Read morethebluebird: A professional script reader read 300 screenplays for five different studios, all the while tracking the many recurring problems. The infographic he made with the collected data offers a glimpse at where screenwriting goes wrong. It’s back! Except when you write notes, you have to think of really nice ways to say “this is…
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