There is a good idea in every script. There is. They go wrong when they aren’t given a twist or an update, when the main character is not relatable or active, when the stakes are watered down, or when the resolution isn’t cathartic. There is a story for your idea, don’t let it go horribly…
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Expanding Your Stories Across Different Media Lots of knowledge.
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The Scriptnotes Three Page Challenge | johnaugust.com Craig Mazin and John August occasionally do a Three Page Challenge, in which they look at listener-submitted entries and offer suggestions. It’s not a contest. It’s strictly for the learns.
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annerocious: Telling the truth includes revealing the less savory aspects of your characters. Good characters, interesting characters, have depths and shadows. They don’t have to be serial killers, but they don’t have to melt down with guilt when they march seventeen items through the express lane, either. This is most often a symptom of spec…
Read moreOne of the things you do with dialogue is keep the major parts of it unspoken. Gil Dennis (via theloverboi) God, yes. Please.
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