screenwritingbae: Why your script is getting rejected by script readers, and why it just generally sucks. (Original source: here) It’s back!
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The 10 Best Places to Find Your Favorite Screenplays Online screenwritinginspiration: Common wisdom is that feature screenplays should generally contain three acts, with a final page count of around 120. There’s less certainty about how long each act should be, but it’s safe to assume most follow a structure in which the first makes up…
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annerocious: Do: Create interest in your characters first Don’t: Think we will care about your pg 1 bloodbath because it’s so out there and extreme. WE DON’T KNOW THESE CHARACTERS. There is NO CONTEXT therefore IT IS MEANINGLESS which makes it BORING You want a nice hearty handshake from a story’s first page, not a…
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If you want to know how much story belongs in your spec pilot, watch Sense8 on Netflix.
Read moreI just wrote a short story and I really loved writing it. But when I read it, it sounded so cliched and plagiarized (it’s just a first draft). I love the story and I don’t want to throw it away. What do I do?
neil-gaiman: The second draft.
Read moreporcelain-horse-horselain: A lot of preps stared at me. I put up my middle finger at them. I had completely forgotten how unforgivable Anne Rice was as a phenomenon.
Read morevimeo: The Sundance Short Film Grand Jury Prize winner just made its online debut on Vimeo. See it & hear from the creator. Still crying. Take a few minutes to watch this beautiful short.
Read moreTerry’s Picks: Busting Sexism, Girl Power, Cultural Change
nywift: Busting Sexism: Paul Feig’s all-female Ghostbusters reboot premiered this weekend and sparked an important conversation about the importance of women’s voices in film criticism, diversity in Hollywood, and how children are affected by seeing themselves represented on screen. Girl Power: Can’t stop watching the new amazing feminist makeover the Spice Girls’ hit “Wannabe.” Check…
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