thecinenotes: A film should be like a rock in the shoe. – Lars von Trier This explains so much to me about Lars.
Read moreJames Franco is exhausting.
Read more(via Filmsupply Challenge) The Challenge offers you the opportunity to cut together a 60-second title sequence, trailer or ad using downloadable music and film! Huge prizes$$$$$$ (Source: https://player.vimeo.com/)
Read moreHEART WITH A SIDE OF HEART
annerocious: Even if you’re the world’s most cynical misanthrope and your story expresses the ultimate futility and pettiness of the human race, you need a heart. You can’t make anyone care about characters who don’t really care. There is a cheap shorthand you should avoid, which is assigning motive. I’m killing him because he killed…
Read moreTension is making the reader ask a question, and then not answering it. Rachel Aaron “Tension” (via monpressive)
Read more‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ Actress Stephanie Beatriz Starring in Drama ‘Light of the Moon’
‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ Actress Stephanie Beatriz Starring in Drama ‘Light of the Moon’ Boost Stephanie Beatriz! She’s awesome.
Read moreAny horror movies out there that you particularly enjoyed or would recommend? Love the account by the way (just found you)
imakethemovies: I have included a list and some reasoning behind films that are definitely worth checking out! And thanks for checking out the blog! The Babadook – Really well made, amazing set pieces and a really different type of horror experience with enough symbolism to really get your hands dirty in terms of narrative content…
Read moreHow to Avoid Crappy Cliches: A Guide
mosellegreen: cleopatra-jade-garden: * Do not kill the lesbian right after she gets into a romantic relationship. * Avoid the offensive “magical Negro” trope by giving nonwhite characters backstories and motivations of their own. * If you can’t think of any reason for your male character to Do The Thing than that a female character has died,…
Read morecrentist: will this lady survive this drag of the century My hair stood up. #how to conflict #how to dialogue (Source: http://crentist.tumblr.com/)
Read moreWhat Your Spec is Not About
Make it about one thing. Because it takes time to write a script, first drafts tend to turn into lint traps for whatever is busy developing in the writer’s life. Pro tip: This includes popular media. I have read scripts that morph recognizably into Jane Austen or True Detective or Broad City halfway through. Be…
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