annerocious: Statistically, you have a good setup, but you don’t enter your second act with… a) a protagonist who needs something very important b) a force bent on preventing them c) a series of visual conflicts between them that d) culminates in a final, larger conflict that determines the winner
Read moreannerocious: nowyoukno: Source for more facts follow NowYouKno This is the kind of thing that belongs in your screenplay. Old guy loved that little trembling rage rat so much he PUNCHED A BEAR.
Read moreWhen the Story Starts on Pg 50
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Read morealltheladiesyouhate: alltheladiesyouhate: i just googled a series of VERY concerning things… writing life it was “how long does it take to bleed out”, which returned comprehensive and helpful results “how many gallons of blood in the human body”. (about 1.5) “is there anything you can drink a gallon of without dying”, where the returns were…
Read morethescriptlab: “Bring all your intelligence to bear on your beginning.” –Elizabeth Bowen
Read moreGetting Over Your Plot
annerocious: Your plot could happen to any number of people, but you picked your protag and supporting characters because you wanted it to be about them because of who they are. Five different protags will react in five different ways to the events of the plot. Developing your character means being consistent with those reactions…
Read moreA Leg Up #2
annerocious: It seems like a natural fit to have a big move on page 20, which is your slingshot into Act Two. It’s not a good use of your pages, however, to spend 20 pages developing a world that your character is going to abandon. If this is your story, be extra diligent to set…
Read morecastingcallwoe: A role that makes all those years at drama school feel totally worth it…
Read morecastingcallwoe: The world of casting calls is a dangerous place for women as our life expectancy seems to decrease so dramatically.
Read moreIf Male Characters Were Introduced in Scripts Like Women
If Male Characters Were Introduced in Scripts Like Women HA! • The two men spot BERNIE FOCKER, a silver fox in a silky low-cut blouse, practicing an erotic dance on his lawn. Focker is unaware of the two voyeurs with dropped jaws ogling the perspiration glistening on his collarbone, his chest bouncing with every snap…
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