judiops: tastefullyoffensive: by Doghouse Diaries Rule of thumb: If a conflict can be resolved with a single conversation, then it’s not strong enough to support a plot point. If a plot point depends on somebody being really fucking stupid for no apparent reason, then it’s not strong enough to be in your story. It’s called…

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Remove literary, grammatical and syntactical inhibition. Jack Kerouac (via thescriptlab ) Yeah, but NOT ALL OF IT.

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tristajohnson: One of my film heroes. He is talking about editing but I feel this quote speaks to the formation of a story in the writing stage as well.

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salon: I’m extremely opposed to the bone being thrown to the cultural reactionaries with the all-new all-male “Ghostbusters,” not because I’m opposed to whiteness or maleness on principle, but because in media whiteness and maleness tend to go with sameness, and I’ve had all the sameness I can stand. I support diversity in media not…

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motioninpictures: Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) Director: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Director of Photography: Emmanuel Lubezki Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1

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