writerlyn: The deadlines for the Nicholl Fellowship and Scriptapalooza and Page awards and Austin Film Festival and sundance screenwriters lab (okay not so much on that one) and big bear film festival are COMING UP SOON!
Read moreCONFLICT: FOR THE CONFLICT-AVOIDANT
If you are not a combative or confrontational person, it feels more natural to resolve your interpersonal conflicts quickly and shy away from the hard consequences of failing to do so in your story. Unfortunately, this is opposite of drama, which is what the story is for. Direct, no bullshit, one-of-us-is-going-to-lose conflict is exactly what…
Read moreHow to dialogue: Another beauty. Conflict, check. Personality, check. Entertainment, check. Erin Brockovich was written by Susannah Grant
Read more“I WILL MAKE UP MY OWN RULES OF SCREENWRITING”
Fair enough. Change up your structure, overwrite the dialogue, have dual protagonists. Make it work. Pro tip: Do not ignore the fact that it has to be coherent and interesting.
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Notes from a Screenreader: Low Readability
Notes from a Screenreader: Low Readability nywift: Photo via Go Into the Story. An active voice stands out immediately from the rest of the pile. It’s such a huge advantage to write action lines as if you want to tell a story rather than sketch in the background. INT. LIVING ROOM – DAYTim is sitting…
Read moreWhat makes a great character?
What makes a great character? kidinvent: Posted November 21, 2013 by Catherine & filed under News. By Jesse As some of you will know we are very driven by great characters here at Wildseed Studios. As you can imagine we are being sent every kind of idea imaginable – and we have found that at…
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siriuus: do action movies know they can have more than one female character
Read morehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gryenlQKTbE everlxrk: memoirsofatrichotillomaniac: sirhellsing420: A zombie-bitten father tries to save his infant daughter in this bittersweet short film So you’ve been bitten by a zombie. So long, conscious brain activity, hello craving for human meat. But the protagonist of the short film Cargo has bigger problems than his impending demise: he has to find a…
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