Every single movie that we make has to be sold twice. First, on a pre-sale basis, to a bunch of independent foreign distributors who are worried about losing money. And second, to a consumer who wants to see something that they haven’t seen before. Trying to find the right project and the right package that…
Read moreWhen a good story is over, it is seldom the plot that sticks in our memory – it is the situation and the characters, and sometimes what we call the theme. Alexander Mackendrick (screenwriter/director)
Read moreCinema is a language. It can say things-big, abstract things. And I love that about it. I’m not always good with words. Some people are poets and have a beautiful way of saying things with words. But cinema is its own language. And with it you can say so many things, because you’ve got…
Read moretarkovskymalick: I write scripts to serve as skeletons awaiting the flesh and sinew of images. – Ingmar Bergman
Read moreTake Note: A New Free Screenwriting Tool
Take Note: A New Free Screenwriting Tool thetaintedangels: Amazon Storybuilder is a new tool for aspiring screenwriters allowing us to collect, sort, and drag and drop like real sticky notes – virtually. Great writing tool for beginners or any one that has ideas and need structure…… Like me…LoL
Read moreScriptnotes, 120: Let’s talk about coverage | A ton of useful information about screenwriting from screenwriter John August
Scriptnotes, 120: Let’s talk about coverage | A ton of useful information about screenwriting from screenwriter John August
Read moreNotes from a Screenreader: Writing IKEA Style
Notes from a Screenreader: Writing IKEA Style nywift: Photo via Go Into the Story. A script, ideally, is one of those 300 square foot IKEA show apartments with every nook and cranny made useful two or three times over. Static placeholder scenes stick out like a farmhouse table. Written to clarify the writer’s thoughts on…
Read moreEVERY READER EVER
This is true because 95% of all scripts are sent out way too soon, half-formed and half-baked, full of exposition and a general lack of coherent, compelling story. The good news is that now you know this, and with a little extra effort you can easily rise to the top five percent. Rewrite until there…
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