WHAT THE HELL IS SUBTEXT?
Writers of spec screenplays often make the mistake of explaining things to readers, as if there is no other way of being understood. Subtext is the opposite of that. Since the easiest way to demonstrate this is to write two scenes, one with subtext and one without, that is what I did. See if you…
Read moreHuman nature, essentially changeable, as unstable as the dust, can endure no restraint; if it binds itself it soon begins to tear madly at its bonds, until it rends everything asunder, the wall, the bonds, and its very self. Franz Kafka (via silencemadenietzschecry)
Read moreFEEDBACK TRANSLATOR
Ideally, when you enter a competition, you win it. If you don’t, your consolation prize is some knowledgeable feedback about why someone else won. But when you’re reading for a competition, you aren’t a critic. We can’t be brutally honest about what doesn’t work in your script. Our function is to be as helpful as…
Read more5 Everyday Things That Go Totally Nuts in Zero Gravity | Cracked.com
5 Everyday Things That Go Totally Nuts in Zero Gravity | Cracked.com Some very fun, very visual science for your sci fi script.
Read moreTHE MAP IS NOT THE TERRITORY
It is an illusion that a screenplay is a transcription of the movie in your head. It is as impossible to write a movie as it is to write a photograph. It is only possible to write a story. There is no spoon.
Read moreA Bug’s Life was for me probably the most difficult story to tame and get working correctly. Why? Well, hindsight is 20-20. And looking back, I’ve come to understand a crucial factor that at least for me I need when I’m writing a story. And at some point in your tumultuous journey in screenwriting you…
Read moreBeing a good writer is 3% talent and 97% not being distracted by the internet. the writer reblogs, being distracted by the internet (via hughsdancys)
Read moreFIELD GUIDE TO CHEESY FEMALE CHARACTERS
THE HOT GIRLFRIEND PRIZE She waits, over there, until it is time for her to be awarded to the protagonist in recognition for his achievements. JUST THE WORLD’S BEST EVER MOMWIFE She cares so much. She gets concerned. She just wants to help. She has never needed a drink in her entire life. MISS READY,…
Read moreSPELL CHECK CAN’T HELP YOU
Double check these when you proof your spec. They pop up all the time. Loose/Lose Peek/Peak Chord/Cord Rein/Reign Bare/Bear Brake/Break
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