sorenbowie: I wrote this episode of Escort Mission and I’m really proud of it. You should watch it and then tell Bethesda they’re fucking crazy for not sponsoring it. If you must write a scene in which no one gets off the couch, do it this way. (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Read morefetchyourexcellence: hopeful-melancholy: The Kite Runner (2007) I highly recommend this movie!!! Notes: screenwriting group edition
Read moreSo I Read 600+ Scripts And…
You may not have noticed that the Banal Probe has been trickling in lately, but it’s because I read too many scripts in a row. Which is what I do, so there was money, but at what price? It’s not that the scripts are bad, or that the writing is bad. It all boils down…
Read moreHow to Tension in your Screenplay
Hyperventilation is a good goal for tension in your script. Yes, it’s hard to be a writer when you have to snatch away the candy your protag wants. It’s cruel. It’s shitty. But that’s story. If the tension gets to be too much for you and you want to let it out at critical points…
Read moreWhat is an escalation and why is it important?
annerocious: Escalations are developments in the script that make things scarier and more difficult for the protagonist. An “Oh, shit.” moment. It is important because it is the only thing that sustains interest in the story. Escalations give second acts form and momentum. Escalations aren’t near misses. They happen, and they become the protagonist’s immediate…
Read moreHow to Rewrite Effectively
annerocious: Statistically, you should be packing twice as much story into your pages. When you rewrite, look for scenes that accomplish only one thing, for instance, showing that one character doesn’t like another one. Now. Take that scene and snuggle it down into another scene that accomplishes something else, for instance, the protagonist’s final challenge…
Read morescreenwritinginspiration: How to write a low budget film. Raindance’s Elliot Grove explains. Useful stuff. Want your script bought? (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Read moredeadpansal: annerocious: ginascorpio88: imablackbarbiedoll: docislegend: expectations vs reality has never been so beautiful Lmaooooooo kittycatsandcurlyqs When you are at a loss about how to visually reveal your characters, watch some Vines. You’re doing it right when you can convey your character in six seconds without someone else pulling the camera aside and saying “He’s embarrassing and…
Read moreCreate a Plot in 3 Easy Questions
plotlinehotline: 1) My story is about ___________. This should be one word. It can be abstract or concrete: hope, revenge, magic, space, cats, computers, time, dinosaurs, cheese…pick a word. If you have no idea, use this website to generate some random nouns. Generate 10 and pick 1. 2) My character/s embody or interact with this…
Read moreHow to Cut Dialogue
It is perfectly reasonable to have a damn talky first draft. You don’t know everything about your story or your characters yet, but you’re sketching in scenes in the order and direction of the plot. So you take a shortcut and have your characters sit down and talk about what you know is important to…
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