Like this. As long as its central question stays unresolved, it is tension. It’s the only thing that makes readers turn pages. Amplify these moments in your script. Set them up and draw them out. You need to build one in each scene, a bigger one for each sequence and the ultimate one that stretches…
Read moreOBSCURE SONGS IN DESCRIPTION LINES
This is especially true for jazz and classical music aficionados. The chances that you will run into a reader for whom your soundtrack choices are meaningful are close to zero.
Read moreHOW YOUR SPEC SCRIPT IS LIKE OKCUPID
After reading this blog yesterday, a ringing indictment of the messages received by okcupid users, it occurred to me that online dating is very much like going through a pile of spec scripts. After the 500th “Hi, tell me about yourself.” message, you just check out. If you want to get a reply to your…
Read moreLIE YOUR WAY TO BETTER DIALOGUE
Think about when you tell the truth. The circumstances under which you wouldn’t bother to polish it up even a little bit. Think about when you lie. The reasons you lie. The person you’re lying to. You can ramp up your dialogue by finding the relative drama on a sliding scale of truth in a…
Read morefootybedsheets: “40% of Afghanistan’s skateboarders are female.100 % of those are tough as nails. ” Source: @Skateistan Here is that awesome plot you were looking for.
Read moreJOHN AUGUST’S HOW TO WRITE A SCENE – ANNOTATED
Read it in pdf at http://johnaugust.com/2014/how-to-write-a-scene-in-two-pages with gratitude to freelanceanthem
Read moreCOUNT YOUR WAY TO A BETTER DRAFT
Get your notebook Watch a movie Make a hashmark for every thing that HAPPENS Open your screenplay Repeat step 3 Compare Define HAPPENS? An action that pushes the story forward. Pro tip: Look for verbs. Examples? Emily asks for a divorce Molly smashes a photo of Cal and Emily, Jessica smiles at it Hannah discovers…
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Read moreMost of what you think you are conditioned to think. Follow that money trail for revelatory story.
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