READING A GOOD REVEAL
“FOR ALL INTENSIVE PURPOSES…”
50 Dead Giveaways That You’re an Amateur Writer | LA Screenwriter
50 Dead Giveaways That You’re an Amateur Writer | LA Screenwriter thisoldbitch: Danny Manus of No BullScript Consulting has written a new list, 50 signs of an amateur screenwriter. I’m going to share this for my screenwriter friends who want to know. However, we film our own scripts, and if you do that, many of…
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Read more6 Screenplay Examples of Successful Phone Call Scenes | ScribeMeetsWorld.com
6 Screenplay Examples of Successful Phone Call Scenes | ScribeMeetsWorld.com Follow these six screenplay examples and write phone call scenes which stand out An amazingly fun and useful article about visual writing.
Read moreNotes from a Screenreader: The Same but What Now?
nywift: Photo via Go Into the Story. “The same but different” is the magic formula for a winning script. Does it mean anything or is it double speak for “I know it when I see it?” Patterns not formulas: Create familiar emotional patterns in new situations. The same is a recognizable tone with a recognizable build…
Read moreTHE FIRST LINE OF DIALOGUE MAKES ME LAUGH
YOU CAN’T HAVE IT BOTH WAYS
OK. So you want to amp up your drama, your conflicts, your stakes. There’s this one thing you should stop doing: Justifying your protag’s bad behavior and letting him off the hook for it. Spec scripts have this incredible enabling parent mode towards their protagonists, and there are different reasons for it, but they’re all…
Read moreJUST FOR THE GENTLEMEN WRITERS
You don’t need to know how to write good female characters. You write interesting characters who are motivated by different, relatable things and all that will fall right into place. I totally get that it’s not always easy to pick how you’re going to write a character who is unlike you. So here’s a quick…
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