6 Rules of Screenplay Research writerofscreen: However, if you write stories about something you don’t know from your own perspective and experience, it will feel fake. And that’s the problem I have with a lot of scripts I read. Screenwriters write about gangsters, mobsters, and art dealers, but it’s clear they are just rehashing things…
Read morebrusierkee: The Bechdel Test Infographic I made this for school. I think the bechdel test is important, but I think some people take it too seriously. Just because something passes does not mean women are being represented well. There are plenty of movies that fail that have well developed female characters. However it would be…
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I get stuck when I make a hasty story decision. When I get stuck, really stuck, I can usually find the problem about ten pages ago. Nothing to do but get rid of that thing and put in a better thing to unstick yourself.
Read moreNOTES FROM SOMEONE WHO DOESN’T GET IT AT ALL
RIPPING OFF STUFF YOU THINK NO ONE ELSE EVER READ
STOCK FEMALE CHARACTERS
TNR
WHEN SOMEONE ELSE EDITS YOU FOR LENGTH
METICULOUSLY DESCRIBED SCENES OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE
just-writer-problems: Requested by canadianontheinside. Joss Whedon says jump to the juicy bits and work the boring stuff in later. I think it’s a good idea.
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