100 PAGES OF ROCK SOLID VISUAL STORYTELLING
THERE’S NO THIRD ACT
tmblranon: from this reddit thread: http://www.reddit.com/r/Screenwriting/comments/1r5y6l/ive_covered_300_spec_scripts_for_5_different/ The original is one poster over 7k px wide. Open in new page should give you each in readable size. The thread is worth perusing. I see my whole blog is captured in this graphic. My work here is done.
Read moreIMPACT
boojum.as.arizona.edu Spec scripts have this tendency to fall back on dramatic near misses. Like, if Jane found out Pedro cheated, the wedding would be off, but thank goodness that didn’t happen fifteen different times, and here comes the bride. Actually, no. Jane finds out. Impact. Now Jane and Pedro have a megaton of ejecta material…
Read moreFilms are not plot, they are characters and moments. Emeric Pressburger (via adrianswateringcan) There is no easier way to say it than this. Plots are a product of characters wanting things there is no easy way to get.
Read moreTONE SHIFT
Theme is genetic. It you took a scene out and planted it, it should grow into the shape of the whole movie. John August
Read moreLET’S MAKE A DEAL
Be aware of the things that a protagonist admires about himself that are provably false. Then prove it. So, me. I would never change my dynamic, awesome female protagonist into a man. I worked hard on that character, it’s important to the story that she’s a woman, it’s a groundbreaking part an actress would kill…
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