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 moreNotes from a Screenreader: Luggage Handling
nywift: Photo via Go Into the Story. Luggage handling is the awkward moment when characters have to take story time to account for their props. “Henderson! They’ve buried the bomb in the middle of the densest civilian population on the planet!” “Let’s go! I’ll pack the trunks in the jet.” This is an extreme example,…
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