Because of Tumblr, I started watching Hannibal and inadvertently fell wildly in love with Mads Mikkelsen’s voice. That’s not really an unusual thing for me, btw. So I went over to Netflix to check out some Danish films, and found a perfect visual character intro for you in the first ten seconds of Adam’s Apples….
Read moreEXCAVATING YOUR STORY
That looks interesting, I will dig there: First draft – scraping away the surface: Second draft – I can almost see something: Getting notes – thanks, guys: Rewrites: Gotta be here somewhere – just one more draft: Found it – now for a little polish: Ready to submit:
Read moreNotes from a Screenreader: The Same but What Now?
Notes 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….
Read moreI think in the event of a critique a writer isn’t happy with they (the writer) should set it aside: the story and the critique. Sometimes there isn’t enough emotional space between a writer and their work, when the critique comes in. Read the critique once, feel whatever it is you feel, and set it…
Read more13 Things Bad Screenwriters Commonly Do
13 Things Bad Screenwriters Commonly Do On the off chance you still think readers exaggerate when they say that most scripts don’t work in the same way, this article is a Cliff Notes of my whole blog!
Read moreIT’S DONE
No, it isn’t. People keep asking, how can so many scripts be so bad? They can’t be that bad. Surely you’re joking. No. A script can’t live on being technically correct. A script lives and dies on story. You must nail your story to the wall by executing your intent.
Read moreI think the average guy thinks they’re pro-woman, just because they think they’re a nice guy and someone has told them that they’re awesome. But the truth is far from it. Unless you are actively, consciously working against the gravitational pull of the culture, you will predictably, thematically, create these sort of fucked-up representations. Junot…
Read morePUTTING YOUR FAVORITE OBSCURE SONGS IN ACTION LINES
RANDOMLY selected ALL CAPS words in action LINES
5 STAR ESCALATION
Escalation keeps the story interesting. An individual escalation really works when it is set up as the thing we hope doesn’t ever happen. Then when it happens, we know the most shit has just hit the biggest fan. Rinse, then repeat until the end of act two.
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