So I’m as mad as anyone that this bad art spoke to a hundred million people, but I also find it pointless to just rage against it as stupid and wrong when it actually works as a story for so many people, most of whom are women. So I kept looking at it from every…
Read moreOLD WRITER YELLS AT CLOUD
Your Phone is Murdering Your Soul. So this is a “backlash” piece about how cellphones are making humans inhuman, including how cellphones make it impossible to WRITE about people anymore. Which: Granted, that is not the point of the article, which is itself a trolly clickhole, but the author claims that stories can no longer…
Read moreThere is a good idea in every script. There is. They go wrong when they aren’t given a twist or an update, when the main character is not relatable or active, when the stakes are watered down, or when the resolution isn’t cathartic. There is a story for your idea, don’t let it go horribly…
Read moreNotes from a Screenreader: Well, Obviously
nywift: Photo via Go Into the Story. The post “Writing Advice So Obvious It Gets Overlooked“ covers the most fundamental of all story fundamentals (thanks to the marvelous writerlyn at Musings from a Young Hollywood Professional for reblogging this brilliance). It is advice that deserves a thorough looking over. Whose story is it? Very obvious,…
Read moreMost of what you think you are conditioned to think. Who profits from what you believe? Follow that money trail for revelatory story.
Read moreSTRONG EMOTIONS MAKE STRONG SCRIPTS
When you conceive your story, don’t forget to build in emotion. People watch movies to feel things. It gets no simpler than that. That begins with the writer. We can talk all day about structure and beats and plot points, but if nobody in the script has their heart on the line, then it all…
Read moretribecafilm: 3 Reasons Why Richard Linklater is the Smartest Person in Hollywood
Read moreMost of what you think you are conditioned to think. Follow that money trail for revelatory story.
Read moreMost of what you think you are conditioned to think. Follow that money trail for revelatory story.
Read moreAgreed. Orange is the New Black is written by: Piper Kerman … (26 episodes, 2013-2014) Jenji Kohan … (creator) (26 episodes, 2013-2014) Sian Heder … (2 episodes, 2013) Sara Hess … (2 episodes, 2013) Nick Jones … (2 episodes, 2013) Lauren Morelli … (2 episodes, 2013) Marco Ramirez … (2 episodes, 2013) Liz Friedman ……
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