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:: Structure learnable, character not, says Alexandra S. :: Sundance Film Festival Roundup. :: Peter Kim’s 3 Rules for Spec Writing. :: Play mind games to write everyday. :: How do we go about adapting reality? :: Letter to self: Networking. Relationships. Opportunities. :: Online screenwriting classes, worth it? :: Sounds in screenplay: the rules of … Read more
A few people responded with valid comments to our last article on agents. Rather than a lengthy response in the comments, here are some thoughts on the agent’s commission percentage and hiring an entertainment attorney instead of having an agent. 1) 10% commission from agents rather than 15% 10% agent commission seems to be closer to … Read more
Jack Brislee reviews “Save the Cat! The Last Book on Screenwriting That You’ll Ever Need” by Blake Snyder. Michael Wiese Productions. Studio City. California. 2005. 195 pages. ISBN 1-932907-00-9 Amazon Price: US $13.57 ABOUT THE AUTHOR Blake Snyder began his Hollywood career at the tender age of eight, working as a voice over artist for his … Read more
For many, music stimulates the Muse. Do you have music in the background (or foreground) while writing? Or are you hell-bent on dead silence? And if music is your Muse, what is your specific soundtrack? Tell us in the poll and the comments! ____________________________________________ [poll id=”4″] Thank you for voting. If you have a Twitter … Read more
So, the question – what is the point and purpose of a flashback? A flashback is usually a revelation of character, is it not? It shows us something in the past that helps to explain a character’s current state. We see the character, we see a flashback, and then we feel differently about that character. … Read more