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I want to say a word on trusting the reader. An inevitable sign of growth in a new writer – and we all go through this arc – is in the area of trusting the reader. Newbies who haven’t developed the discipline of trusting the reader tend to over-explain simple things in the action lines or … Read more
I have seen The Hurt Locker and I enjoyed it. But I don’t get the hype. Is this a memorable movie? Is it memorable for the right reasons? I’d love to hear your comments. I have serious doubts whether most people who voted for the Best Original Screenplay actually did read it. It may be … Read more
:: How to logline a script with multiple plots. :: Persistence in your scene-writing: imagining your story in its own world. :: What screenwriter Michael C. Martin of “Brooklyn’s Finest” has to say. :: What we can learn for screenwriting from the craft of acting. :: Writer Helen Dunmore’s nine rules for writing fiction. :: … Read more
The point of every script is to be made into a film – obviously. Yet why do so some great stories never make it to the screen? Christopher Riley gives us some advice on how to take the final hurdle to becoming a working screenwriter. Before a film or television script can fulfill its destiny … Read more
“Writing Drama: A Comprehensive Guide for Playwrights and Scriptwriters” by Yves Lavandier. Translated from the French by Bernard Besserglik. Le Clown & l’Enfant, France. 2005 595 pages. ISBN 2-910606-04-X – Price: 38 Euros. THE AUTHOR Yves Lavandier took a degree in Civil Engineering, then studied film at Columbia University, New York, between 1983 and 1985. … Read more