Writing Precious

Brief interview with Geoffrey Fletcher about his career leading up to Precious, which won him an Academy Award for Best adapted screenplay earlier this year. My favorite quote:

“A lot of the art we respond to comes from some degree of pain.”

Thank you to Louise Tan for selecting this clip.

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Best o/t Web 6 Jun

:: Scott Myers pays tribute to Mystery Man
:: The Joker won’t come back
:: Women in film, where are they?
:: Don’t over-research, keep it interesting.
:: Michael Arndt & Pixar: how they do what they do.
:: 10 Time Magazine readers’ questions for George Romero.
:: How to write a well-described action sequence.
:: Stop it with the sequels already!
:: Making it simple: all your character needs for story is a problem and a goal.
:: Stay up to date on script, treatment and pitch sales & options made each day.
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Put your character through hell: lessons learned from Star Trek TNG.
:: When “all you have to do is write a great script.” The how to guide.

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The Hidden Tools of Comedy (1)

Let’s start off with a test. A Comedy Perception Test, to see if we’re perceiving comedy with 20-20 vision. Below are 7 sentences, seven word-pictures. They don’t mean anything other than what they are. There’s no back story. Read carefully. A. Man slipping on a banana peel. B. Man wearing a top hat slipping on a … Read more