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The King is Dead! Mercifully Short Review by Jonathan Empson Max and Therese move into a suburban house. They’re nice. There are nice neighbours… on one side. On the other is the drug-fried, weak-willed King (Gary Waddell, perfect), whose house is used by his aggressive, ice-fuelled ‘friends’ for all-night parties. Max and Therese get … Read more
Writing loglines is an essential skill for screenwriters, from early development through to the pitch. In this section, every week our panel reviews a few loglines posted to www.loglineit.com. Learn from the feedback and perfect your own loglining skills. by The Judges Chronicle “The son of a scientist is called to the future to solve the … Read more
DIE HARD contains all the evidence needed to send even the staunchest Hero’s Journey skeptics on a quest. Its plot is perfect, the Hero transformation convincing and Jung himself would have drooled over the Hero-Shadow relationship. by Karel Segers The one quote everyone remembers is “Yippee-ki-yay, motherfucker” but my favorite moment of the movie is … Read more
I’ve never written a blog before. Not once. I haven’t even considered it. Always seemed like too much work away from the real writing of the writing I wanted to write. by Mark Rasmussen Sure, I’ve seen plenty of blogs (even read a few) but I’ve never ever be interested in writing one myself but … Read more
Story & Structure :: Inciting Incidents :: What is ‘Voice?’ :: Script Breakdown: ‘The Playground’ :: 10 Great Science Fiction Novels with Depressing Endings :: The Art and Craft of Visual Screenwriting :: An Exercise in Understanding Scripts ‘The Dark Knight’ Story Map Script Perfection :: Character Naming Tips :: PACHEW! Sounds in Your Script … Read more