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My favourite movie genre is the romantic comedy. I’m unashamedly hooked on the romance and cheesiness that can ensue when boy meets girl. No matter how many I see, I always want more. But what’s happened to all the rom coms? by Jamie Campbell I recently saw Silver Linings Playbook, which I heard described as … Read more
Story & Structure :: Creating Memorable Characters :: Top Ten Plotting Problems :: What Is A Story? An Introduction :: 10 Points To Ponder When You Write :: THINK Picture, THINK Action, THINK Dialogue :: Ken Levine On Writing A Groundbreaking Game :: Plot Setup, Payoff, and ‘Jaws’ :: Great Scene: The Exorcist :: TV … Read more
Mama Mercifully Short Review by Jonathan Empson A businessman flips out, kills his estranged wife and goes on the run with their three-year-old and one-year-old daughters. They wind up stumbling through the woods until they find an abandoned cabin. Or at least, it has no living occupants… Five years later, the girls are discovered there, … Read more
Writing loglines is an essential skill for screenwriters, from early development through to the pitch. In this section, we review the loglines and short synopses of the screenplays that made it into the Blacklist 2012. Learn from the feedback and perfect your own loglining skills. By The Judges Sweet Virginia “A former rodeo star unknowingly … Read more
Off-beat American auteur filmmaker Harmony Korine (Spring Breakers, Gummo, Kids) discusses his perception of American culture’s shallowness, his intention to write for and embrace what he sees as a misunderstood generation ‘raised by Youtube’ and the desire to make a film that relied on sensory, experiential storytelling rather than dialogue and expositional plot. If you … Read more