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We’re often told as writers that those mysterious gatekeepers who green light scripts will not read past the first ten pages unless they are gripped by what they are reading. by Ben Cox This makes sense to us as people who spend much of their time putting themselves in other peoples shoes. When you think … Read more
Story & Structure :: How To Structure a Story: The Eight-Point Arc :: Character Types – Neanderthal to Alien :: Great Scene: ‘Halloween’ :: Trilogy building: Story mapping the Halo-verse Part 1 :: The Magic of World Building :: Writing Exposition and ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ :: Amateur Friday: ‘Home For The Holidays’ Review :: Screenplay … 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 MURDER CITY “An ensemble crime story set … Read more
Oblivion Mercifully Short Review by Jonathan Empson Earth has been devastated while fighting off alien invaders, and the human race has decamped to Titan. A few aliens survive, threatening the nuclear installations that supply power to Titan (don’t ask how). Jack (Tom Cruise) is the last man on Earth, an engineer who has to maintain … Read more
Warm bodies Mercifully Short Review by Jonathan Empson Bad title, good premise: the zombie apocalypse from a zombie’s point of view. R – that’s as much of his name as he can remember – is played by Nicholas Hoult, who brings his perfect natural pallor to the role. R isn’t a bad guy. He’s just … Read more