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Story & Structure :: Writing Concepts First :: How Much Can I Assume My Audience Knows About The Classics? :: 10 Screenwriting Tips You Can Learn From Meet The Parents :: Tax Driver 2: Opening Scene Script Perfection :: Writing Habits :: The Primacy of Theme | Searching for Charlie Kaufman :: The Little Self … Read more
The Place Beyond the Pines Mercifully Short Review by Jonathan Empson Wall-of-death motorcycle stunt rider Luke returns to the town of Schenectady, NY, with his carnival and meets a woman he knocked up on a previous visit. He decides to stay on to play daddy, but money’s short. So he teams up with a local … Read more
Spring Breakers Mercifully Short Review by Jonathan Empson I love the idea of da kids deciding to watch this based on its title and expecting a gross-out comedy. True, it has its music-video segments of bouncing boobs and binge drinking, but then it gets a bit surreal and dark. Three blonde college chicks (don’t ask … 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 THE WINTER KILLS “A disgraced cop pursues … Read more
Screenwriter/Producer Mark Boal (Zero Dark Thirty, The Hurt Locker, In The Valley Of Elah) talks to DP/30 about the critically acclaimed yet highly controversial terrorist hunt film Zero Dark Thirty. How much of the film’s events correlate to what actually happened? How did Mark go about unearthing the true character of the CIA agent who … Read more