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Story & Structure :: Arming Your Characters with a Strong Point of View :: Fridays With Hitchcock :: TV Pilot – Dakota :: Great Character – Neytiri (“Avatar”) :: Screenplay Review – The Trail :: Great Scene: “Little Miss Sunshine” Script Perfection :: Stop Trying to be so Fancy :: The Ebbs and Flows of … Read more
Only God Forgives Mercifully Short Review by Jonathan Empson Julian’s boxing club in Bangkok is a front for his drug business. He runs both using as few words as possible. His brother Billy murders a prostitute, so local cop Chang arranges for the girl’s father to beat Billy to death. Chang wants to clean up … Read more
This Is the End Mercifully Short Review by Jonathan Empson Hollywood’s A-list stoner set (Seth Rogen et al), playing caricatures of themselves, gather at James Franco’s house (“I designed it myself”) for what turns out to be the last party on earth. Before they know it, the Apocalypse (yeah, that one, with a capital letter) … 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 MIDNIGHT AT NOON “On the run after … Read more
A fascinating, rambling discource on what makes good art, from the fascinating, rambling Brendan Cowell. As one of Australia’s most recognisable actors and playwrights, Brendan works across the spectrum of TV, film, and theatre. His play Rabbit, was the recipient of the 2003 Griffin Playwriting award for most outstanding new work, and a second play … Read more