Adrian Kok

Story & Structure :: Point of view :: Raiders of the Lost Ark: Act I breakdown Script Perfection :: Screenwriting Tips: Product placement | Character descriptions | Obfuscating characters :: Throw that script away :: Interruptions :: How Charlie Kaufman writes a script :: Michael Arndt: know your ending Pitching & Selling :: Spec pilots are selling :: No one stole your idea :: Filmmakers’ duties to … Read more

Story & Structure :: Robert Towne’s reflections on screenwriting :: The Truman Show: Peter Weir retrospective :: Story about a tire that comes to life Script Perfection :: Screenwriting Tips: Protagonist’s motivations | Script outlines | I’m still working on it :: Pseudo slugs :: Lose the transitions :: Biggest genre mistakes Pitching & Selling :: What producers want Best of the Rest :: Why are … Read more

Story & Structure :: The 3 stories within every movie :: Premise pilots :: Leaving out the hard part :: How much screen time does the hero get? :: What makes the best short films? Script Perfection :: Screenwriting Tips: Character names | Emotions :: Inside Aaron Sorkin’s writing process :: Knowing what audiences know :: Rookie writing mistakes :: When do you flash back? … Read more

Story & Structure :: True Grit :: How Oscar scripts really work :: Saving the superheroes :: Same old superheroes? Script Perfection :: Screenwriting Tips: The mentor :: Rules: do they matter? :: 10 ways I know I’m reading an amateur script Best of the Rest :: Will 3D save Hollywood? :: A viewer’s companion to Citizen Kane :: One of the greatest credit scenes … Read more

Story & Structure :: The fatal flaw of characters :: Realism is dead in movies :: How Hollywood guts children’s classics Script Perfection :: Screenwriting Tips: Bold it :: When your work speaks for itself, don’t interrupt :: Joseph Campbell quotes | more Joseph Campbell quotes Pitching & Selling :: From Jesus vs. Santa to Southpark Best of the Rest :: The Illusionist: 2010’s … Read more