Best of the Web 9 Dec

Story & Structure :: Can New Story Ideas Thrive? :: Analyses of ‘Dexter’ – S07E07 :: Break Into Act Two and Shrek Script Perfection :: Just Because You Don’t Like It, Doesn’t Mean it’s a Bad Script! :: Beware of Tonal Mismatching :: Killing Them Softly: What Went Wrong :: Neil Gaiman’s Advice to Aspiring … Read more

Living Without A Net

“Who is the happier man, he who has braved the storm of life and lived, or he who has stayed securely on shore and merely existed?”  – Hunter S. Thompson. What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever done? by Signe Olynyk Ten years ago, I didn’t know a soul in Hollywood. Today, I run the largest … Read more

Best of the Web 2 Dec

Story & Structure :: Now What? :: Flash-Forward and Inception Script Perfection :: Knowledge is Power and Screenwriters Need to do Their Homework :: ‘Life of Pi’ Director Ang Lee: Post Your Questions :: How to Pick the Right Independent Producer Pitching & Selling :: November 2012 Pitch Sales Roundup :: Taking a Look at … Read more

Best of the Web 25 Nov

Story & Structure :: Screenplay Review – Somnia :: Twit-Pitch Review – Ring Of Liar :: Daily Dialogue ‘Breaking the 4th Wall’ :: Jury Duty & the Screenwriter :: Back to the Future Beat Sheet :: ARGO’s Effective Use of Creative License Script Perfection :: Learning from the Three Page Challenge :: Take Sound into … Read more