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Jamie Campbell
In this last essay on critiquing Australian feature film stories, I will focus on the need to make the supporting characters interesting and three dimensional. While I don’t consider shallow supporting characters to be the most critical of flaws in Australian films, it is a matter that is worth addressing. by Steven Fernandez Supporting characters … Read more
Story & Structure :: Dialogue and ‘L.A. Confidential’ Script Perfection :: Where Does ‘Interesting’ Come From? :: Rewrite and the Actor, Part 2 Pitching & Selling :: November 2012 Pitch Sales Scorecard :: Give to Get Backed :: What the Heck Does Independent Filmmaking Mean Best of the Rest :: Positive Attitude :: Roger Deakins … Read more
Relationships have been the fodder of human curiosity since the birth of storytelling. But what really intrigues me are all those couples that make you wonder: Will they or won’t they? by Jamie Campbell We all know the story of romantic liaisons – boy meets girl, boy falls for girl, they get together, break up, … Read more
Story & Structure :: 6 Easy Ways to Write Better Dialogue :: How to Introduce a Character in a Script :: Create the Perfect Villain :: Unreliable Narrators and (500) Days of Summer :: Moral Dilemmas in Film :: The Moment of Revelation Script Perfection :: Rewrite and the Actor, Part 1 :: What Makes … Read more
Story & Structure :: Planning Action Sequences :: Action Blocks and ‘Alien’ (And a Few More) :: Where Do I Start? :: High Concept—Yes—It Actually Means Something! :: Blue Valentine – Script Review Script Perfection :: Habits of Highly Successful Screenwriters: Be Collaborative: :: Can You Suck Just A Little Bit More, Please? :: The … Read more