Structure: Toy Story 2

The second movie in the Toy Story trilogy resonates with me the most. Toy Story 3 builds on it thematically, far more than on the first installment. Like all Pixar pics, Toy Story 2 is not just a kids movie. It digs deeply into the fears of its characters. After seeing Inception this week, for me … Read more

Sex in Screenwriting (1)

Let’s skip the introductions and go straight to the sex, shall we? Because I have a few questions for all you virgin screenwriters out there. How should we view sex in our specs? Can sex be crucial to a story? It seems to me that in films, as in life, sex complicates things. People get … Read more

Writing Drama (7)

Yves Lavandier’s book Writing Drama currently rates as the absolute favorite of our book reviewer Jack Brislee. To give you the opportunity to delve into Lavandier’s amazing knowledge and insight, we will be publishing a weekly excerpt from the book. Conflict versus spectacle Most works of drama, particularly in cinema, seek to blend conflict and … Read more

Video: Don Roos

When Don Roos says – almost as a throwaway – “For me, all those characters are me“, I thought he mentioned something that writers are not often reminded of. He goes on to say: “There’s a lot of very specific people inside.” I like his perspective.

The picture quality is not particularly good – not in the day of HD and 3D – but there are a few gems in this piece of video.

Enjoy!

Thank you to Louise Tan.

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