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Best o/t Web 21 Feb 10

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:: Independent film, the new horizons. :: Why companies toss your spec script. :: Using dialect in your script, and how to go about it. :: “Descent”, what makes it genuinely scary. :: Three-act-structure, a review. :: How do you know if your screenplay is original? :: Characters in your script, when to name names. … Read more

Best o/t Web 14 Feb 10

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:: Happy Valentine! Mernit and the Revenge of the Romantic
:: Download the Moonstruck script at MyPDFscripts.com
:: The Dorothy Effect: travelling to another world.
:: It’s now Denis Lehane, Screenwriter.
:: Bill Martell’s stalker story. Or isn’t it? Part 1.
:: Low budget writing is not always the answer.
:: A 3-act short story in only 52 secs.
:: Psycho’s problem with the censors.
:: Interview with Ben Ripley, writer of Source Code.
:: Emily Blake on character introductions.
:: Chris Nolan’s 3rd Batman movie confirmed.
:: Terminator Rebooted and Recycled.
:: Ratatouille, Star Wars and the need for Perspective
:: Alex Epstein: Conveniences vs. Conventions.
:: Science Fiction writers get better with age.
:: Just too many great scripts to list this week at MyPDFscripts.com
:: Alexandra Sokoloff reminds us: What is High Concept?
:: John August’s 10 hints for Index Cards.

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Best o/t Web 7 Feb 10

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:: UNK is BACK! :: Do what works for you. :: Finding that Great High Concept Screenplay Idea. :: The carpentry metaphor, about polishing a script. :: Great you’ve got a TV series, Canada’s asking for more. :: Playing the pieces of the puzzle,  shifting ideas until they fit. :: The genre game, what’s it mean … Read more

Best o/t Web 31 Jan 10

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:: Structure learnable, character not, says Alexandra S. :: Sundance Film Festival Roundup. :: Peter Kim’s 3 Rules for Spec Writing. :: Play mind games to write everyday. :: How do we go about adapting reality? :: Letter to self: Networking. Relationships. Opportunities. :: Online screenwriting classes, worth it? :: Sounds in screenplay: the rules of … Read more

Best o/t Web 24 Jan 10

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:: Never in cinemas. But read the treatment here: Spider-M4n. :: Subplots: What are they? How can they enhance my script? :: Subplot up close: “Back to the Future”. :: The Sherlock Holmes Screenplay. :: 10 (well.. 9) Sci-Fi Heroes who don’t need origin stories. :: Modern writing technology and their speeds (via Kottke) :: High school … Read more