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Common sense for the writing folk

Best o/t Web 21 Feb 10

February 21, 2010 by Solmaaz

:: 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.
:: 2009: The top 10 shots in movies.
:: Playing with emotions: writing for acting.
:: Marketing matters: should you mention your script was optioned?
:: You want to reboot Terminator? Here’s how!
:: James Cameron is penning an Avatar prequel
:: Download: the script of The Full Monty
:: Can Polanski’s The Ghost Writer outlive Tony Blair?
:: Trailer for the A-Team movie
:: How to handle multiple protagonists?
:: The Dream Journal

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With thanks to Sol.

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COMING SOON to the Story Department:

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Karen Pearlman on ‘Making our Myths’

Enjoy!

Karel

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Categories Best of the Web Tags Descent, dialect, independent film, optioned script, original screenplay, Oscar-nominated screenplay, Oscars, three-act-structure, top 10
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