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Common sense for the writing folk

Best o/t Web 21 Mar 10

March 21, 2010 by Solmaaz

:: Subtitles don’t fly in America.

:: Following up on a script submission, the protocol.

:: Cut out the ‘hello how are you,’ caller ID in screenplays.

:: Consider your kind of story – now compare with those similar.

:: “Speccability”: what to write.

:: Based on a true story: the problems you may encounter.

:: The golden rule, always be entertaining.

:: Format it right: cont’d v. continuous.

:: The secrets your language may hold.

:: David McKenna’s “Blow,” the script.

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With thanks to Sol.

Enjoy!

Karel

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Categories Best of the Web Tags based on a true story, Blow, caller ID, cont'd, continuous, David McKenna, foreign films, script format, spec script, subtitles
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1 thought on “Best o/t Web 21 Mar 10”

  1. Trevor
    March 23, 2010 at 11:07 am

    Karel/Sol — where’s the love? I was trying so hard to make the cut this week. :)

    Great list of articles though, thanks!

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