Theme In Glengarry Glen Ross’ Inciting Incident
The theme of Glengarry Glen Ross is implied in this powerful inciting incident, where Baldwin’s character challenges the film’s anti-heroes with a deadline.
Story & Structure
The craft of telling a story starts with structure skills.
Hitchcock’s POV Says You’re A Psycho
Over half a century on, Psycho is a tremendous inspiration to low budget filmmakers, as Hitchcock shot the film on a shoestring budget of under a million dollars. Admittedly, to generate the marketing and awareness of the film at the time, studios today would have to spend blockbuster budgets. Because many “B” movies did well … Read more
Stop Making Sense, Screenwriters!
The pitch has come to an end, without any expression of interest. But then, the producer looks up at he screenwriter again, asking: “So, what else have you got?” It may have happened to you – or not. Either way, whenever you prepare your pitch, you better prepare for this question. Or are you perhaps the kind that … Read more
What You Can Learn From The Avatar Screenplay
In the Avatar screenplay, like in every screenplay, a moment occurs when the main character moves from Act One into Act Two. ‘Moves’, because in successful films, this is the point where we travel from A to B. In screenwriting jargon, we call this the First Threshold. Sometimes, it happens in the blink of an eye, … Read more
Online Logline
Karel Segers and Nir Shelter will be reviewing loglines online in a live webinar for members, from 11am until 12.30pm on Saturday morning (Eastern Australian Time, or 7pm EST / 4pm PT Friday evening). To participate, post your logline on Logline It!, with the tag “Meetup”, and we will look at them in the order … Read more