Story. Screenplay. Sale.
The craft of telling a story starts with structure skills.
Over the past decades, screenwriting education has developed into a multi-million dollar industry with rock-star size individuals such as Robert McKee and the late Blake Snyder. All this really started with one book, published in 1979: “Screenplay – The Foundations of Screenwriting”, written by Syd Field. Syd Field was the first true screenwriting guru and … Read more
Over the past decades, screenwriting education has developed into a multi-million dollar industry. Teachers such as Robert McKee and the late Blake Snyder reach rockstar status. It all started in 1979, with one book: “Screenplay – The Foundations of Screenwriting”, written by Syd Field. Syd Field was the first true screenwriting guru. His book Screenplay is still … Read more
Over the past decades, screenwriting education has developed into a multi-million dollar industry with rockstar size gurus such as Robert McKee and the late Blake Snyder. All this really started with one book, published in 1979: “Screenplay – The Foundations of Screenwriting“, written by Syd Field. Syd Field was the first true screenwriting guru and … Read more
I’m sure you’ve all heard this inspiring set of rules before: 1. Don’t sweat the small stuff. 2. It’s all small stuff. The truth of the matter, however, is that when it comes to screenwriting, that message couldn’t be further from the truth. While the devil may be in the details, your script lives or … Read more
This week we continue with part ten in a twelve part series of JT Velikovsky’s doctoral thesis: “Understanding And Exploring The Relationship Between: Creativity; Theories Of Narratology; Screenwriting; And Narrative Fiction Feature Film-Making Practices.” By JT Velikovsky Some more findings from my doctoral research: Ten Story/ScreenplayPatterns – In The Top 20 ROI Films So – … Read more