Best of the Web 27 Jan

Story & Structure :: Screenwriting lessons you can learn from The Big Lebowski/a> :: Is The Three Act Structure Dead? :: MacGuffins and ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ :: Toughest Scene I Wrote: Tony Kushner on Lincoln :: Is Dating Dated? Script Perfection :: Breaking Down the Wall Between You and Your Next Great Scene … Read more

Best of the Web 20 Jan

Story & Structure :: Bad Guy Protagonist and ‘Dexter’ :: Act II: Arguing for a Narrative Question with a Positive Purpose :: Four Ways to Control Your Script’s Budget Without Compromising the Film Script Perfection :: Interview: Argo Screenwriter Chris Terrio :: 20 Great Writers on the Art of Revision :: Character Evolution Requires a … Read more

Best of the Web 13 Jan

Story & Structure :: Supporting Characters Gone Wild :: Break Into Act III and ‘Chinatown’ :: Paul Haggis on Writing ‘Crash’ and his General Process Script Perfection :: Interview: ‘Mad Men’ Show-Runner Matthew Weiner :: Interview: Breaking Bad Show-Runner Vince Gilligan :: TV Writer Podcast: Jamie Livingston Pitching & Selling :: December 2012 Spec Market … Read more

Best of the Web 6 Jan

Story & Structure :: Show Don’t Tell and ‘Up’ :: Triple the Effectiveness of Your Rewrite. Script Perfection :: TV Writer Podcast 066 – Jenny Frankfurt :: TV Writer Podcast 067 – LaMont Ferrell :: New Year, New You, New Script Pitching & Selling :: What Qualifications Are Needed to Break Into Screenwriting? Best of … Read more

Best of the Web 30 Dec

Story & Structure :: Romance and ‘Love Actually’ Script Perfection :: TV Writer Podcast 063 – Bob DeRosa (Killers, White Collar) :: TV Writer Podcast 064 – Director Bradley Walsh (Beauty and the Beast) :: TV Writer Podcast 065 – Stephanie Palmer Pitching & Selling :: Pity the Poor Script Consultant :: December 2012 Pitch … Read more