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As the director of John Carter, Andrew Stanton got the cold shoulder from the American audience. But with Wall-E, Bug’s Life and Nemo to his name, he hasn’t run out of credits just yet. Here he talks about discovering what makes the concept of story tick over the course of his career, and finding the … Read more
The call came through from Austin as BLOCKED. The summary of the conversation was, ‘Congrats, your script has just made the top ten of its category in the Austin Screenplay Competition of over 5,800 scripts, we hope to see you in Austin for our conference.’ -By Samuel Bartlett PART 1 – THE BEGINNINGS I thought, … Read more
Story & Structure :: Andrew Stanton: The Clues to a Great Story :: No Dramatic Stone Unturned :: Screenplay Review: The Wedding :: Screenplay Review: Winter’s Discontent :: Rumour/Spoiler:‘Man of Steel’ Callsheet Reveals New Origin :: Download Hugo Screenplay Script Perfection :: Screenwriting Tips: Should your Script have a “Registered” on the Cover? :: Scene … Read more
The Woman in Black Mercifully Short Review by Jonathan Empson Widowed and depressed lawyer Arthur (Daniel Radcliffe) is sent to a remote village to sort out the paperwork in a deceased woman’s crumbling old manor house. There, instead of supermarket coupons and catalogues full of velour comfortwear (this is vaguely Edwardian in setting) he discovers … Read more
In this section we are publishing the loglines from the participants of the Circalit / Story Department “First Draft Script Contest”. Our judges have reviewed the loglines and give you their considered feedback. It may help you craft a powerful logline. by The Judges Wonderland “Everyone’s mad here. There’s bound to be a murder or … Read more