Story. Screenplay. Sale.
When I re-watched the pilot episodes of LOST, it struck me how late the main characters’ names are introduced. And it works so well. By the time we hear the names mentioned, we are already wondering about them. First we see the stranded group realize their situation, dumbfounded. Then they start interacting and some characters … Read more
I want to say a word on trusting the reader. An inevitable sign of growth in a new writer – and we all go through this arc – is in the area of trusting the reader. Newbies who haven’t developed the discipline of trusting the reader tend to over-explain simple things in the action lines or … Read more
I have seen The Hurt Locker and I enjoyed it. But I don’t get the hype. Is this a memorable movie? Is it memorable for the right reasons? I’d love to hear your comments. I have serious doubts whether most people who voted for the Best Original Screenplay actually did read it. It may be … Read more
:: How to logline a script with multiple plots. :: Persistence in your scene-writing: imagining your story in its own world. :: What screenwriter Michael C. Martin of “Brooklyn’s Finest” has to say. :: What we can learn for screenwriting from the craft of acting. :: Writer Helen Dunmore’s nine rules for writing fiction. :: … Read more
The point of every script is to be made into a film – obviously. Yet why do so some great stories never make it to the screen? Christopher Riley gives us some advice on how to take the final hurdle to becoming a working screenwriter. Before a film or television script can fulfill its destiny … Read more