Best of the Web 25 Nov

Story & Structure :: Screenplay Review – Somnia :: Twit-Pitch Review – Ring Of Liar :: Daily Dialogue ‘Breaking the 4th Wall’ :: Jury Duty & the Screenwriter :: Back to the Future Beat Sheet :: ARGO’s Effective Use of Creative License Script Perfection :: Learning from the Three Page Challenge :: Take Sound into … Read more

Logline it! – Week 18

Writing loglines is an essential skill for screenwriters, from early development through to the pitch. In this section, every week our panel reviews a few loglines posted to www.loglineit.com. Learn from the feedback and perfect your own loglining skills. by The Judges Double Trouble “A young intern faces a double dilemma when he discovers medical fraud … Read more

[Video]: The Coen Brothers circa 1996

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Check out this blast from the past: scowling ironically over their coffees, iconic filmmaking duo Ethan and Joel Coen discuss their creative process and rationale with Charlie Rose. If you liked this, check out more videos about screenwriting or filmmaking. And if you know of a great video on Screenwriting, let us know in the … Read more

The Value of Interesting Support Characters

In this last essay on critiquing Australian feature film stories, I will focus on the need to make the supporting characters interesting and three dimensional. While I don’t consider shallow supporting characters to be the most critical of flaws in Australian films, it is a matter that is worth addressing. by Steven Fernandez Supporting characters … Read more

Best of the Web 18 Nov

Story & Structure :: Dialogue and ‘L.A. Confidential’ Script Perfection :: Where Does ‘Interesting’ Come From? :: Rewrite and the Actor, Part 2 Pitching & Selling :: November 2012 Pitch Sales Scorecard :: Give to Get Backed :: What the Heck Does Independent Filmmaking Mean Best of the Rest :: Positive Attitude :: Roger Deakins … Read more