Story. Screenplay. Sale.
Involving producers emotionally with your story is one way to involve them financially. And the best stories are actually two stories in one. by David Trottier The first is the outside/action story and the second is the inside/emotional story. To fully appreciate how these two work together and crisscross, we must first understand the motivating … Read more
Story & Structure :: The Five W’s :: Conflict: The Foundation of Storytelling :: Oz The Great And Powerful: Script to Screen :: Toughest Scene I wrote: Beasts of the Southern Wild :: The Toughest Scene I Wrote: Roman Coppola :: 10 Screenwriting Lessons You Can Learn From Ghostbusters :: Screenplay Review: Southbound :: Tales … Read more
I remember being in one of Karel’s seminars once when he said that most movies were ‘the same, but different’. It was something that stuck with me ever since. by Jamie Campbell There is only one Hero’s Journey, it’s a tried and true formula that has been around for ages. So if we all know … Read more
Writers are nice, normal people, right? We don’t sit around devilishly plotting against others in real life. We don’t plan real murders or evil schemes. So how do we manage to do that in our story? by Jamie Campbell I once read one of those ‘you know you’re a writer when…’ lists and it said … Read more
Story & Structure :: Conflict and ‘The Social Network’ :: Major Characters + Moral Problems :: Meet the Reader: How I Do What I Do :: Screenplay Review: Shangri-La Suite :: Screenplay Review: 2 Script Perfection :: Podcast: Creative Destiny Coach/Screenwriter Jenna Avery :: Rewriting Your Script – A Checklist :: 3 Keys to Succeeding … Read more