conflict

Best of the Web 5 Aug

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Story & Structure :: Film Review – The Dark Knight Rises :: Opaque Heros: They Don’t Have to be Likable, But Make Them Relatable :: Real Conflict Script Perfection :: LEGOs Explain 12 Rules For Pixar Story-Telling :: Screenplay Advice – We Can Do Better :: Great Character: Marty McFly (“Back to the Future”) :: … Read more

In Late, Out Early

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When Goldman wrote “get in late and leave early”, he was not talking about how you watch a bad movie. He meant screenwriters should keep scenes to what is essential to the story. No arrivals and departures, no meet & greet or chit-chat. This is one of the fundamental rules in writing a scene, one … Read more

Best o/t Web 27 Jun

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:: Toy Story 3: It’s about people
:: Pixar Wars (fun)
:: Screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky and his craft.
:: The grammar game: how to win.
:: Make your protagonist suffer the most.
:: A screenwriter’s survival kit.
:: New home, new look  for Hollywood Roaster
:: Listen, work, use your imagination.
:: The conflict requires the plan.
:: James Manos lessons at Banff.
:: The Best Movies Never Made
:: SciFi movies for 2011
:: 35th Anniversary of Jaws

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Two Journeys of Change

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A day in Michael Hauge’s romcom seminar inspired me to republish this brief article I wrote about a year and a half ago. Hauge claims the Inner and Outer Journey run in parallel. I think he’s right, with one small caveat. A gorgeous Sunday morning in a Manly cafe with a view on the ocean. … Read more

Conscious vs. Unconscious Desire

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Question: When McKee talks about the conscious desire being a contradiction of the unconscious desire, would you relate this to the mid act 2 reversal / change in approach? Or would this be true from the very start of the story, script or life of the protagonist? Answer: Let’s start with quoting exactly what it … Read more