:: Writing a Scene in 11 Steps
:: V.O: A Christmas Story
:: Enhancing Your Story
:: Character is the Basis of Story Structure
:: The Happy Ending
:: Flashbacks: Casablanca
:: Flashbacks: Once Upon a Time in the West
:: The Unlikable Protagonist
:: Screenplay Review: The Conjuring
:: Building the World of Your Screenplay: Your First 10 Pages

Script Perfection

:: Screenwriting Tip #1215
:: First Step In Writing A Screenplay by Richard Walter
:: Changing Screenplay Genres and ‘My Blue Heaven’
:: Scriptnotes Podcast 79
:: You Need the Truth
:: The Worst Feedback Is Indifference
:: Ten Points to Ponder When You Write
:: How To Write a Blockbuster
:: 10 Screenwriting Lessons You Can Learn From Jaws
:: Solving a Writer’s Nightmare
:: 10,000 Hours of Practice

Pitching & Selling

:: To Option or Not to Option Your Screenplay?
:: Interview: Justin Kremer 2012 Black List
:: How Bad Do You Want It!
:: The Top l0 Lame-O Excuses For Why You Can’t Sell Your Screenplay
:: The Screenwriting Agent Game
:: 10 Tips to Prepare for Opportunities When They Knock
:: How (and Where) Should I Pitch My TV Show?

Best of the Rest

:: Meet the Creators of The Good Wife
:: Star Wars Ep 7 as if Directed by Michael Haneke
:: Reviews: Jack The Giant Slayer and Stoker
:: Idea Theft – Threat or Myth?
:: Mercifully Short Review: In The House
:: Grab Life by the Here and Nows
:: Secrets and Metaphors in Titan A.E. Revealed
:: The Best Happy Endings
:: Hangover Part 3 Trailer
:: National Grammar Day
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With thanks to Jamie Campbell and Brooke Trezise.

Enjoy!

Karel

Jamie Campbell

Jamie Campbell is an author, screenwriter, and television addict.

Jamie is proud to be an Editor for The Story Department.

Her latest series Project Integrate is out now.

jamiecampbell.com.au

Story & Structure

:: Rom-Com Archetypes: The Buddy and the Buddy Group
:: Exposition: Two Camels
:: Female Heroes Katniss, Hermione, ‘Brave’: Defiant Girls With Old Souls Rule
:: The Hunger Games Is A Rip Off Of…
:: We’ve Seen the First 30 Minutes of Pixar’s Brave!

Script Perfection

:: Screenwriting Tips: A Writer Should be Able to Make Things Up on the Spot
:: Writing Advice From C.S. Lewis Was Both Adorable and Concise
:: The 6 Steps To A Perfect Catchphrase
:: Billy Wilder’s Notes for Writers

Pitching & Selling

:: Watch Jim Henson’s Awesomely Insane Pitch to get The Muppet Show on the Air
:: David Michod Set to Write/Direct ‘The Rover’ with Joel Edgerton Next
:: Prometheus Scribe Jon Spaihts Scripting a Mummy Reboot for Universal

Best of the Rest

:: Jaws: Revisiting Hollywood’s First Summer Blockbuster
:: The Avengers: Joss Whedon interview
:: Nolan’s ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Lands a PG-13 Rating, As Expected
:: Battleship: Is Board Game adaptation Hollywood’s Last Roll of the Dice?
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With thanks to Jamie C.

Enjoy!

Karel

Jamie Campbell

Jamie Campbell is an author, screenwriter, and television addict.

Jamie is proud to be an Editor for The Story Department.

Her latest series Project Integrate is out now.

jamiecampbell.com.au

He explains how he doesn’t want to see a movie about war or terrorism but rather something larger than life.

What JJ Abrams means is really how he wants to tell mythological stories and transcend reality while still talking about our reality. He also talks about the influence of  Jaws and Alien on Cloverfield.

With thanks to Louise Lee Mei and Niels Abercrombie.

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