Best of the Web 10 Nov

Story & Structure :: Screenwriting Website of the Week: Screenwriter Writing :: Subtext :: Screenplay Review – The Giver :: Script to Novel – 5 Steps to Adapting Backwards :: Mythbusters – Flashbacks Script Perfection :: “Almost All Good Writing Begins with Terrible First Efforts” :: 10 Screenwriting Mistakes to Avoid :: Learn The Craft … Read more

Pitching In The Room

Pitching a script on paper in a query letter and actually getting ‘in the room’ with a producer or executive and pitching your project are two very different things. by Jenny Frankfurt Let’s talk about those who are lucky enough to be doing the latter. I know many people get very nervous about actually being in … Read more

Best of the Web 14 April

Story & Structure :: How To Structure a Story: The Eight-Point Arc :: Character Types – Neanderthal to Alien :: Great Scene: ‘Halloween’ :: Trilogy building: Story mapping the Halo-verse Part 1 :: The Magic of World Building :: Writing Exposition and ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ :: Amateur Friday: ‘Home For The Holidays’ Review :: Screenplay … Read more

Best of the Web 31 Mar

Story & Structure :: Missing – Compelling Characters :: Zero Dark Thirty Screenplay Analysis :: Screenplay Review: Olympus Has Fallen :: Plot=Character=Story — The Magick Formula :: Plot – What Happens Next? :: 10 Essential Screenplays Every Aspiring Screenwriter Must Read :: Carter Blanchard-Interview: ‘Glimmer’ :: Ashleigh Powell: ‘Somacell’ :: The Two Types of TV … Read more

Best of the Web 17 Mar

Story & Structure :: Creating Memorable Characters :: Top Ten Plotting Problems :: What Is A Story? An Introduction :: 10 Points To Ponder When You Write :: THINK Picture, THINK Action, THINK Dialogue :: Ken Levine On Writing A Groundbreaking Game :: Plot Setup, Payoff, and ‘Jaws’ :: Great Scene: The Exorcist :: TV … Read more