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

Best of the Web – 27 May

Story & Structure :: Sci-Fi Storytelling & World Building with Writer Jon Spaihts :: Michael Moorcock Reveals How to Write a Book in 3 Days! :: Ken Burns on Storytelling: ‘All Story is Manipulation’ Script Perfection :: How Do You Know If Your Script is Any Good? :: Stephen King’s 20 Tips for Becoming a … Read more

Movie Moment: Dramatic Irony in 2001 A Space Oddyssey

2001 A Space Odyssey is a monumental movie, a classic and a tent pole within the oeuvre of Stanley Kubrick. What it is not, is dramatic. It is primarily philosophical and poetic. by Karel Segers FOUR PARTS Kubrick wanted us to find our own interpretation of the film. For me, the first chapter The Dawn … Read more

Best o/t Web 5 Sep

:: Carson Reeves is impressed with Drive
:: Original Synopsis for Close Encounters for download
:: The Ultimate Guide to 20 Classic SF Shows
:: Scripts for Piranha 3-D and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
:: Sci-Fi in September: Charlie Jane Anders’ Guide
:: All Roads Lead To Evil Dead: Bruce Campbell
:: Alexandra Sokoloff on the subplot pass
:: ScreenCulture.net: New ozzy site to strengthen industry by strengthening ideas
:: Indiewire’s Top 20 Indie Movies of the 2000’s (via Scott Myers)
:: Part 2 of the Steven Spielberg profile (Flickering Myth)
:: How To Get An Agent? (success not guaranteed)
:: Repeaters: more low budget sci-fi time travel
:: Ron Moore will make Harry Potter fans happy on TV
:: The Art of Napoleon Dynamite‘s Title Sequence
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What you need to know about the Protag

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Best o/t Web 29 Aug

:: Character flaws: mistakes must be earned!
:: Polishing your treatment, some advice.
:: The real story on rewriting: get the big picture.
:: James Cameron on the re-release of Avatar.
:: Celtx app on your iPad and iPhone.
:: Writing a romantic comedy? Check out The Apartment.
:: To-do list: working the American film market.
:: When or when not to copyright.
:: Far from Hollywood? Some screenwriting advice.
:: Movies scenes + Cee-Lo’s Fuck You
:: The 101 Definitions of Sci-Fi
:: 5 Reasons why Scott Pilgrim tanked.
:: Twin Peaks revisited

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