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There’s an old adage in screenwriting — show, don’t tell. If there’s a key character trait, event, or setting that the audience needs to know about, provide that information visually. by Trevor Mayes Why? – Humans are visual — we learn things more quickly and readily by seeing. – Showing is quicker than telling — after … Read more
My favourite movie genre is the romantic comedy. I’m unashamedly hooked on the romance and cheesiness that can ensue when boy meets girl. No matter how many I see, I always want more. But what’s happened to all the rom coms? by Jamie Campbell I recently saw Silver Linings Playbook, which I heard described as … Read more
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
Is collaboration the key to unlocking the potential in your stories? The straight-forward answer to that is “of course!” But it took a while for me to learn the true power of collaborating with other writers to see a story through. by Marie Setiawan This week I was invited to the screening of a feature … Read more
Story & Structure :: The Art Of Higher Stakes :: Film Endings and ‘Rocky’ :: Death and the Modern Western in ‘True Grit’ and ‘Django’ :: Russel’s Rules For Redrafting :: 10 Screenwriting Lessons from Inglorious Basterds :: 3 Storytelling Tips From ‘Breaking Bad’ :: 9 Rules For Being Funny From David Steinberg :: The … Read more