:: How To Write The Perfect Ending
:: Everything You Need to Know about Specs Part 1
:: Writing Dialogue Banter That Works
:: Great scene: Dr. Strange Love
:: The Difficulty of Short Film Writing
:: Creating Character and Characterization
:: Emotional Elements of Plot: Dramatic Action
:: V.O. Narration: The Shawshank Redemption
:: V.O: American Beauty
:: Building a Scene and ‘The Social Network’
:: Screenplay Review: Warm Bodies
:: Review of Un-Produced Hitchcock Script

Script Perfection

:: Why Some Movies Are So Badly Written
:: To Outline or Not to Outline — That Is the Question
:: Why Your First Ten Pages Count
:: The Fine Art of Editing and Rewriting
:: Writing a Scene in 11 Steps
:: Be An Expert
:: It’s All About The Tinkering
:: 10 Screenwriting Lessons You Can Learn from The Avengers!
:: 6 Tips For Writing A (Money-Making) Script

Pitching & Selling

:: Film Festivals: Why Did My Film Not Get In?
:: Write a Pitch or Shoot a Pilot
:: Prognostication
:: February 2013 Pitch Sales Roundup
:: 2013 Best Picture Nominees by Return On Investment
:: Fill Your Cup

Best of the Rest

:: Room 237, A Doco About Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining
:: Writing the Academy Awards
:: 2013 Indie Spirit Award Winners: ‘Silver Linings Playbook’
:: Visual Effects Artists Protest Near Oscars
:: The Visual Effects Community Sees Red in the Wake of Oscar Protest
:: Introvert – Aversion
:: Why Write for Kids?: The Real Wuestion Is… Why Not?
:: Interview with Seven Psychopaths’ Martin McDonagh
:: Boxing at the Movies
:: Mercifully Short Reviews: The Loneliest Planet
:: What Are You Going to Do for Yourself?
:: What is a Set Piece?
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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

:: 25 Rules for Writing and Telling Stories
:: How To Write A Genius Script
:: First Ten Pages: Horror
:: The ‘Lubitsch’ Touch
:: Script Review: ‘Groundhog Day’
:: 10 Secrets to Writing Success

Script Perfection

:: Be Comfortable with Solitude
:: The Writer’s Block Myth
:: Resources for Screenwriters
:: Go Back to Your Old, Failed Ideas Once in a While
:: Make Time For What You Love
:: Screenwriting Tip #1106 – Just Because Convention Says
:: Joseph McBrides’ Necessary Screenwriting Book

Pitching & Selling

:: From Option to Premiere: A Writer’s Journey #2
:: ‘The Hunger Games’ Pitch Trailer: Pitching Movies To Studios
:: September 2012 Pitch Sales Scorecard
:: Share Your Story: Getting Your Scripts Read
:: What a Film Festival Can Do For Your Career
:: Vince Gilligan on the Ups and Downs of Pitching ‘Breaking Bad’

Best of the Rest

:: James Cameron Wants to Help Mythbusters
:: Power and Ethics of Film Making
:: 10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Star Trek: The Original Series
:: Zoe Lister Jones Talks ‘Lola Versus’
:: The Possession Rises to the Top of the US Box Office
:: TIFF Movie Review: ‘Cloud Atlas’
:: Must Watch: Steven Spielberg’s ‘Lincoln’ Trailer
:: ‘Samsara’ Stills
:: Behind the Lines with DR: The Coolest Deed
:: Q&A with Samuel L Jackson on ‘The Avengers’
:: Weird Secrets of The Avengers That You’d Never Have Guessed
:: TIFF 2012 Video Blog: Talking ‘The Master’ & ‘Place Beyond the Pines’
:: The Halo Effect: Why You Won’t Believe Your Heroes Have Flaws
:: Wall-E and Eve are all Grown Up
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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 Lessons Learned
:: Screenplay Review – Lamb Of God
:: Scene Description Spotlight: “Zombieland”
:: Several Reasons Why Avengers Kicks Ass

Script Perfection

:: The Key To Making Your Script Unforgettable
:: “Identify Your Own Obsessions, Then Figure Out How To Make Them Interesting.”
:: CUT TO: Brian Koppelman (Writer/Director/Producer)

Pitching & Selling

:: Ebert’s Greatest Films of All Time
:: Sometimes Writers Have to Hold Their Ground

Best of the Rest

:: Screenwriting Bucket List
:: Michael Arndt in Talks to Re-Write ‘Hunger Games’ Sequel ‘Catching Fire’
:: ‘Wanted’ Director Picks Up Black List Script ‘Current War’ as Helming Vehicle
:: A Tale of Two Comic Book Movies
:: Is Rocky III the blueprint for The Dark Knight Rises?

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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

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?
_______________________________

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