:: Without a successful movie under your belt, DON’T attempt to write multi-protag.
:: Why write a movie?
:: Dispatch from The Quest: Ben Odgren on subtext use in ‘Jaws’ 
:: TGB Breakdown Ep 7: Lynch’s Mulholland Dr. (Guest: Film Crit Hulk)
:: No stakes and no surprises, please
:: Tony Scott on Directing: Artistic Style, Concept, Casting Choices, and Story Decisions
:: Charlie Kaufman’s 70-Minute Screenwriting Lecture Podcast

Script Perfection

:: “Where dialogue is concerned, sometimes what you don’t say is just as important as what you do”  ::
:: Screenwriting Tip #1080 – Don’t let your characters off easy
:: Clarity, The Most Overlooked Mistake In Screenwriting
:: How to Tell from a Pilot if a TV Show is Going to be Any Good
:: Screenplay Review – Trouble With The Curve [Worth the read]
:: Video interview between Quint and JAWS screenwriter Carl Gottlieb!

Pitching & Selling

:: Watch: Orson Welles’ ‘Original’ Studio Pitch Meeting for ‘Citizen Kane’
:: Scriptcat’s 20 Steps to Follow After You Type: FADE OUT – THE END… 

Best of the Rest

:: Director Tony Scott commits suicide from Vincent Thomas Bridge
:: The 6 Most Certifiably Insane Acts of Writing
:: New Plot Details for Monsters University (Pixar)
:: ‘Ruin’ Director Wes Ball Lands ‘The Maze Runner’ Directing Gig at Fox
:: The Avengers deleted scene featuring a post-Hulk Bruce Banner
:: Your favourite character was almost this actor – 8 Actors Who Almost Played Famous Roles
:: To Kill A Mockingbird: Behind the scenes
:: New Blackmagic Design Cinema Camera Footage Hits the Net
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With thanks to Jamie Campbell and Brooke Trezise.

Enjoy!

Karel

Jason Kottke was tipped off on some scripts of The Wire that are accessible through an online file server.

The Wire is to my taste (and many others) the best TV drama you will find.

Karel FG Segers

Karel Segers wrote his first produced screenplay at age 17. Today he is a story analyst with experience in acquisition, development and production. He has trained students worldwide, and worked with half a dozen Academy Award nominees. Karel speaks more European languages than he has fingers on his left hand, which he is still trying to find a use for in his hometown of Sydney, Australia. The languages, not the fingers.

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