YouTube – The Story Department

YouTube – The Story Department https://www.thestorydepartment.com Story. Screenplay. Sale. Wed, 16 Apr 2014 06:32:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.thestorydepartment.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/cropped-fav-32x32.png YouTube – The Story Department https://www.thestorydepartment.com 32 32 2808072 [Video]: Seinfeld on How to Write a Joke https://www.thestorydepartment.com/video-seinfeld-write-joke/ https://www.thestorydepartment.com/video-seinfeld-write-joke/#comments Wed, 16 Apr 2014 06:32:17 +0000 https://thestorydepartment.com/?p=31349 Read more]]> Seinfeld is possibly one of the most successful shows in TV history, and it owes much of its success to the titular character who brought so much of his own unique philosophy to life’s strangehoods. In this video Jerry offers his own perspective on how reality, viewed at the correct angle, yields comedy.

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[Video]: Writing Better Action https://www.thestorydepartment.com/video-writing-better-action/ https://www.thestorydepartment.com/video-writing-better-action/#respond Wed, 25 Sep 2013 03:07:26 +0000 https://thestorydepartment.com/?p=30283 Read more]]> Almost inevitably, Youtube instructional videos tend to involve several minutes of bad jokes, dithering and mildly embarrassing vignettes from the maker’s personal life (try clearing your search history first next time, guys).

John August (Big Fish, Corpse Bride, Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, Go) bucks the trend by jumping straight into the action. How to write better action beats: write it how the scene’s supposed to feel, not like a recipe for one.

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Screenwriting Best of the Web 25/10/09 https://www.thestorydepartment.com/screenwriting-best-of-the-web-8/ https://www.thestorydepartment.com/screenwriting-best-of-the-web-8/#comments Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:01:21 +0000 https://thestorydepartment.com/?p=5372 Read more]]> big_rss

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Here’s my weekly selection from the blogosphere. Feel free to recommend anything or give your feedback in the Questions and Comments below.

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Sometimes the best rewrite is going back to the index cards.
Don’t twitter a tweet, Hollywood contracts keeping it confidential
Applying your faith: Advice on making Christian films
For Akiva Goldsmith all it takes is genius, madness
Where the Wild Things Are, script now online
I’ve done my list of annoyances before, here is Julie Gray’s
Mad Max 4 pre-production underway.
Know your story elements: Act One
Story elements cheat sheet: an index card checklist
To co-write? Are two minds really better than one?
Never summarize the scene: how to keep pace
Matt Weiner of Mad Men won’t say “agent”

COMING SOON to the Story Department:

Merrel Davis on ‘Avoiding Mental Spackle’
Structural breakdown of THE UNTOUCHABLES
Paul Gulino: Screenwriting, the Deadline Approach

Enjoy!

Karel

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