Character Introductions: Part 10 Think there’s nothing to introducing characters in a script? Think again!
Page One: “National Treasure” (2004) Screenplay by Jim Kouf and Cormac Wibberley & Marianne Wibberley, story by Jim Kouf and Oren Aviv & Charles Segars
The Theology of Cinema: Grace “Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don’t be afraid. I am with you. Nothing can ever separate us.”
Character Introductions: Part 9 Think there’s nothing to introducing characters in a script? Think again!
Interview (Audio): Jac Schaeffer Conversation with the screenwriter whose credits include the hit TV miniseries WandaVision.
Page One: “Coco” (2017) Screenplay by Adrian Molina & Matthew Aldrich, original story by Lee Unkrich & Jason Katz & Matthew Aldrich & Adrian Molina
Charles, I feel safe in saying, you will never get rid of those inner voices which sow the seeds of… This may be of some help: https://gointothestory.blcklst.com/writing-and-the-creative-life-what-are-you-afraid-of-27fa3302db5a
The Disunity State of Clarice Starling How the opening of The Silence of the Lambs establishes the Protagonist’s psychological starting point for her transformation-journey.
Character Development Exercise: Switch Protagonists After all, every character is the Protagonist in their own story.
Character Introductions: Part 8 Think there’s nothing to introducing characters in a script? Think again!
Writing and the Creative Life: What to do when you feel out of touch with your creative energy When a creative spark seems so very far, far… FAR… away…
Page One: “Natural Born Killers” (1994) Screenplay by David Veloz & Richard Rutowski & Oliver Stone, story by Quentin Tarantino
Screenwriting Mantra: Enter Late, Exit Early “You always attack a movie scene as late as you possibly can. You always come into the scene at the last possible moment.”
Reader Question: How to write period-authentic dialogue? The three keys to writing dialogue which sounds like it is authentic to a specific time period: Research, Character Development…
Character Introductions: Part 7 Think there’s nothing to introducing characters in a script? Think again!
Set-up and Payoffs One of the most important narrative elements screenwriters have available to us is set-ups and payoffs. The basic idea is this: We…
Spec Script Deal: “The Delivered” Sculptor Media acquires drama-thriller spec script The Delivered written by Harrison Query. Via Deadline:
Script To Screen: “Almost Famous” A terrific movie Almost Famous (2000), written and directed by Cameron Crowe. One of the keys to creating drama is to put characters under…
Tweetstorm: Selwyn Seyfu Hinds on Developing and Delivering a Pitch “You’re ready to pitch when you find the emotional center of the story & your connection to it. The story has to turn emotional gears in…
