Daily Dialogue — September 23, 2019 “We’ll be alright, Joey. We’re the lucky ones, you and me. Lucky since the day I met you.”
2019 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 22 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Theme as Moments “It should not be surprising that what we most often and most vividly remember about a movie is its key moments. It should also not be…
Screenwriting Meta View: Five Stages of Screenplay Structure In writing a screenplay, we go into the story. That’s critical in order to connect with the characters and immerse ourselves in the story…
Script To Screen: “Wreck-It Ralph” A scene from the 2012 animated movie Wreck-It Ralph, screenplay by Phil Johnston and Jennifer Lee, story by Rich Moore and Phil Johnston…
Daily Dialogue — September 22, 2019 Neil: What are they? ‘Murder’ Legendre: For you, my friend, they are angels of death
2019 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 21 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Redemption as a Movie Theme A character seeking freedom from bondage to a past event is one of the most common themes in movies.
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Screenwriting Advice From The Past: The Denouement [Part 2] “The two important rules in building up to the denouement of your plot are: First, bring the situation to the highest or lowest possible…
2019 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 20 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Writing and the Creative Life: Trust the Process “There is a magic to this process that cannot be controlled by the ego. Somehow it always finds the way to the place where you need to be…
Daily Dialogue — September 20, 2019 “We’ve lost entire cities… We still don’t know how it started… We bought ourselves some time… It’s gives us a chance… Others have found a…
2019 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 19 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Screenwriting Meta View: Return In order to return home, the Protagonist must endure a Final Struggle, one almost always tied to the resolution of Want and Need.
The Business of Screenwriting: Everybody gets rewritten in Hollywood And by everybody, I mean EVERYBODY!
Daily Dialogue — September 19, 2019 Ed: ‘Purple Rain’? Shaun: No. Ed: ‘Sign o’ the Times’? Shaun: Definitely not. Ed: The ‘Batman’ soundtrack? Shaun: Throw it. Ed: ‘Dire…
2019 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 18 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Screenwriting Meta View: Initiation “Initiation, no matter how big or small, is a powerful experience. It lies at the heart of a Protagonist’s metamorphosis.”
Reflections of 2019 Black List Feature Writer’s Lab Participants 6 writers. 7 mentors. 6 days. 1 incredible experience.
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