Go Into The Story Resource: An Argument Against Screenplay Formulas We end up with a ceaseless cesspool of formulaic crap carving its way into and ultimately out of Hollywood movie and TV development…
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Interesting observations, Dave, and clearly Clarice is trying to put some distance between herself… Your comments made me think even more about the connection between Clarice and Buffalo Bill. While he is sewing a physical female body…
Reader Question: Are there differences between seeking representation with a manager versus and… The answer is yes. As one manager put it to me: “Agents wear suits, managers wear blue jeans.” Why that makes a big difference to you.
Go Into The Story Resource: Character Introductions Everything you need to know about the subject… and probably more.
Movie Analysis: “The Silence of the Lambs” — Part 5: Dialogue Watch this critically acclaimed movie and analyze it all week.
Writing and the Creative Life: Structure and Freedom Words of creative wisdom the great 20th century composer Igor Stravinsky.
Daily Dialogue — May 25, 2018 “My mother may be a troubled woman but what’s your excuse? That’s why I’m not impressed with your story, Dad. It’s that you knew and you…
Thomas, you and I are in sync about how the story is very much about The Self and one’s True Nature. Central Theme: To silence the nightmare of the past, one must confront it.
Movie Analysis: “The Silence of the Lambs” — Part 4: Themes Watch this critically acclaimed movie and analyze it all week.
Spec Script Deal: “The Oberlin Incident” Paramount acquires horror thriller spec script “The Oberlin Incident” written by Cory Goodman. Via Deadline:
The Business of Screenwriting: Everything you wanted to know about specs Part 16: Preemptive Purchase.
Daily Dialogue — May 24, 2018 Galloway: [refering to Jessup] You put him on the stand and you get it from him! Kaffee: [sarcastically, referring to Jessup in his…
Two quick things to start thingsoff: I envision Catherine to be a projection of Clarice’s youthful self — The Victim — that 10 year-old part of who she is who lost her father…
2017 Spec Script Market Analysis: With Charts and Graphs Detailed analysis of all 62 reported spec script deals for the year.
Go Into The Story Resource: 10 Screenwriting Skills and Traits You Need Develop your expertise in 10 areas to maximize your screenwriting potential.
Movie Analysis: “The Silence of the Lambs” — Part 3: Characters Watch this critically acclaimed movie and analyze it all week.
Script To Screen: “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” A scene from the wonderful 1986 comedy Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, written and directed by John Hughes.
Daily Dialogue — May 23, 2018 Jed: The question is, do I have a God complex. Riley: Dr. Kessler says yes. Jed: …which makes me wonder if this “lawyer” has any idea what…
Dave, I don’t know if there is such a thing as typical when it comes to screenplays. Here’s my breakdown of the plot per the script:
Some Thoughts on the Rewrite Process In a guest post, screenwriter Tom Benedek (Cocoon) offers some reflections on the adage: Writing is rewriting.
