Daily Dialogue — August 27, 2017 FINN [spots the full moon]: Oh, god. Look at that. ANNA: I never liked full moons. They give people an excuse to do foolish things. FINN…
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Carlton, I agree that short form storytelling / short films has become an increasingly viable way… Same things apply as with long-form storytelling: strong concept, solid story with a Beginning-Middle-End, good casting, directing…
Saturday Hot Links Time for the 305th installment of Saturday Hot Links, your week’s essential reading about movies, TV, streaming, Hollywood, and other…
Dumb Little Writing Tricks That Work: Listen to a movie You’re probably going to think this is REALLY dumb… but it REALLY works!
Daily Dialogue — August 26, 2017 “There are two kinds of people in this world — winners and losers. Inside each and every one of you at the very core of your being is a…
Reader Question: Would a studio allow a novice to direct a script they wrote? A question from Matti in Finland:
Zero Draft Thirty 2017 September Challenge: Story Prep (Part 5) — Franchise A series to help prepare writers for next month’s writing challenge.
Spec Script Deal: “Nightlight” Sony Pictures acquires thriller spec script “Nightlight” written by Tyler MacIntyre and Chris Hill. From THR:
Character Driving Plot: “The Big Sick” Analyzing the hit indie film starring Kumail Nanjani and Zoe Kazan.
Zero Draft Thirty 2017 September Challenge: Story Prep (Part 4) — Think International A series to help prepare writers for next month’s writing challenge.
Spec Script Deal: Untitled Supernatural Thriller Original Films acquires an untitled supernatural thriller spec script written by Bragi F. Schut. From THR:
The Business of Screenwriting: Imagine the movie One test of a story concept: Can you imagine it as a movie?
Daily Dialogue — August 24, 2017 Luke Skywalker: All right, I’ll give it a try. Yoda: No! Try not. Do… or do not. There is no try.
Reader Question: How can I tell if a story idea is better suited as a feature or TV? Even with the blurring of lines between the two, there still are differences.
Zero Draft Thirty 2017 September Challenge: Story Prep (Part 3) — Genre-Bending A series to help prepare writers for next month’s writing challenge.
Spec Script Deal: “Exposure” Screen Gems acquires thriller spec script “Exposure” written by Peter A. Dowling. From Deadline:
Daily Dialogue — August 23, 2017 General Custer: Well, what’s your answer, muleskinner. Jack Crabb: General, you go down there. General Custer: You’re advising me to go…
Reader Question: How to handle multiple ideas and the creative process? Do you have more story ideas than you can handle? Read on.
