Go On Your Own Quest, Week 8: Time

Several readers emailed me about aggregating the entire series of posts we have been running in association with the Go On Your Own Quest initiative.

Here is Week 8: Time.

What implications derive from a screenplay being written in the present tense?

Do you write in “the moment”? How would you describe that experience?

Flashbacks: Thumbs up or thumbs down?

What is your favorite nonlinear movie? Why?

How important are setups and payoffs?

Plot. Concept. Character. Style. Dialogue. Scene. Theme. Time. The eight subject areas of the Core curriculum and a way to dig into screenwriting theory.

For more information on the Core classes, go here.