Zero Draft Thirty 2016 Spring Challenge: Day 15
Zero Draft Thirty: Day 15.
March 1: Type FADE IN / The Beginning.
March 30 31: Type FADE OUT / The End.
30 31 days. 1 script. Movie script. TV script. First draft. Rewrite. Whatever.
I’m doing it. You’re invited.
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Today’s Writing Quote
“”The term ‘narrative drive’ means
writing so the reader/audience senses
something is about to happen
– and it matters.”
— John Hill
Today’s Inspirational Video
There has never been a late night talk show host who could match the comic timing and sensibilities of Johnny Carson. Witness this classic exchange with Burt Reynolds. This is only a snippet. It went on for several more minutes. But notice how Carson tops the gag at the end of the clip. It’s also a good object lesson about the power of visual storytelling. No dialogue between the pair, yet tons of laughs. I find that inspiring!
Check back later for the winner of today’s Trumbo Award!
Onward!
UPDATE: I love this image provided by SA Wynn:
Damn right, it ain’t easy to write a story! Sometimes it can feel like swimming upstream… through cement! But you know what? If it was, EVERYBODY would be trying to be a screenwriter!
For this bit of visual inspiration, today’s Trumbo Award goes to SA Wynn!
Keep on keeping on, people! Halfway through the Challenge. You can do this!