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Story & Structure

Learn From My Mistakes

Learn From My Mistakes

Recently a thought occurred to me. Two of the short films I produced each have the exact same story...

Script Perfection

In Late, Out Early

In Late, Out Early

When Goldman wrote “get in late and leave early”, he was not talking about how you watch a bad...

Pitching & Selling

Michael Wiese teaches scr...

Michael Wiese teaches script pitching

Most questions I receive from screenwriters are about how and where to pitch. In fairness, their scripts are...

Screenwriting: Writing Drama (13)

Yves Lavandier’s book Writing Drama currently rates as the absolute favorite of our book reviewer Jack...

Screenwriting: Writing Drama (13)
posted on: Aug 26, 2010 | author: Karel Segers

Video: Joss Whedon

This weekend Joss Whedon talks at the Sydney Opera House and I thought it would be a good reason to show a short clip...

Video: Joss Whedon
posted on: Aug 26, 2010 | author: Karel Segers

Structure: Inception

It’s by far the most talked-about movie of the year, because of its high concept and intelligent execution. The...

Structure: Inception
posted on: Aug 24, 2010 | author: Karel Segers

Sex in Screenwriting (6)

In Boys Don’t Cry, you may recall the moment when Teena is arrested and in jail Candace discovers her secret. Then...

Sex in Screenwriting (6)
posted on: Aug 23, 2010 | author: Karel Segers
Best o/t Web 22 Aug

Best o/t Web 22 Aug

posted on: Aug 22, 2010 | author: Solmaaz

:: Joss Whedon discusses Captain America :: Facebook meddles with Social Network script :: In praise of Toy Story 3 (and Pixar as a whole) ::...

Structure: Elephant In The Room (3)

Structure: Elephant In The Room (3)

posted on: Aug 20, 2010 | author: Karel Segers

The physical structure of screenplays does “the carrying” up on the surface or plot level in any grouping of components which the writer deems...

Writing Drama (12)

Writing Drama (12)

posted on: Aug 20, 2010 | author: Karel Segers

Yves Lavandier’s book Writing Drama currently rates as the absolute favorite of our book reviewer Jack Brislee. To give you the opportunity to...

Video: Save The Cat

Video: Save The Cat

posted on: Aug 19, 2010 | author: Karel Segers

If you’ve heard of Blake Snyder but never read any of his books, you might wonder what that Save The Cat phrase really is about. Using four...

Sex in Screenwriting (5)

Sex in Screenwriting (5)

posted on: Aug 16, 2010 | author: Karel Segers

Okay, a couple of thoughts about Eyes Wide Shut. We know that with Kubrick, his movies aren’t always about the lead character’s journey. He...

Best o/t Web 15 Aug

Best o/t Web 15 Aug

posted on: Aug 15, 2010 | author: Karel Segers

:: The future of Story in Bollywood. :: Writing with a partner. :: “310″ the secret to screenwriting success. :: Screenwriting is like...

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