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There’s this notion among screenwriters that if a plot point doesn’t work, you can brush over it, I’ve done it a bunch of times, why? Because we see plot points in great films that just don’t work and we forgive them. By Samuel Bartlett The Law of
In this section we are publishing the loglines from the participants of the Circalit / Story Department “First Draft Script Contest”. Our judges have reviewed the loglines and give you their considered feedback. It may help you craft a powerful logline. by The Judges On the Run
Rian Johnson, writer-director of indie cult hits Brick and The Brothers Bloom talks about film noir, learning the craft, the difference between writing and editing, the Coen Brothers, the filmmaking process and finding funding. If you liked this, check out more videos about screenwriting or filmmaking. And
Two years back a friend said to me, why don’t you enter some of your scripts into scripts comps. Phooey, I thought, (yes I thought Phooey – great word huh, so under used.) -By Samuel Bartlett PART THREE – THE TRUTH ABOUT COMPS I conjured images of
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21 Jump Street Mercifully Short Review by Jonathan Empsom We first meet Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum) as respective geek and jock teens failing to get to their high school prom. Years later, they’re unlikely partners helping each other get through police academy. After
I love the following principle, implemented by many beginning screenwriters, myself included. Let’s transpose the idea to another profession – the manufacturing of, say, a car. -By Samuel Bartlett PART 2: CARS AND COPS Most people have driven a car – they’ve sure as hell seen a
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