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In Late, Out Early

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

posted on: Jul 28, 2010 | author: Karel Segers

I really enjoyed this post on Emerson’s scanners in which he talked about an interview of Ramin Bahrani, the...

posted on: Jul 12, 2010 | author: Karel Segers

Everybody always says it. The one surefire way to break into the industry is to write a great script. “All you...

posted on: Jul 9, 2010 | author: Carson Reeves

Naturally, everyone knows you must keep your action lines in the present tense and use active verbs because you are in...

posted on: Jul 5, 2010 | author: Karel Segers

As I write this I’m knee-deep in dirty words. No, not the four-letter variety, although I may mouth off a few if I...

posted on: Jul 2, 2010 | author: Phyllis Foundis

Mystery Man left us some time before 5 June of this year. The Story Department continues to republish his best...

posted on: Jun 14, 2010 | author: Mystery Man

The first step is asking this very question: how detailed should it be? Next you decide what is important for the...

posted on: May 26, 2010 | author: Karel Segers

In newbie screenplays I often read “POV [Character Name]“. This is almost always unnecessary. BTW, Any...

posted on: May 4, 2010 | author: Karel Segers