:: The ever-so unconventional Forrest Gump. :: With a focus on craft, getting to the point. :: Unpaid outline? Set your terms. :: A struggle for screenwriters, the climate of today. :: You’ve got three pages to wow ‘em. :: Keep your promises, set goals, write pages every
Everybody always says it. The one surefire way to break into the industry is to write a great script. “All you have to do is write a great script,” they say. “Ohhhh,” you reply, “That’s it? “That’s all I had to do all this time?? Was write
Yves Lavandier’s book Writing Drama currently rates as the absolute favorite of our book reviewer Jack Brislee. To give you the chance to delve into Lavandier’s amazing knowledge and insight, we publish a weekly excerpt from the book. Ineffective Conflict In some cases, forms of conflict drawn from
Toy Story 3 has been by far the most exquisite screenplay hitting the screens this year. Yes, it was developed over about twenty man years and yes, an army of geniuses contributed to the story. But then writer Michael Arndt stepped in and finished the job. I
Toy Story 3 is my favorite movie of the year and it will be hard to beat this. Usually when my expectations are high, I end up disappointed. Not here. The movie pays off on every possible level. It’s fun, emotional and has tremendous depth. I have
Naturally, everyone knows you must keep your action lines in the present tense and use active verbs because you are in the moment with the characters as you are watching a film. But what are other qualities that would characterize the timid screenwriter? (continued from Part 1)
:: Toy Story 3′s Michael Arndt on Unkrich original project :: How to become … Michael Arndt (or similar) :: Interview with Lee Unkrich and Darla Anderson :: Where the Toy Story 3 trash bag idea originated :: Toy Story: “The overarching story is about change” ::
If you go see only one movie this year, let it be Toy Story 3. (People say I might change my mind in a few weeks after seeing Inception, but I doubt it.) Toy Story 3 scores on every level and it scores very, very highly. I
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