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Video: John August

Video: John August

John August looks at the script of an emerging screenwriter to offer a wonderfully insightful, in-depth analysis on the technique and structure of dialogue. He also swallows and puffs a bit… If you liked this, check out more videos about screenwriting or filmmaking. And if you know

Best o/t Web 26 Feb

Best o/t Web 26 Feb

Story & Structure :: Hey, What’s the Big Idea? :: Short Act Three :: The Downside of TV’s Golden Age :: Silence is Golden: The Making of The Artist Script Perfection :: Screenwriting Tips: Characters Who Don’t Want or Need Anything :: Concept is King :: Script

Transsexual Dinosaurs And Jumping The Shark

Transsexual Dinosaurs And Jumping The Shark

We’ve all seen it; that soap opera that’s been running a little too long. You can imagine the writers sitting around a whiteboard with the characters’ names – and desperation in their eyes. Then they jump the shark. by Cherie Lee “OK so Sarah has hooked up

Best o/t web 19 Feb

Best o/t web 19 Feb

Story & Structure :: Have You Seen This Man? :: 6 Oscar-Nominated Scribes: Nailing the Perfect Scene :: Thoughts on (500) Days of Summer :: GITS Script Reading Up in the Air Script Perfection :: Screenwriting Tips: Your Protagonist Does Have to Get the Most Powerful Emotional

The Judges – Circalit Loglines (8)

The Judges - Circalit Loglines (8)

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 The Coldest Day

Best o/t web 12 Feb

Best o/t web 12 Feb

Story & Structure :: “Never Write Timidly” :: What if Wes Anderson made Batman reboot? :: Interview with ‘Bullhead’ Director Michael Roskam :: A Dangerous Method Review Script Perfection :: Screenwriting Tips: Real-life Conversations Go Round in Circles :: Karel Segers Screenwriting Basics Workshop – The 2012

Video: Plot Device

Video: Plot Device

I can’t believe I had not posted this video yet. I love it, have used it in some of my classes and I think it is brilliantly written and executed. It is also plain fun.

Best o/t web 5 Feb

Best o/t web 5 Feb

Story & Structure :: How to Write Groundhog Day :: Screenplay To Screen: The Grey :: “A Bad Mystery is When Your Characters Keep Asking The Same Question” :: Story Details for Sci-Fi Sequel Riddick Script Perfection :: Screenwriting Tips: “INT. CHRISTMAS DAY — DAY” Q &

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