Michael Schilf
Michael is a Professor of Media Arts and English, teaching beginning and advanced collegiate screenwriting as well as mentoring writers and hosting workshops on The Formula, Michael Schilf brings his career as a professional screenwriter and over ten years of teaching experience to The Script Lab.
A lifelong film buff and movie lover, Schilf always knew he was going to write for film and television. He credits USC for teaching him first-rate fundamentals in the tools of the trade, but the highest honor goes to his wife for believing in him when no one else would.
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Articles by Michael Schilf :
- Three Types of Conflict: The King's Speech
- Parenthood: Season 3 Premiere
- Red Riding Hood: A Horrendous Hardwicke Hangover
- Oscar Prediction Preview 2011
- Ten Great Film Exposition Scenes
- Black Swan: Much More Than Just a Sex Scene
- Charlie St. Cloud: The Efron Effect
- The Top 13 MASTERS OF HORROR: Writer/Directors
- Top 10 Biggest Box Office Bombs
- Top 10 Best (or Worst) Film Gimmicks
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Writing the Smart Short Film
Screenwriting
Script Tips
In 1999, I won USC’s School of Cinematic Arts Peter Stark Producing Program’s “Short Film Special Project” by writing a 12 page short, with a director and producer attached, and it was the quality of my script that snagged a $20,000 grant and a Columbia TriStar relationship. Unfortunately, due to creative conflicts with the director, the project died. But the script was always fresh and original, and years later I decided to direct it myself. However, after we completed the 11-page budget report – a staggering $114,468 – it was impossible to deny my fatal mistake was…
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Exposition: Five Rules
Screenwriting
Dialogue
Exposition is necessary as an aid to the understanding of the facts from which the story action departs. It is not a part of the dramatic story but simply an explanation to the audience.
