You have this mind-blowing scene to open a screenplay. But that’s it. Characters? Predicament? Obstacles? Nada. And the ending? No…
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If there is one absolute in Hollywood, it is that NOBODY READS. That fact alone creates quite a conundrum for the…
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Fast. Organized. Rapid scenes with no elaborate set ups. The story is unraveling. Up to this point, your hero has…
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Only in light of the hero’s objective can a screenplay be plotted, because in the end, the pursuit of that…
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“Sit, Sequence. Sit. Good dog.” Woof! Okay, so sequences might not be our favorite four-legged friends, but they sure are…
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So you’re on the last lap of the second act. And now, it’s all or nothing; you must sprint to…
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Okay, so you’re writing the screenplay, and sure, you’ve directed the movie in your mind’s eye, scene by scene, shot…
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All good writing has a distinct voice. Why read one blogger or columnist over another? It comes down to that…
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It sucks being the middle child. Many experts agree that the middle child is lost, out of place, or loses…
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Give a carpenter a truckload of tools and a bunch of wood; he’ll build something. But hand him structural blueprints…
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