Screenplays evolve essentially two ways: plot driven (often called High Concept), when a writer plugs original characters into a tailor-made…
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Me and Earl and the Dying Girl opens with protagonist Greg’s line: GREG GAINES (V.O.) It was the best of…
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Real life is full of characters, and no matter how ordinary a person may seem, he or she still has…
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In a career that spans over sixty years, Leonard’s first story was “Trail of the Apache,” which he sold to…
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Before You Begin Once you examine the Write What You Live, Learn, and Love trifecta, it’s important to be conscious of three…
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Only a small part of an iceberg actually rises above water; the rest is an unseen mountain below. And when…
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I’ve got to admit, I’ve been fighting writers block lately. We all go through it, some more regularly than others.…
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John Huston is one of the most important figures in the history of Hollywood, a legendary writer, director and actor,…
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Directing: the brass ring. Some go to film school to fulfill the dream, some work their way up the ladder…
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WHERE TO START? Screenwriting is strenuous, time consuming, and overwhelming, often because we don’t know where to start, or if…
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