Every good story is about an interesting somebody (character), who wants something badly (want) and is having trouble getting it…
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Quentin Tarantino reveals the writers who have influenced him the most in regards to creating his personal style for…
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Filmmakers stop making films for all kinds of reasons: they die; they lose funding; or they may just lose interest…
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Set backstage at three iconic product launches and ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac, Steve Jobs…
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This Independence Day weekend, I’d be remiss if I didn’t write a piece on how to write a rebellion screenplay.…
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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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