The impulse to be free as a screenwriter is one of the most self-destructive notions you can have. Screenwriting is…
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“God help you if you use voice-over in your work, my friends. God help you! That’s flaccid, sloppy writing. Any…
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When I was in college studying screenwriting, I took some theatre classes including playwriting. I was new to the theatre…
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I'm not the only one of my kind. Of the dozens upon dozens of friends from the neighborhood, college…
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In screenwriting, polarity is bliss. Why? Because polarity is mutual opposition, and when opposite elements are forced to interact, sparks fly. Conflict!…
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Dear Mr. Big Guy in the Sky, So I had this dream last night, and I wanted to see if…
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Once upon a time, going on 20 years ago now, there was a little show called Saturday Night Live. And…
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January and February are the doldrums of the film year. When a film sucks and the studio knows it,…
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Whenever I go to the movies, I like to completely immerse myself in the film. I don't continuously check my…
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