“Rosebud!” The famous, first murmured word from Orson Welles’ 1941 cinematic masterpiece Citizen Kane, is a plant, only to be…
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The “block” page: Another mistake occurs at the opposite end of the spectrum with what is called the “block” page. When…
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The “I” Page: There’s nothing worse than a plethora of “I” pages, that is, pages that are top to bottom…
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In screenwriting, the art of the white space is less art and more artifice. White space on the page is…
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Symbolic characters are supporting characters that represent something important to the hero. They can be a sign of the hero’s…
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Rivals are adversaries. They are supporting characters who dislike the hero, creating minor obstacles, but since they don’t oppose the…
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Friends are supporting characters with whom your hero shares a mutual bond of affection, sometimes stemming through shared history, family…
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A lot of people will give you tip and tricks to selling a script, but the truth is, until you…
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