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Blake Snyder explains how deciding what is important in any story we tell—no matter how we tell it—is the writer's job. The post Best of Blake: Act Zero appeared first on Save the...
Hundreds of observations about the craft from professional screenwriters.Abrams, J.J.: “The idea that this world we know isn’t just this world we know but that a package might arr...
“Forget every rule Syd Field, Robert McKee or any other screenwriting guru ever taught you. Except one: Never be boring.”Continue reading on Go Into The Story »
“Every scene has to be doing something. It has to be moving the story along, peeling off a layer of the onion so to speak. The goal in its…
“Sometimes you’re swinging your way through a first draft like a blind miner with a pick-axe. That’s OK. Get it done, nothing else…
“Every scene has to be doing something. It has to be moving the story along, peeling off a layer of the onion so to speak. The goal in its…Continue reading on Go Into The Story »
You probably know that there are hidden formulas in most genre works. A Hallmark holiday movie has beats that it hits like clockwork. Marvel comic book films are reliable stories f...
We talk a lot about how you shouldn't be on the nose in your writing or direction. For the most part, that means not having your characters deliver their exact feelings or telling...
“It’s a simple thing… If you want to make a feature film, you get ideas for 70 scenes. Put them on 3-by-5 cards. As soon as you have 70…Continue reading on Go Into The Story »
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A series of tweets delving into what goes into crafting action scenarios.Continue reading on Go Into The Story »
Being a writer is hard, right? Hopefully you're passionate about the story and building interesting characters and doing all the little things you have to do to make a strong scrip...
I wanted to write about something ridiculous today. So I legit was like, what are three words that I think would stand out on the opening page of a script and get me to lean in? Wh...
“Sometimes you’re swinging your way through a first draft like a blind miner with a pick-axe. That’s OK. Get it done, nothing else…Continue reading on Go Into The Story »
“There is always a sheet of paper. There is always a pen. There is always a way out.”
Last month, we received the 5th film in the Toy Story series. As one of the most successful, longest-running animated franchises of all time, each film has received tremendous prai...
Slashers dominated American horror films in the 1980s, and not even lazy ripoffs could fizzle the subgenre out for long. It would be resurrected with nostalgic legacy sequels and r...
“If you let your lifestyle expend your last check, you then say yes to a really bad project to keep the checks coming. The quality of your…Continue reading on Go Into The Story »
I think one of the major misconceptions among people outside of Hollywood is that the battle is breaking into this place. The truth is that breaking into Hollywood is hard. But sta...
Screenwriter Corey Mandell recently sat down for a conversation at Film Courage, where he talked about the mistakes that he most consistently sees new writers make. It’s a fascinat...
Making a movie is brutal. It's hard. We know.But the lead-up to the green light might even be worse. Before you get to hire actors or buy props, you often have to sit across from s...
“I suggest that everyone get Francis Ferguson’s edition of Aristotle’s Poetics. Read it once — it’ll make the point — and then retire to…Continue reading on Go Into The Story »
Based on my experiences as a screenwriter in Hollywood, there are many things I can advise you to do that are not particularly enjoyable…Continue reading on Go Into The Story »
By now, you’ve probably heard the supposed mandate from streamers, specifically Netflix, that filmmakers and writers need to continually keep the audience engaged by repeating plot...
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