Yes, it’s been more than 2 weeks since the last post. What can I say other than it’s that time of year. However, I have noticed couple of things about dialogue and action and how to lower the level of one and increase the level of others. I first came upon this when I was doing …
Category: Structure
Structure Envy: Why You Need to Overcome Your Frustration With 3-Act Stucture
There is a level of frustration with writers who haven’t yet “made it”. They want to be able to write the stories that they want to write the way they want to write them. They don’t want to conform to the three act structure and they mock and rage against the powers that be and …
Shrinkage: Fitting a Novel Into a Screenplay
Disappointed with one of the Harry Potter movies, a friend of mine asked me why so much material is left out from the books when they’re turned into movies. I aksed him how long the movie was, and he told me 2 hours plus. My response to him was to imagine how long that movie would …
5 Crucial Ways To Improve Your Script Before You Even Start Writing It
Image bu ChrisO Even if you’ve already started writing your script, here are 5 easy things that you can do in order to make it better. First, sum up your movie in one line. Can you tell me what the story is about in a sentence or two? That’s what movie executives will want, and …
Give Your Script an Erection. Make It Stand Up in a Crowd
Your average studio reader is reading several scripts per week, and gets paid the same paltry sum whether they recommend it or say pass. And they don’t get a bonus if they recommend something that becomes a blockbuster. Your script is just another stack of pages that they have to get through. So how do …