Surprise Your Audience

Surprise Your Audience

A friend sent me this excerpt from a recent interview with David E. Kelley (Harry’s Law, Boston Legal, Boston Public, The Practice, Ally McBeal, Chicago Hope, L.A. Law). It highlights an important mindset to have when crafting scenes: L.A. Law is where we first...
Where’s the Juice?

Where’s the Juice?

Where’s the Juice? This post deals with an all too common question that I find myself asking…? Where’s the juice of your script! Where’s that clever story element that provides the potent entertainment value and killer box office potential? In...