by Trevor Mayes | Jan 24, 2011 | Pacing, Quick Screenwriting Tips, Writing |
Quick Screenwriting Tip: As you race toward your thrilling conclusion, be mindful of your scene lengths, especially if you need to cut across multiple locations, with multiple characters. Longer scenes will slow things down. Shorter scenes will speed things up....
by Trevor Mayes | Jan 20, 2011 | Motivation, Quotes |
Today’s inspiration from PhotoQuoto.com: That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well. ~ Abraham Lincoln Regardless of the odds, a bunch of screenwriters are going to sell their spec scripts this year, or break into the...
by Trevor Mayes | Jan 19, 2011 | Corey Mandell, Motivation, Writing |
Corey Mandell has an excellent post on what he calls the “dangerous fairy tale.” That is to say, “the fairy tale that talented writers are born, not made.” The danger of this fairy tale is that it feeds the other seductive notion that naturally...
by Trevor Mayes | Jan 17, 2011 | Contests, My Experiences |
The Contest The Writers Store recently held an intriguing Screenwriting Contest. An industry screenwriting veteran — in this case, Simon Kinberg (screenwriter of Mr. and Mrs. Smith) — would provide a logline that contest entrants would then need to craft...
by Trevor Mayes | Jan 14, 2011 | Feedback |
I’ve just finished the first draft of a new script. Now it’s time to put it away and not think about it for a few days. That will allow me to get some distance from it, so when I start the rewrite I’ll be able to look at it with more critical eyes....
