by Trevor Mayes | Apr 28, 2010 | Dialogue, Formatting, Quick Screenwriting Tips |
If a parenthetical provides obvious information, it should be removed. Example of UNNECESSARY parenthetical usage — (angrily): JAKE (angrily) I’m going to kill ALL of you! We know Jake is angry because of what he says and how he says it. The parenthetical...
by Trevor Mayes | Apr 26, 2010 | Quick Screenwriting Tips |
When proofing the final draft of your script, don’t forget to do a homonym pass. While we’re blazing through our first draft, it’s easy to inadvertently mix up words or contractions that sound the same in our heads. We need to weed-out any of these...
by Trevor Mayes | Apr 24, 2010 | Low-Budget, Shorts |
This sci-fi action short, by Peruvian Director Ricardo De Montreuil, was created for only $5,000 and shot in one weekend in L.A. It was originally conceived as part of a trilogy, but now, according to The Latino Review, the director is fielding calls from studios...
by Trevor Mayes | Apr 23, 2010 | Quick Screenwriting Tips |
Make sure you only have one blank line after FADE IN: If you’ve set up your screenwriting software to use two blank lines above your scene headers (triple spacing), you need to ensure that there is only one blank line (double spacing) after FADE IN: Failure to...
by Trevor Mayes | Apr 21, 2010 | Characters |
A reader asks about Passive Protagonists: I was reading on your site and was wondering what your thoughts were on “passive protagonists” who get drug into hairy situations like Officer Hoyt in Training Day. I am writing a movie where the guy gets involved...
