by Trevor Mayes | Dec 12, 2009 | Formatting, Style |
The Continuing Use of CONT’D I’m still seeing a ton of people using “(CONT’D)” unnecessarily in their scripts, so it’s time for a quick rant post. In years past, it was common to use “(CONT’D)” whenever a...
by Trevor Mayes | Dec 11, 2009 | General |
Today Hollywood is all aflutter with the release of the Black List for 2009. What is The Black List? If you’re an unproduced screenwriter, it’s a list that you want to be on. Here’s an excerpt from The Black List official web site: THE BLACK LIST is...
by Trevor Mayes | Dec 9, 2009 | Style, Transitions |
Often times, the trickiest part of screenwriting isn’t finishing your first draft — it’s paring the dang thing down to 115 pages or so! Every line becomes critical. It’s therefore key that we don’t use any superfluous transitions....
by Trevor Mayes | Dec 8, 2009 | Characters, Structure |
More Edgy Screenwriting In Part 2A of the Edgy Screenwriting series, I discussed why killing your hero is not a great idea for a spec script. But if you’re afflicted with the stubborn gene, and determined to kill your hero/protagonist anyway, this article...
by Trevor Mayes | Dec 6, 2009 | Characters, Movie Reviews |
I rented Angels & Demons the other night. I thought they did a nice job with the considerable challenges of adapting Dan Brown’s novel into a movie. But this post isn’t about that — it’s about the DVD extras. On the Angels & Demons DVD...
