by Trevor Mayes | Nov 24, 2009 | Structure |
My what? Your inciting incident. You know — your story catalyst; your protagonist’s call to action / adventure. As Robert McGee writes in his fantastic book, Story: Substance, Structure, Style and The Principles of Screenwriting: The INCITING INCIDENT...
by Trevor Mayes | Nov 23, 2009 | Dialogue, Formatting, Style |
First, what are they? Parentheticals, or actor/character directions, or “wrylies,” are those little descriptions that sometimes appear after a character’s name, in dialogue blocks, to spell out tone, intent or action. In the poorly written example...
by Trevor Mayes | Nov 21, 2009 | General |
Caption Contest Recently a contest was held to come up with a caption for the following image from Terry Border’s new book: Bent Objects: The Secret Life of Everyday Things There were the standard lines and puns submitted: “We need to stop getting fried so...
by Trevor Mayes | Nov 20, 2009 | Style |
Some Definitions A spec script is a screenplay that’s written “on speculation.” That is, you, the screenwriter, write the script without any development contract or promise of payment in place, in the hopes of getting it optioned, sold, or gaining...
by Trevor Mayes | Nov 19, 2009 | My Experiences |
Recap A couple of weeks ago I wrote an article about my experience in the first round of the Creative Screenwriting Cyberspace Open writing tournament. After spending a weekend crafting a decent five page scene, I had made it to the quarterfinals. Round Two I was...
