by Trevor Mayes | Nov 10, 2009 | Loglines, Movie Titles, My Experiences |
Earlier this year, Blake Snyder held a contest that asked people to take a well-known movie title and change just one letter to come up with a funny new concept and logline. A couple of examples: THE HEN COMMANDMENTS A meek Idaho chicken, on the verge of being...
by Trevor Mayes | Nov 9, 2009 | Characters, My Experiences |
In Respecting The Antagonist: Part 1, I covered the basics of the Antagonist and his function in a screenplay — as discussed in Bill Boyle’s speech at the Alameda Writer’s Group over the weekend. In Part 2 today, I’ll be paraphrasing the parts...
by Trevor Mayes | Nov 8, 2009 | Characters, My Experiences |
Today I went to the Alameda’s Writer’s Group’s monthly open meeting in Los Angeles, where I took in a great speech that Bill Boyle was giving called: “Respecting The Antagonist.” In this first half of a two-part article, I thought...
by Trevor Mayes | Nov 6, 2009 | Characters, Dialogue, Scenes, Style |
There’s an old adage in screenwriting — show, don’t tell. If there’s a key character trait, event, or setting that the audience needs to know about, provide that information visually. Why? Humans are visual — we learn things more quickly...
by Trevor Mayes | Nov 5, 2009 | Industry Advice, Michele Wallerstein |
Today’s article comes courtesy of Michele Wallerstein — a highly respected screenplay, novel and career consultant. Her specialty is helping writers get their work into shape so it is marketable for the Hollywood community and/or publishing world. I first...
