by Trevor Mayes | Aug 20, 2014 | Formatting, Scene Headings, Screenwriting Basics, Style |
Comma Chameleon Commas are great. I’m a fan. Without them, misunderstandings abound… But why are so many commas turning up in scene headings these days? Did I miss the memo? Let’s clarify what I’m talking about. It’s the use of commas in...
by Trevor Mayes | Apr 15, 2014 | Dialogue, Formatting, Quick Screenwriting Tips |
Never end a dialogue block with a parenthetical. I’ve been seeing this kind of thing a lot lately in the amateur scripts I’ve been reading: DEMON You think that puny gun can kill me? (laughs) If you need to indicate an action that follows a block of...
by Trevor Mayes | Feb 4, 2014 | Formatting, Industry Advice, Modern Craft |
Recap This series takes a look at current trends in screenwriting and screenplay formatting, by examining the 2013 Black List scripts. In Part 1, I investigated the page count stats. In Part 2, I examined the use of bold and underlined scene headings. In Part 3, I...
by Trevor Mayes | Jan 22, 2014 | Formatting, Industry Advice, Modern Craft, The Black List |
Recap This series takes a look at current trends in screenwriting and screenplay formatting, by examining the 2013 Black List scripts. In Part 1, I investigated the page count stats. In Part 2, I examined the use of bold and underlined scene headings. The Black List...
by Trevor Mayes | Jan 14, 2014 | Formatting, Industry Advice, Modern Craft, The Black List |
Recap This series takes a look at current trends in screenwriting and screenplay formatting, by examining the Black List scripts. In Part 1, I investigated the page count stats for all of the 2013 Black List scripts. The Black List 2013 – Part 2: Bold and...
by Trevor Mayes | Aug 27, 2011 | Formatting, William Akers |
What the eff? So I was happily writing an article about common mistakes people make on the first page of their script, when I recalled a suggestion by William M. Akers, that I’d previously written about. In his great book, “Your Screenplay Sucks! 100 ways...
