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The Unconventional Brilliance of “Rocky”
The Stuff of Legend In this age of stock plots and by-the-numbers stories, I thought it would be nice to look back at Rocky [Amazon | IMDB] -- a little spec script that broke the rules in 1976, became a box office sensation and won the Oscar for Best Picture. The...
Quick Fix of Creativity: Skhizein
If you need a quick fix of creativity for today, then look no further than Skhizein -- a highly original (some may even say Charlie Kaufmanesque) animated short by Jérémy Clapin.
Pocahontavatar
Halfhearted Spoiler Alert This article discusses the plot/structure of Avatar. However, since most of the joy of Avatar comes from the jaw-dropping visuals, it's unlikely reading this article prior to seeing the movie will have any spoiling effect. Consider yourself...
The Question Of Writing For Free
One of my screenwriter friends in particular needs to read this article. You know who you are. 🙂 It 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...
A Bold New Year
“Whatever you do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius and power and magic in it.” - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe A Bold New Year 2010. A new year. A new decade. A new chance to write and sell a screenplay or otherwise break into Hollywood. But in this new...
Bitter Nugget of Gold
The Bitter Script Reader One of the blogs I follow is The Bitter Script Reader. He offers some great insight into why screenplays work and don't work, as well as a glimpse into the mindset of a current Hollywood script reader. Occasionally he'll offhandedly offer a...
All that you see or seem…
I had no idea the extent to which green screen was being used in television. I knew they obviously needed it for hangar bay shots and such on sci-fi shows like Battlestar Galactica. But the technology is so widely available and economical now that they're even using...
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Time is Running Out! If you have a script that's ready for a final polish or assessment, there's only 3 days left to take advantage of Scriptwrecked's December savings. All services are 50% off for a limited time only. There are currently four options to choose from...
Sunday Pop Quiz
Sunday Pop Quiz There are at least seven ways to improve the following short script excerpt. Can you find them all? [scrippet] INT. PATRICIA'S HOUSE - UPSTAIRS - BEDROOM - DAY Patricia is sitting at her computer. She looks at her monitor, then angrily KNOCKS on it....
5 of the Best Movies You’ve Never Seen
I racked my brain for something to give all of you as a belated Festivus gift. Gems? Greeting cards? Flying monkeys? And finally it occurred to me -- movies! So, I'm going to tell you about... 5 of the Best Movies You've Never Seen Obviously the term "best movie" is...
Bad Parking and Screenwriting
"If a job is worth doing, it's worth doing well." - Proverb Holiday Hypothesis Today I was out and about (or as my Canadian friends would say -- "oat in a boat"), doing my usual last minute holiday shopping (God bless the inventor of gift certificates). When I arrived...
Are your slug lines naked?
What's a slug line? It's another way of saying "shot heading" or "scene heading." What's a naked slug line? A naked slug line is a scene heading that has no direction below it -- only dialogue. It's considered bad form to jump directly into dialogue without first...