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Tag Archives: Story
Is Message the Most Important Thing?
I ran across this Tweet this morning: @NYFA “That’s the most important thing for any movie. #Screenwriting is where the message is.” Hmm. Is message the most important thing? Over character? Story? Journey? Do we reduce a script to one particular … Continue reading
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Tagged Leni Riefenstahl, NYFA, Screenwriting, Story, Twitter, writing
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The Faces of They Live Among Us
Now, you’ll see why I’ve been so quiet. Meet the cast! The Faces of They Live Among Us.
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Tagged Blake Snyder, film, Hollywood, Save the Cat, Screenplay, screenplays, Screenwriting, Script, Script Chat, Story, story structure, writing
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My Way
My HRH blog-site has been terribly quiet; I’ve been throwing every ounce of energy into my web-series, which is scheduled to begin shooting October 7ish. At the TLAU blog-site, I’ve been writing about the world that I’ve created, and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Blake Snyder, development, film, Final Draft, Hollywood, Horror, rewrite, Save the Cat, Screenplay, screenplays, Screenwriting, Script, Script Chat, Stephen King, Story, story structure, Write On, writing
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ExecuSpeak – A Traveler’s Guide
Working your way through Hollywood is like traveling in a foreign land in which you do not speak the language. Babelfish is woefully behind the times in regard to ExecuSpeak; I’ve yet to find an Executive to English dictionary. Therefore, … Continue reading
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Tagged coverage, development, film, Hollywood, Horror, movies, Pitch, Screenplay, screenplays, Screenwriting, Script, Story, Studios, Theatre, Write On
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“We’ll Know When We Get There”
I was in the midst of wrapping up a very long day, when I ran across this little gem via Twitter. Proof again that John Hughes was a man among men. The following blog details a ten-year long pen pal … Continue reading
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Tagged Alison Byrne Fields, John Hughes, Pen pals, Story, writing
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Words, words, words
“What’s in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name, would smell as sweet.” – Romeo and Juliet, II, ii Words are a funny thing to me. Not only do I love them for their meaning, … Continue reading
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Tagged Cellar door, Ouroboros, Procrastination, rewrite, Screenwriting, Script, Script Chat, Shakespeare, Stephen King, Story, Tolkien, Words, Write On, writing
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Deep Thoughts
I’m in a bit of a creative frenzy, with deadlines on rewrites looming, and the desire to produce one of my shorts NOW. Also, I’m feeling silly. As I get ready to take a good look at my board, I … Continue reading
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Tagged evil children, film, Hollywood, Horror, movies, rewrite, screenplays, Screenwriting, Script, Stephen King, Story, story structure, writing
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Zen and the Art of Technical Writing
I read the Scoggins report last night; once again, I read a proclamation that the spec market is alive and well. Certainly specs are moving at a much more expedient clip than in the past few years… however, if you … Continue reading
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Tagged Aaron Sorkin, Blake Snyder, development, Final Draft, Hollywood, John Cleese, Lawrence Kasdan, movies, rewrite, Scoggins Report, Screenplay, screenplays, Screenwriting, Script, Spec Market, Story, story structure, Terry Gilliam, Write On, writing
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Extreme Screenwriting
Ah. The thrill of victory! If only. What we more often experience is the agony of defeat. Screenwriting is a sport – no doubt about it. It’s a marathon event; we sprint out a first draft… but that is not … Continue reading
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Tagged Blake Snyder, film, Final Draft, Hollywood, marathon, movies, Outliers, Rejection, rewrite, Robert McKee, Save the Cat, Screenplay, screenplays, Screenwriting, Script, Script Chat, Story, story structure, WGA, William Goldman, Write On, writing
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Two Years
It’s August 4th, again. It’s an emotional day for many of us. Two years ago today, Blake died. I had written a draft of this blog yesterday; in it, I detailed every second of that day – down to what … Continue reading
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Tagged Alvaro Rodriguez, Blake Snyder, film, Hollywood, movies, rewrite, Save the Cat, Screenplay, screenplays, Screenwriting, Script, Story, story structure, writing
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Wonder Princess
Oh, joy! It’s the weekend! That time when we play! This is how I’m playing: Four mile hike in the Hollywood Hills (commencing in T-minus eleven minutes) Pre-timing a script Preparing a production packet for Monday Knocking out draft one … Continue reading
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Tagged Blake Snyder, film, Hollywood, movies, rewrite, Save the Cat, Screenplay, screenplays, Screenwriting, Script, Script Chat, Story, story structure, Write On, writing
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Back to the Trenches
I’m diving back into production training, and have little time to spend tickling the keyboard, not to mention little focus and/or energy. Shit, I’m so tired that taking a shower seems an Herculean endeavor, and this morning, I couldn’t remember … Continue reading
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Tagged film, Hollywood, movies, Outliers, rewrite, Screenplay, screenplays, Screenwriting, Script, Story, story structure, writing
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A Lil Gem For You
Due to my Balls-out schedule over the next few weeks, the majority of my entries will be microblogs. Unless I get really pissed off over something. Today’s treat is a recent podcast from KCRW’s The Business. Scribes Robert Ben Garant … Continue reading
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Tea and Sympathy
“Years from now when you talk about this – and you will – be kind. ” A few months ago, I wrote about the necessity and the value of feedback; how crucial it can be to the writing process. I … Continue reading
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Tagged Doppelganger, film, Hollywood, Rejection, Screenplay, screenplays, Screenwriting, Script, Story, story structure, Tea and Sympathy, writing
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Zen and the Art of Scribal Maintenance
Update: Please check out my guest contribution at the Save the Cat! blogsite… A decade ago, I was planted firmly in the trenches of corporate America, toiling in a pimped-out office, and being sent on travel junkets in order to … Continue reading
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Tagged Hollywood, kaizen, neural rewiring, rewrite, Screenplay, screenplays, Screenwriting, Script, Script Chat, Slavery By Another Name, Story, Twitter, writing
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