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THE ART OF PROBLEM SOLVING 5 Jul 2013 | 11:49 am
Buy @ WritersStore.com A few weeks ago, during one of my screenwriting workshops, a student turned in pages from her screenplay with a worried and concerned expression on her face. I didn’t say anyth...
Q&A With Syd Field 5 Jul 2013 | 04:57 am
Partial re-post of the interview from The Writers Store, click to read the full interview How much thought do you think writers should invest in terms of tracking the broad strokes of the protagonist...
Evolution/Revolution 5 Jul 2013 | 04:56 am
In all my screenwriting courses and workshops around the world, I’ve read thousands and thousands of screenplays. Exactly how many, I really don’t know. I lost count many years ago. But no matter what...
Syd Field’s Check Points For Writing A Better Screenplay 5 Jul 2013 | 04:55 am
Check to: Make sure your characters and story are set up within the first ten pages. Did you introduce your main character(s), establish the dramatic premise, and indicate the dramatic situation, the...
THE ART OF PITCHING 5 Jul 2013 | 04:51 am
Make no mistake; pitching is an art. Every screenplay begins with an idea and if you want to write a screenplay based on your idea, then the chances are you’re going to have to pitch it to someone; it...
THE PARADIGM WORKSHEET 5 Jul 2013 | 04:48 am
Buy @ WritersStore.com Listen to “The Paradigm: A Brief Introduction” “Screenplays are structure.” – William Goldman Dramatic structure is the foundation of screenwriting. The word itself means “...
Annie Hall: A Nervous Romance 5 Jul 2013 | 04:46 am
A few weeks ago, I happened to see Annie Hall on television. I still think it’s one of the funniest movies I have ever seen. The structure itself is unique; from the first minute of the opening monolo...
Michelangelo Antonioni & La Notte 5 Jul 2013 | 04:45 am
On September 29th, the great Italian filmmaker Michelangelo Antonioni celebrates his 90th birthday. His universally acclaimed films, L’Avventura, La Notte, Red Desert, L’Eclisse, Blow Up, Zabriski Poi...
Magnolia: an appreciation 5 Jul 2013 | 04:43 am
Screenwriting is a craft that occasionally rises to the level of an art. An art because there are times when it taps directly into the human heart, transcending time, place, language and culture. A cr...
Pulp Fiction 5 Jul 2013 | 01:30 am
Shortly after the publication of my book, Four Screenplays in the mid-nineties, I was invited to speak at a screenwriting seminar at the Mill Valley Film Festival. Mill Valley is a dedicated, intimate...
