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People often write scripts or make films because they want to say something and share their love of an idea. Sharing that with too many people before completion may mean they feel it’s mission accomplished and they take their foot
Tim Clague • The UK Scriptwriters Survival Handbook: or How to Earn an Actual Living as a Writer
there are seven basic plots running through human history: overcoming the monster (think Beowulf or Jaws); rags to riches; the quest; voyage and return; comedy; tragedy; and rebirth. The Irish playwright Denis Johnston identified eight: unrecognised virtue; fatal flaw; debt that must be paid; love triangle; spider and the fly; boy meets girl plus o
... See moreLouise Willder • Blurb Your Enthusiasm: A Cracking Compendium of Book Blurbs, Writing Tips, Literary Folklore and Publishing Secrets
everything you see on the screen in a movie is a combination of the writer’s intent, the producer’s decision to make it real, the director’s sensitivity to the overall purpose of the proposed project, and the various performers’ abilities to support the entire effort. In other words, what you see on the screen is the final expression of a great dea
... See moreRobert Scheinfeld • Busting Loose From the Money Game
At this point, all I had was a heist idea with watches as the MacGuffin. Also, and this is important to my process, I had yet to write anything down. This was all just swirling around in my head.