Writing
by Natasha Wiscombe · updated 2mo ago
Writing
David Mamet Memo to "The Unit" Writing Staff
David Mamet's memo provides guidelines for the writing staff of the TV show "The Unit" regarding the importance of drama, storytelling, and creating engaging scenes that advance the plot.
by David Mamet
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Work backwards from the emotion you're trying to create in the reader. Then let the structure follow.
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- As John Lasseter likes to say, ‘our films don’t get finished, they just get released.’” – Pete Docter, Pixar (source)
from TWN Issue 15: Embracing a "Fractal Bud" in Knowledge
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“I know a lot of people who make things who don’t stand proudly by their stuff, I don’t know if they’re too cool or they don’t want to look thirsty, but they’ll put a song out once on their stories — and that’s it.
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You went through something. You figured something out in a structured format. You recorded it. Not just one take. Parts and parts.Natasha Wiscombe added 4mo ago
Shower thought: Normal behavior is forgotten. Only weird behavior survives. Nobody tells stories of when you did the expected — they only tell stories when you did the unexpected. Normal behavior costs nothing in the short term — but it disappears into the abyss. Unconventional behavior costs a social price in the short term — but the actions... See moreNatasha Wiscombe added 4mo ago
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