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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.
screencraft.orgSTART, EVERY TIME, WITH THIS INVIOLABLE RULE: THE SCENE MUST BE DRAMATIC. it must start because the hero HAS A PROBLEM, AND IT MUST CULMINATE WITH THE HERO FINDING HIM OR HERSELF EITHER THWARTED OR EDUCATED THAT ANOTHER WAY EXISTS
David Mamet • David Mamet Memo to "The Unit" Writing Staff
Glengarry Glen Ross
How’s tricks in the sticks,
Harold Pinter • The Short Plays of Harold Pinter
Mamet points out, as E. M. Forster did before him,8 that our only interest should be in what happens next.
John Yorke • Into The Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them
like any good crisis point it forces Michael to confront his earlier actions.
John Yorke • Into The Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them
Don’t drop a bollock, Charlie, she’s fond of saying,
Harold Pinter • The Short Plays of Harold Pinter
change is at the root of all drama,