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It Depends – The Business Side of Script Formatting
Screenplays have evolved their own unique, quirky format that from an outside the industry viewpoint might seem very odd and nonsensical. But, there are some things that still have meaning within the screenplay life that, if done wrong or forgotten about, can make it...
read moreTools of the Trade: What Makes Me Tick?
What makes me tick? by Jessica Brown Let’s find out. Do you have a solid and effective character development process that makes developing your plot, theme, conflict and world easier? Start with character. When I first started studying screenwriting and...
read moreKill the Dog, The First Book on Screenwriting to Tell You the Truth by Paul Guyot (2023) Review by Beverly Nault with an assist from Jessica Brown
Kill the Dog, The First Book on Screenwriting to Tell You the Truth by Paul Guyot (2023) Review by Beverly Nault with an assist from Jessica Brown Guyot (gee-yoh) has penned a chart-climbing throwdown aimed at a previous book on screenwriting, Save the Cat!: The Last...
read moreTools of the Trade: Taking My Writing On The Road
Taking My Writing On The Road by Jessica Brown “I was surprised, as always, by how easy the act of leaving was, and how good it felt.” - Jack Kerouac “I wasn’t surprised, as always, by how easy the act of writing is while traveling and how good it felt.” - Jessica...
read moreVizzini said, “Go back to the beginning.”
Vizzini said, “Go back to the beginning.” by Bill True - Writer and Head of Dramatic Writing at the Scottsdale School of Film+Theatre It’s one of my favorite moments in the immortal The Princess Bride. [note: if you haven’t seen The Princess Bride yet, what is wrong...
read moreCinematic Storytelling® The 100 Most Powerful Film Conventions Every Filmmaker Must Know by Jennifer Van Sijll
Cinematic Storytelling® The 100 Most Powerful Film Conventions Every Filmmaker Must Know by Jennifer Van Sijll Review by Beverly Nault Part how-to for directors and filmmakers, part encyclopedia for screenwriters, Van Sijll’s trademark niche, “visual literacy,” is now...
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