screenwriting

Writing A TV Script

August 15, 2011

WHAT SHOW SHOULD I WRITE FOR MY SITCOM SPEC SCRIPT? HOW DOES A TV SITCOM WRITER GET AN AGENT? How To Write A TV Sitcom Pilot: Focus on Characters

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Serious Screenwriting: Tony Grisoni

August 15, 2011

Tony Grisoni (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, etc) discusses the importance of the ‘triangular’ writer-director-producer relationship, debunks the idea of the ‘auteur’s singular vision’, and describes his complex working relationship with the authors whose novels he adapts. Find more learning content on http://www.bafta.org

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Robert McKee: 10 Problems To Avoid With Dialogue In Screenplays

August 12, 2011

Robert McKee discusses 10 problems screenwriters should try to avoid when writing.

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Robert McKee – Example of bad screenwriting – Star Wars Episode III Revenge Of The Sith

August 12, 2011

Here’s a brief audio clip from Robert McKee’s Story, and then a clip from Star Wars Episode 3. An example a bad screenwriting. To be more specific, badly written dialogue.

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The Art of Screenwriting – Paul Haggis, Aziz Ansari

July 23, 2011

Plum TV caught up with screenwriters, Aziz Ansari, Paul Haggis and Ben Queen, at the 2011 Nantucket Film Festival. They each describe their writing process and the biggest challenges they face.

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Screenwriting 101: How to Write Action Blocks

July 21, 2011

One of the first errors I see when reading scripts by aspiring screenwriters is in the action blocks. An action block is a visual description of what you see as soon as you enter a scene. Before any dialogue is written, an action block must set up the situation, or at least the visual atmosphere [...]

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Tales from the Script: Advice for New Screenwriters

July 20, 2011

Some words of wisdom that aspiring screenwriters definitely need to hear…

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Inspiration: The Writing Spirit

July 18, 2011

To my fellow writers out there… here is some advice on how to unlock that powerful spirit within you, from which inspiration and literary magic is born.

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Making It As A Screenwriter: The Bouncer’s Code

July 4, 2011

An interestingly wise tip for screenwriters… In this third episode of Adrian Mead’s Screenwriter series, the gloves come off and the writer/director gets serious about the difference between hoping for something and getting out there and making it happen. Adrian’s former experience as a bouncer comes in handy as he lays down his no-nonsense principles [...]

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Screenwriting Lesson: Stuart Beattie

July 3, 2011

Here’s a 10-minute screenwriting lesson for ya! Click play on the video box below. Australian screenwriter Stuart Beattie is credited with having written the role no one ever thought they’d see Tom Cruise play: Vincent, the riveting homicidal hit man in Beattie’s original screenplay, Collateral, directed by Michael Mann (The Insider, Heat). After 15 years [...]

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