Archive for the ‘Technique’ Category
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How do writers come up with character names for their scripts?
13 Jan 2014Could you do more when it comes to naming characters in your scripts? Top of my list of faults are names that are bland, cliché, too similar, or just plain wrong. But how do the top writers do it?
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Can porn be art? How do you write sex and do it well?
06 Dec 2013The Shunga exhibition of Japanese pornography made me ask if porn can be art - and if so, how do you write a good sex scene? Then the answer hit me.
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How to write a script report, and why it’s good for your writing
16 Nov 2013Check out this excellent article by the always excellent Lucy V. Hay. Right on the money. I’d add three things,…
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How to express yourself without killing your screenwriting career
08 Nov 2013There's a phrase that's popular among writing courses at the moment - we're all expected to "express ourselves". Self-expression is the thing. And it certainly is, if you want to kill your career stone dead. This article tells you how to deal with big issues and get away with it.
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12 essentials for writing a film or TV treatment
24 Oct 2013Writing a treatment for a screen story is one of the most difficult forms of writing there is. I know,…
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Two simple ways to add power to your pitching
10 Sep 2013If you want to pitch with power, here are two powerful ingredients that are often forgotten by script gurus although they are used to powerful effect in almost every successful TV drama or cinema film.
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How to ask experts to help research your script
29 Aug 2013Whatever your story, it's well worth spending a little time and effort speaking to the best experts in the area - from divorce to the side-effects of digitalis. Their knowledge can solve plot problems, enrich characters, generate dialogue and create unexpected twists. But how do you get them on your side?
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How to make your script editor-friendly
19 Aug 2013A big welcome to experienced producer, script-editor and writer Yvonne Grace, who drops in from Scriptadvice.com to talk about the…
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If you want to write for cinema, learn to multi-task
13 Aug 2013TO WRITE FOR CINEMA, MULTI-TASK Everything in a well-constructed cinema script carries out two, three or even more tasks. There’s…
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6 techniques for making your writing visual
10 Jul 2013Good visual writing puts pictures in the head of the reader without them realising you're doing it. Here are 8 ways of doing exactly that.
