Posts Tagged with ‘character’
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If you want to sell your script, don’t get stuck on the bridge
26 Jul 2011IS YOUR SCRIPT STUCK ON THE BRIDGE? Back from holiday, I’ve been thinking about a massive underpublicised reason why far…
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Why do we call them Screen – Plays?
03 Jun 2011Want your script to stand out from the crowd? Want it to be read from cover to cover and passed…
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A Clever, Sneaky Way To Hide Exposition
26 May 2011The ability to handle exposition really sorts the professionals from the wannabes, and I'm going to share one of my top exposition techniques with you here.
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Write as a Professional
17 May 2011I'm busy planning the Euroscript Professional Screenwriting Mini-Summer School (June 24-26), which is devoted to helping TV and cinema screenwriters develop their skills to a higher professional level - and I've been asking myself: what is it that makes the difference between a professional script and one that isn't?
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Canaletto, Gaugin, Cezanne, Dickens and Screenwriting
26 Jan 2011I managed to get to three of the biggest exhibitions in town this January – Canaletto, Gaugin, Cezanne – and…
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Ways to be a Great Writer: #3
14 Dec 2010Today we have an attribute that I didn’t recognise for a long time. When great artists of all kinds are…
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Wave Your Wooden Leg
02 Dec 2010Here’s a screenwriting tip that will make your life so much easier. And before I get to it, just a…
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It’s not just about 10,000 hours!
05 Nov 2010Michael Gladwell’s book Outliers has made famous the psychological research into what can make you or me an outstanding success…
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The Kindest Cut
07 Oct 2010Here's a tip that will work for just about every script, novel, short story, short film, movie or TV series.
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How to make a drama out of a story
20 Sep 2010Having a problem writing a drama script? Do you find it's full of wonderful character development but somehow it just doesn't come together? Or you like it but your story isn't getting across to the people who read it?
