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Posts Tagged with ‘film’

  • Want help adapting a book for screen?

    31 Jan 2024

    HELP ADAPTING This week I have two new resources for you if you want help adapting a book for film…

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  • 7 best snow movies

    23 Dec 2021

    BEST SNOW MOVIES I can’t guarantee a White Christmas, but we can slump in front of the TV to watch…

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  • Oy veh! Jewface casting?

    17 Dec 2021

    JEWFACE CASTING There was a massive fuss this autumn when a major Hollywood movie came out. A white actor played…

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  • Why most people are crap at persuading

    22 May 2020

    GETTING GOOD AT PERSUADING This message was intended solely for writers and film-makers, until I realised that pitching and persuading…

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  • Are writing courses worth it?

    23 May 2019

    Are writing courses worth it? The world seems to be full of courses offering to teach you how to write.…

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  • How the gurus who teach “show don’t tell” could ruin your treatment

    09 Nov 2016

    All screenwriting gurus teach “Show don’t tell” – it’s one of the few things they all agree on. How can…

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  • Use the Bake Off rule to improve your scripts

    19 Aug 2014

    Bake Off is back. But is there something we can learn from the series’ success? Aside from how to bake a…

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  • Screenplay reality bites… avoiding the reality kiss of death

    18 Jun 2014

    Which is the greater problem with a screenplay, reality or lack of it? Tim Crouch has a very interesting article…

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  • 8 ways to make your characters come vividly to life

    14 Jun 2013

    To create living, interesting characters, you need to draw on your experience of life, and add to it. Or to put it another way, bring us your unique take on people. Here are 8 ways to help you do exactly that.

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  • Four simple steps for writing a gripping treatment

    06 Feb 2013

    Do you find it difficult to structure a treatment so that it grips the reader as strongly as the full…

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