Posts Tagged with ‘film’
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3 Ways to Make Sure Your Script Stands Out
09 Jan 2013Despite what most writers think, most scripts fail to sell not because they are too different, but because they are…
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Six Things You Need To Know About Treatments
03 Nov 2012If you want to write for film or TV, then treatments, outlines, synopses (the terms are interchangeable in the industry) are something you have to get good at. And to write good treatments there are six things you'll need to know.
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Give your flashbacks the kiss of life
09 Jul 2012There are a thousand myths about flashbacks in scripts. Some people say you shouldn’t ever write them. Some people say…
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Why do some scripts sell, and some don’t?
14 Jan 2012Many people ask me if they should learn about selling and pitching scripts before they start writing, or after they’ve…
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Good movie? Where did it come from?
11 Jan 2012Cameron wants us to make blockbusters. David Cameron, that is, not James. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9006675/Ken-Loach-pouring-lottery-money-into-blockbusters-is-a-travesty.html Speaking as a film director, and director…
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How to land a top star and the BBC with one treatment
13 Sep 2011Most people hate writing treatments. Not me, I love them. This is how I used a treatment to hook a top star comedian and the BBC in just five pages - and how you can too.
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Want to succeed? Maybe do the opposite.
30 Aug 2011Have you heard of Kelly Marcel? If not yet, you soon will. You'll probably, if you're like me, be deeply and painfully jealous. And something she said recently might teach us something important.
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How long should your treatment be?
25 Aug 2011I've been running my Exciting Treatments workshop for over ten years now, and one of the first questions I'm asked is alway, How long is a treatment supposed to be?
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Just one trick for screenwriting success
16 Aug 2011How can the most successful video on YouTube help you find screenwriting success?
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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…
