Posts Tagged with ‘film’
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One question that will help you sell your script
03 Jul 2011What is the key question you need to ask to sell your script? The right question follows soon. First here's the wrong question.
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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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Pitching: What’s Love Got To Do With It?
08 Apr 2011Where do you fit the emotion into the cold hard-nosed job of pitching?
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Nothing beats the lessons of production
11 Mar 2011You can’t beat what you learn when your script actually goes in front of the camera. Check out Tom Williams’…
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Plan now for Cannes
09 Mar 2011Cannes is the biggie: a week at Cannes is worth a year at film school. And there's things you'll learn there that you'll never learn at school. But if you're going this year, you need to start preparing now. My biggest tip is this. Don't underestimate the value of the work you do during this time.
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How not to sell your script
14 Jan 2011Last night I got a call from a company who I’d bought from before. The previous time, I spent good…
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Writers’ Resolutions
30 Dec 2010Have you made a New Year’s Resolution? To start that script? Or finish it? To start selling the novel you…
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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…