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Posts Tagged with ‘script’

  • Why do we call them Screen – Plays?

    03 Jun 2011

    Want 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 2011

    The 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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  • Modelling for Writers (not like Naomi Campbell)

    15 Mar 2011

    Few books on writing ever deal with the mental game of writing, but getting your mental game right is crucial. Today's post gives you one of the most powerful and far-reaching tools I've discovered for getting better at anything.

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  • Nothing beats the lessons of production

    11 Mar 2011

    You can’t beat what you learn when your script actually goes in front of the camera. Check out Tom Williams’…

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  • Wave Your Wooden Leg

    02 Dec 2010

    Here’s a screenwriting tip that will make your life so much easier. And before I get to it, just a…

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  • Ways to be a Great Writer: #2

    22 Nov 2010

    No writer can survive without it. It's that crucial device that sits just between your ears and tells you when you're coming up with crap.

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  • How to be a screenwriting success – Not just 10,000 hours part 2

    15 Nov 2010

    All great artists – writers, film-makers, musicians, etc – think outside the box. They learn the rules, and then they learn to master them and break them. They break them so effectively that they make new rules for others to keep.

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  • Tips from Linda Aronson

    12 Nov 2010

    It was great seeing so many people last night at Euroscript for the conversation I had with Linda Aronson (writer…

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  • How to create a great structure – and avoid the decoration

    31 Mar 2010

    Don't get hung up on the Acts and Pinch Points, and don't ignore them either. The structure of your script is how you tell your story in the most enthralling way...

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  • Writing Treatments – Get Out Of First Gear

    20 Jan 2010

    Treatments are essential both for developing and for marketing your scripts - and yet many good screenwriters fail to write good treatments. It took me a long time to realise why.

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