Posts Tagged with ‘story’
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The biggest synopsis mistake that writers make
11 Feb 2015THE BIGGEST SYNOPSIS MISTAKE I see hundreds of treatments and synopses and most have clearly been slaved over by their…
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The Story of Structure: Creating Story Legs part 2
11 Jun 2014The concluding part from guest blogger Yvonne Grace on story structure for TV series and serials, Creating Story Legs. Yvonne…
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The Structure of Story. Creating Story Legs Part 1
09 Jun 2014Today we have the first of a fascinating two-part post by guest blogger Yvonne Grace on story structure for TV…
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What the World Cup taught me about screenwriting
04 Jun 2014I have to confess: much of what I know about life, let alone screenwriting, has come from football, and in…
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How to make your script editor-friendly
19 Aug 2013A big welcome to experienced producer, script-editor and writer Yvonne Grace, who drops in from Scriptadvice.com to talk about the…
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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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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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Want to enjoy writing treatments – find your voice
04 Feb 2011It's true screenplays don't offer a great variety of style or voice - but that doesn't apply to treatments, synopses and outlines. There are far fewer style rules for such outlines of your story.
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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…
