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Posts Tagged with ‘tip’

  • Want screenplay dialogue with sizzle – cut the ping-pong!

    12 Nov 2014

    Why does some screenplay dialogue sizzle while other lines end up like cold toast? Here’s one tip I picked up…

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  • Post-Christmas Tip: Everything counts

    02 Jan 2013

    Aiming to get a little writing done now that the holidays are over – or even a lot of writing…

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  • Six Things You Need To Know About Treatments

    03 Nov 2012

    If 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 2012

    There are a thousand myths about flashbacks in scripts. Some people say you shouldn’t ever write them. Some people say…

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  • Three Tips for Writing Treatments

    05 Feb 2012

    Writing a good, compelling, readable treatment is tough. It's difficult enough to write a script - but then to boil the whole thing down from 90+ pages to one or two...! However it's a crucial part of a screenwriter's job. Here are three of my top tips.

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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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  • Plan now for Cannes

    09 Mar 2011

    Cannes 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 2011

    Last night I got a call from a company who I’d bought from before. The previous time, I spent good…

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  • Planning to write over the holidays? Here’s a Christmas tip.

    22 Dec 2010

    Many writers put aside time to write over the holidays. It can be a great idea, and it can also…

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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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