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Yoav Shtibelman: August 2013
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Friday, August 23, 2013. How to come up with stories. A year ago we had to come up with a few ideas for our pre-production class to create our short film. I mush say that it was quite a challenge! 1 Clarity - it's important that the audience will be able to understand everything you are trying to. Simplicity - some of the most interesting stories sometimes are the most simple ones. It doesn't need to have a huge arc or a complex structure. 3 Emotional connection - if. 5 Unpredictable ending / avoiding.
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Diary Of A Screenwriter: Alex Jacobs: On Writing ‘Point Blank’
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Diary Of A Screenwriter. Notes on Writing for Film. Thursday, 11 June 2015. Alex Jacobs: On Writing ‘Point Blank’. Point Blank (Directed by John Boorman). Based on Donald E. Westlake’s pulp crime novel The Hunter. Written under the pen-name Richard Stark, John Boorman’s Point Blank. In the following extract from an interview first published in. Alex Jacobs discusses the process of adapting Westlake’s novel, the conflicts involved in getting the script to screen, and his approach to screenwriting. You can...
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Diary Of A Screenwriter: Stanley Kubrick: Thoughts On Narrative
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Diary Of A Screenwriter. Notes on Writing for Film. Wednesday, 9 October 2013. Stanley Kubrick: Thoughts On Narrative. 2001: A Space Odyssey (Directed by Stanley Kubrick). Kubrick’s ideas on cinematic narrative seem to have been formed at an early stage, as far back as 1960, where he summed up his approach:. The way Kubrick reduced 2001: A Space Odyssey. On release in 1968, Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odysse. Y polarized critical and public opinion. Many of its admirers considered it a prophetic ...
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Diary Of A Screenwriter: Paul Schrader on ‘Light Sleeper’
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Diary Of A Screenwriter. Notes on Writing for Film. Monday, 13 July 2015. Paul Schrader on ‘Light Sleeper’. Light Sleeper (Directed by Paul Schrader). Willem Dafoe anchors the film with an excellent performance. Travis Bickle’s hair-trigger charm, his desperation to please, ages here into the quiet pain, the persistent feeling of melancholy which lies just beneath LeTour’s affable exterior. Scott Macaulay spoke with Paul Schrader for Filmmaker. Magazine just before the film’s New York opening:. PS: The A...
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Character Desires vs. Character Goals - The Writersaurus
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Character Desires vs. Character Goals. August 9, 2015. Bull; 2 Comments. Character Desires versus Character Goals. The difference between a character with a desire and a character with a goal is the difference between a passive character and an active (read: more interesting) character. Characters without goals are naturally more passive they don’t specifically know what they need to do, so they don’t do anything at all. Character motivation and writer’s block. So what happens next? Write a single senten...
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How and Why Dramatica is Different from Six Other Story Paradigms - Story Theory - Dramatica
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The Next Chapter in Story Development. How and Why Dramatica is Different from Six Other Story Paradigms. I spent nearly sixteen years avoiding reading anything of substance by (Hollywood) story theorists such as Syd Field, John Truby, Christopher Vogler, Robert McKee and others. As co-creator of the Dramatica theory of story, I didn't want to influence my development of Dramatica so I avoided direct interaction with competing theories. SYD FIELD: I watched Syd Field's video, "Screenwriting Workshop....
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The Writersaurus - Page 2 of 13 - Adventures in Writing, Editing, and Publishing
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NaNoWriMo Boot Camp: Why Write? October 9, 2016. Bull; 2 Comments. Once again, NaNoWriMo fast approaches. Whether you’re a newbie or a seasoned veteran, I aim to help you get the best experience as possible with my NaNoWriMo Boot Camp. I myself won’t be participating this year; I will traveling to…. Read more →. Style Sheets for Writers. August 11, 2016. Bull; 2 Comments. 8221; What is a Style Sheet? A style sheet is a document…. Read more →. Why Five-Star Reviews Hurt Your Book Sales. July 13, 2016.
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writing resources Archives - The Writersaurus
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NaNoWriMo Boot Camp: Writing Prompts and Where to Find Them. October 12, 2016. Bull; 0 Comments. Click here to see all the posts in the NaNoWriMo Boot Camp Series. In the last NaNoWriMo Boot Camp session, I gave you five story starters to help you develop your story idea. Today we’re going to talk about writing prompts.…. Read more →. The 4 Best Writing Podcasts. July 31, 2015. Bull; 0 Comments. Read more →. Comicon Reading List for Writers. June 4, 2015. Bull; 0 Comments. Read more →. May 22, 2015.
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Yoav Shtibelman: How to come up with stories...
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Friday, August 23, 2013. How to come up with stories. A year ago we had to come up with a few ideas for our pre-production class to create our short film. I mush say that it was quite a challenge! 1 Clarity - it's important that the audience will be able to understand everything you are trying to. Simplicity - some of the most interesting stories sometimes are the most simple ones. It doesn't need to have a huge arc or a complex structure. 3 Emotional connection - if. 5 Unpredictable ending / avoiding.
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