Screenplay Story & Theme: Making Movies About One Thing

17th Jun, 12

By Stanley D. Williams, movieoutline.com This article will introduce you to the single most important concept if your movie story is to connect with mainstream audiences. It’s an idea that has been in use since the first stories were told around a campfire, and today it is explicitly or implicitly embraced by every successful Hollywood

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The 22 rules of storytelling, according to Pixar (by io9.com)

16th Jun, 12

On Twitter, Pixar storyboard artist Emma Coats has compiled nuggets of narrative wisdom she’s received working for the animation studio over the years. It’s some sage stuff, although there’s nothing here about defending yourself from your childhood toys when they inevitably come to life with murder in their hearts. A truly glaring omission. #1: You

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Your Protagonist: Three Keys (by thescriptlab.com)

14th Jun, 12

I’ve always said that a good story is about an interesting somebody, who wants something badly, and is having trouble getting it. The “wanting something” is the objective and the “having trouble getting it” are the obstacles along the way, but none of that matters if we don’t care about that “somebody” – your protagonist.

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One of the greatest screenwriting books.

7th Jun, 12
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How often should a director read his/her script?

4th Jan, 11

By Patrick Tucker, copied from RAINDANCE.ORG How often should you read your script?  9 times, as the books recommend?   Actually, most of us just read the script ONCE. 1: Read the script. Take notes as you go, and at the end of the reading, write out your instant phrase that sums up what the script/episode

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