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11 Laws of Great Storytelling
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| I discovered 11 Laws of Great Storytelling – trends that tend to exist in many of the most memorable stories of all time. Of course, creating unforgettable heroes and villains is an integral part of all the Laws and should always be in the forefront of your mind as a writer. |
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A Guide to Pitching Your Script
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| I'm often asked, "What's the right way to pitch an idea?" There aren't any mandatory rules. But the term, pitch , gives the mistaken impression that when the time comes for you to discuss your idea, you're supposed to suddenly start overtly selling the idea to the listener.
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Anatomy Of A Great Love Scene
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| Anyone that has ever engaged in a real-life love scene understands what makes a great on-screen moment… right? Actually, that’s about like saying if you speak English, you can jump on a Broadway stage and deliver a great performance of ‘Hamlet.’ The truth is that understanding the anatomy of a “Love Scene” can be much more elusive than enjoying one. |
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DEVELOPMENT FOR BEGINNERS:
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| When first entering a new career, it can be difficult to absorb all of the information. The sections below are designed to help you, the development beginner, understand the strange things D-people say, and prevent you from appearing to be a novice in the presence of your co-workers -- even if you are one. The following can also be used to keep your interns from asking the same dumb questions over and over again ("What do you mean, 'incoming'? or "What's 'tech avail' mean?")... No offense, interns. Everyone loves you - you give them free labor.
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DEVELOPMENT FOR BEGINNERS: part 2
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| Tracking may be one of the elements of development that seems the most elusive from the outside, but is actually one of the most simple. The term "tracking" literally refers to keeping track of the available material, including spec scripts and books that agents are going out with around town.
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DEVELOPMENT FOR BEGINNERS: part 3
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| One of the most important (and annoying) things you have to do as a development assistant, is be able to locate the agent of anyone your boss asks. This is not always as easy as it seems: people change agents frequently, are repped by some little law firm in Kentucky that no one has ever heard of, or (my favorite) are managed by his or her mom. |
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Establishing and Maintaining Mood
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| Here's something interesting: With a movie, the most important element is how it ends, because that's the last thing an audience sees before they walk out. Have an okay beginning and middle, but you've really got to wow them in the end, and they'll recommend it to their friends, family and chiropractor. |
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European Screenwriter's Manifesto
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| Stories are at the heart of humanity and are the repository of our diverse cultural heritage. They are told, retold and reinterpreted for new times by storytellers. Screenwriters are the storytellers of our time.
European writing talent should be trusted, encouraged and supported. The European film industries need to find ways to attract and keep its screenwriters in the cinema and in their craft......
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Hidden Structures in Great Stories and Their Enormous Power
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| When I speak of a great story, I mean stories or films that are critically acclaimed and generally acknowledged to be classics. I also mean bestsellers, box office successes, and stories that have lived for hundreds or even thousands of years. So I’m talking about stories like The Iliad and The Odyssey, The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter, The Godfather and The Silence of the Lambs, Batman and Superman, Milk and Charlie Wilson’s War, The Verdict, The Lion King, Groundhog Day, Shrek and Macbeth, plus the hundreds of other stories that fit into this category. |
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Incorporating Emotion into Plot
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| When characters share emotions with the audience, it deepens the experience of the story. Viewers are made available to the storyteller through emotion: writers seek an emotional connection with their audience the same way actors and directors do. |
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OPTIONS AND SALES - GETTING THE "I DO"
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| Playing the Hollywood game to get your script out there is like dating, hoping to find “the one” – which in this case looks like a big spec sale or a greenlight for production on your script. In this world as the writer, you are always the girl, waiting for them to call, for them to ask you out – or to ask for your hand in marriage. For some writers it is always the bridesmaid and never the bride when it comes to selling material. |
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