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04
Jul
2009
Screenwriting Punctuation for Dummies  

6 hours ago by Monica

I’m a stickler for proper English grammar. I get really annoyed when people justify their horrible grammar with excuses, as though it’s snobby to use subject-verb agreement. It’s not. It’s our language. If you want use English to a professional end, you should have a level of mastery. I’ll admit it: ...

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How to Become a Screenwriter  

10 hours ago by Myles

Becoming a big shot Hollywood screenwriter is the dream of hundreds of thousands of people. Most will never take the necessary steps to become successful at it simply because they don’t see the profession as a craft. They see it as a way to get rich. Granted, there are many screenwriters who have ma ...

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5150 rocks!  

10 hours ago by michele

News from the screenwriting front. My screenplay made top 25% in the Page International Screenplay competition, with over 4300 entries, and scored 53/60 in the Script Savvy Competition. And two amazing screenwriters in the 5150 screenwriting workshop, led by screenwriter Max Adams, also took contest ...

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Simply Scripts  

12 hours ago by beau800

Do you write? If you don’t, I encourage you to start — be it a journal, or a blog. And I’m talking about writing more than just blurbs on your facebook page, or twitter. No, really put some thoughts on paper. It’s proven to be therapeutic for me, and I think it can prove to be that and so much more ...

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03
Jul
2009
Change of Venue  

1 day ago by Maura McHugh

The location of the Irish Playwrights and Screenwriters Guild's events on Thursday 9th July during the Galway Film Fleadh have been changed to the Entertainment Centre at the Radisson Hotel, Galway. Both the 10.30am presentation of the 2nd Annual ZeBBies Report, and the noon discussion with Irish Eq ...

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John August: Breaking Storytelling Conventions  

1 day ago by Earl Newton

MakingOf.com has an interview with John August about his screenwriting process. As always, John August demonstrates his knowledge of the craft by breaking down concepts into relatable terms, and sharing really original insight into the craft — no respun Syd Field here. Normally I’d embed the video h ...

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The Oversaturation of Narrative  

1 day ago by Penguin

The Guardian has an article by Paul Schrader ( Taxi Driver) on the Exhaustion of Narrative. Writers have always known there are a limited number of storylines. Christopher Booker’s Seven Basic Plots popularised the number seven, but others have argued for three, 20 and 36 basic plots - Rudyard Kipli ...

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Breaking Story: The Six Major Beats  

1 day ago by Monica

Generally, when people begin the outline process or look more specifically at the structure of any given script, they look closely at the six beats. In film school, it was explained to us that these are the major “tent pole” story points – the major points of story upon which you hang the rest of yo ...

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Screenwriter John August sits down in this ~2 hour interview...  

1 day ago

Screenwriter John August sits down in this ~2 hour interview chronicling his career and advice on screenwriting. He discusses Go, Big Fish, The Nines, and more. If you didn’t see his pilot The Remnants starring Ernie Hudson, Ze Frank and Justine Bateman you should also check that out. This massive v ...

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Give Us Your Ideas for Movies Screenwriting Interns  

1 day ago by issena

Interning 101. How to give away your fresh ideas to people who can tweak them, sell them and make cash. When they only offer YOU school credit and a sandwich twice a week. *sigh Too many people are already destroying classic movies *cough (Michael Bay). So I guess they’re looking to generation XYZ f ...

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