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What do script readers really think?
Whatever you do, be a friend to a script reader. They might be the one who gets your script to the desk of the one who can say yes. It’s thought that the names of script readers are kept secret by the movie studios. Is this because they’re so poorly paid or require unbiased opinions? [...]
Continue reading...Harry Potter is Star Wars
6. December 2008
Breaking down a screenplay It’s always good for a screenplay writer to break down other movies into bite sized chunks to see how they’re made; construction, scene breakdown and major points highlighted. Two of the best people for this are Blake Snyder (Book: Save The Cat Goes to the Movies, breaking down to beat sheets [...]
Continue reading...FiveSprockets™ Unveils New Features
12. November 2008
We visted FiveSprockets recently; an online screenplay writing package coupled through story development, pre, post and actual production until final distribution. They’ve updated their software today so if you haven’t taken a look yet, now is a good time. Certainly the front page looks more inviting and interesting, so I’ll go and give it a [...]
Continue reading...A Name Is Just A Name – Finding The Right Fictional Character Name
8. October 2008
I read this article and thought it might be of use to screenplay writers, so I reproduce it here, in full, with permission. By David B Silva Naming a fictional character can often be a challenge. For many writers, and I include myself in this group, your character really doesn’t come alive for you until [...]
Continue reading...Screenplays or novel writing?
3. October 2008
In a recent article we looked at what the top earning screenplay writers achieve for top script sales, including some which don’t get made into movies. Now we can see whether you’d be better off moving your writing skills in to the world of novels. Forbes magazine has just unveiled its top list of novel [...]
Continue reading...Screenplay verses deleted scenes
24. September 2008
I often wonder about deleted scenes. There’s a reason scenes are deleted – usually because they don’t fit in with the flow of the story or they just make the movie too long. Often they’re just not good enough. All screenplay writers should know to write too many scenes as the director is always going [...]
Continue reading...London Olympics 2012.
19. September 2008
Beijing was wonderful. I’ve already talked about how the opening and closing ceremonies were so well planned and produced, with movie scale budgets. I thought I’d write a piece about the closing ceremony, which was excellent. I thought I’d write a post about the wonderful British section, where they accepted the flag and then introduced [...]
Continue reading...Online distribution
16. September 2008
Stacey Parks wrote the excellent book, ‘The Insider’s Guide to Independent Film Distribution.’ She’s recognized as one of the indie film world’s most knowledgeable people when we talk about distribution, but the MeDeploy plan only surfaced after her last book, so I wonder what she thinks of this new service to aid indie film makers [...]
Continue reading...Screenwriter’s fees
13. September 2008
When you look over what the Writer’s Guild of America (WGA) say you should get for your screenplay at between $39,290 and $80,427 with another $26,495 to $43,875 for the treatment, you can look to screenplay writing as a good way to earn a more than reasonable living, providing you’re selling more than one a [...]
Continue reading...Should screenplay writers be on the set?
4. September 2008
Writers spend most of their time alone in a room with their computers. Writing. They rarely go outside to see if the weather has changed whilst writing to tight deadlines. What happens when a studio finally says yes to one of your screenplays and invites you to the filming of ‘your’ movie a year later. [...]
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