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Bryn Donovan compiled a broad list of facial expression descriptions that you can use for both action and dialogue. It’s worth noting you can find these types of associations in the phrases list of Master Writer software. For Bryn’s complete…
Have you ever wondered why so many horror movies are commercially successful? From what I can see, there are some common threads across the genre that allow horror films to consistently profit — low budgets, the absence of a big…
If you’re really, really smart, you don’t go into it. This is not for really, really smart people. You gotta be dumber than that if you wanna succeed in creative expression. You gotta be a little crazy. Richard Walter UCLA…
[pullquote align=”right” color=”#e65652″ class=”” cite=”” link=””]The Force Awakens extends beyond homage. Plot-wise, Awakens and A New Hope are cloudy reflections of each other.[/pullquote] The Force Awakens did a fantastic job paying homage to the original trilogy. I loved trying to…
Whether you like Max Landis or not, he’s a guy that has essentially been immersed in the industry since conception. He’s outspoken. He’s opinionated. He hurls so many damn darts that he’s guaranteed to cluster a bullseye every now and…
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Some people say that a script is a sketch for other artists to color in, that most of the work of rendering a story ought to be left to directors, actors, art departments, or others. I disagree. To me, a…
Screenwriting is about two things, imagining and communicating. The trouble is, people have a tendency to gloss over that latter part, and act like the reader is psychic. By and large, we’re not. We can’t envision anything unless it’s clearly…
[pullquote align=”right” color=”#e65652″ class=”” cite=”” link=””]In Hollywood, the story is king, and the story is driven by the main character.[/pullquote] Let’s admit it. Superhero stories are our modern versions of the Greek myths. We have larger than life characters coupled…
