Script Perfection
Improve your format & style and get ready to write 'FADE IN'.
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10 Red Flags of The Amateur Script (1)
When you read a ton of scripts, patterns start emerging. Little things occur here and there that indicate you’re dealing…
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Video: Judith Weston on Conflict
When a loyal reader of The Story Department recommends we should publish something by Judith Weston, I listen. Here Judith…
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Interview: Kaplan on Comedy (1)
Soon after speaking with Steve Kaplan, first on Twitter and later here in Sydney, I became a fan. Although comedy…
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23 Reasons For Close-Ups
To conclude our series on Cinematic Storytelling, last week Mystery Man examined the origins of and opinions about close-ups. Today,…
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Cinematic Storytelling (9)
Sheila O’Malley’s post on a close-up of Bud White in L.A. Confidential reminded us that characters with dimensions, with varying inner conflicts…
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Cinematic Storytelling (8)
Here’s a scene from a script by our good friend Pat who participated in almost every study on our blog.…