Monday, July 15, 2013

10 Screenwriting Tips

1) Ignoring film rules only works if you get to make all your movies on your own little island – McQuarrie

2) Explore concepts that allow you to create characters audiences have never seen before –
introduce unexpected characters into their screenplays, an easy way to turn stereotypes on their head. An african with a chinese name.

3) Don’t drop your reader into a blender in the first few minites. Pay a tremendous amount of attention to orienting your reader into your story.

5) CONFLICT ALERT –the best drama is packed with conflict. A character who wants something and a character who doesn’t want to give it to him. Now you have a sceane and many sceans for a story.

6) A CLEAR MYSTERY the audience can easily follow.

7) Characters should speak in their own unique voice  and own way.

8) Always think like an actor when writing characters – McQuarrie
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9) You must be smarter than the reader in the subject matter you’re writing about

10) When writing a group of characters, make sure to create dynamics WITHIN the group – They all have side friendships, people they like and dislike, histories, guys they trust and don’t trust. Here,

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