Posted on April 26, 2012 in Filmmaking 360, General Screenwriting, Structure | 1 Comment
What is at the heart of comedic writing? What makes a joke work? Why are some jokes not as funny the second time around? Read the article, I’m not going to explain it in this description!
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Posted on April 23, 2012 in Story, Structure | No Comments
Dan Harmon drives himself crazy writing the scripts for Community. As the series creator, he’s been hard at work studying story and looking for a common structure. Brian Raftery reports on Dan Harmon’s story philosophy and spends some time with this interesting individual.
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Posted on January 19, 2012 in Story, Structure | No Comments
James Strzelinski explores what he calls the “Mirror Moment” – the turning point of a character arc which has the lead metaphorically (or literally) looking in the mirror and reevaluating everything.
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Posted on June 14, 2011 in General Screenwriting, Structure | No Comments
It is a common saying that the first ten pages of your feature length screenplay are the most important. Here are 5 major rules you should observe to make your first ten as gripping as possible.
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Posted on August 23, 2010 in General Screenwriting, Structure | 1 Comment
Question: I have completed my screenplay, but I never wrote a treatment. I met a producer who wants to see a treatment only. Some people say a treatment should be three pages long, some say 12. Any advice?
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