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Discussing May/June With Andrew Shearer |
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 As screenwriters trying to make it in Hollywood, we already know reality bites. Only about five percent of all professional specs that go out sell these days. Audiences are watching movies on smaller and smaller screens with shorter and shorter attention spans. And the traffic out here makes our struggling lives all the more hellish. However, Phil Gladwin’s article Reality Bites: Writers Get Clever inspired me to look at how reality sucks in a newer, more positive light. Continue reading ... |
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The Silver Bullet Secret |
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| I can't help but feel that I've written about this subject before, or maybe it's | |
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The Circle of Life: Thematic Reflexivity in Narrative |
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Using a film's narrative to bring a character full circle is a well-known device. But the deep, thought-out details and motives that construct the perfect loop in a screenplay may go unappreciated. Columnist Robert Piluso takes an in-depth look at some of the more popular and easily recognizable stories that illustrate this "thematic reflexivity." |
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The Appeal Factor of Wu Ji/The Promise |
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I have a new movie to add to my favorites list: Wu Ji or, its English release title—The Promise. As I'm rather addicted to the AZN cable TV network,
the first time I saw the trailer for the film I sat up and took notice. "Ah
ha," I thought, "a romance/fantasy/adventure movie." Of course,
for me, the two key words are fantasy and adventure. |
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Losing Graciously |
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Columnist Sable Jak believes there's a right way and a wrong way to deal with rejection. Be careful which one you choose ... your screenwriting future could depend on it. |
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Whoa, Man ... Youre Writing Her All Wrong! |
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Columnist Robert Piluso helps writers avoid using common stereotypes when penning a strong female protagonist. |
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