Archive for the 'Words on the page' Category
- 05.02.08 Secret history of the Kleinhardt Gambit
- 04.16.08 Were I to seek examples of the subjunctive…
- 04.10.08 Northeaster
- 03.25.08 Rethinking motivation
- 03.10.08 How to explain quantum mechanics
- 02.22.08 Scripting a short film
- 02.21.08 When a character has two names
- 02.19.08 You know, like in that other movie
- 12.31.07 On horseshit, and the New York Times
- 12.22.07 Characters who are not yet important
- 12.10.07 Including the unknowable
- 12.04.07 Short answer sprint
- 12.02.07 Class dismissed
- 11.09.07 Using “we” in scene description
- 10.25.07 Pre-Lap
- 08.14.07 INT. BOOKSTORE, or something better?
- 06.12.07 Changes while directing
- 05.18.07 Should I write a novel or a script?
- 04.25.07 Make your introduction
- 04.16.07 How to introduce a character
- 03.21.07 TV in movies
- 02.26.07 Masturbating to Star Trek
- 02.09.07 Pause vs. beat
- 02.07.07 How to write dialogue
- 02.06.07 Trusting your audience
- 01.12.07 Scribble version, final version
- 01.10.07 Clarification on point one
- 01.09.07 How to write a scene
- 11.29.06 Retcon
- 11.13.06 High net-worth individuals
- 10.23.06 Using overheard dialogue
- 10.18.06 When characters have multiple names
- 04.12.06 Writing what can’t be shot
- 04.06.06 Of course grammar matters
- 03.18.06 What does “calling bullshit” actually mean?
- 01.27.06 The word escapes me
- 10.30.05 Four quadrants of screenwriting style
- 05.14.05 A movie by any other name
- 01.13.05 Character depth in a short film
- 12.24.04 Avoid clichés
- 12.16.04 Dialogue versus exposition
- 09.15.04 Four Seasons, Five Season or just some fancy hotel
- 08.16.04 American English and troublesome contractions
- 08.05.04 The challenge of writing good dialogue
- 07.16.04 Including illustrations with your screenplay
- 09.10.03 Writing for VFX
- 09.10.03 Avoiding cliches
- 09.10.03 Ad-libbing
- 09.10.03 Action writing
- 09.10.03 Drafts and revisions
- 09.10.03 Index cards
- 09.10.03 Over-editing
- 09.10.03 Ratio of pages to screen time
- 09.10.03 Do i have to write the courtroom scene?
- 09.10.03 Transitions
- 09.10.03 How long is a scene?
- 09.10.03 Camera angles and edits
- 09.10.03 More camera angles
- 09.10.03 Using CUT TO: