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How to cut pages

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March 13, 2012 How-To, Scriptnotes, Transcribed

John and Craig turn from the pen to the knife to talk through the whys and hows of cutting pages — both the cosmetic trims and the deep cuts.

Your script is probably too long. Here’s how to fix that.

Craig also discusses his WGA seminar on surviving the feature film development process, and his vision for a screenwriters training program analogous to the well-regarded TV showrunners program. He drafts John to teach one segment.

The last few minutes degenerate into a conversation about Skyrim, Arkham City, American Idol and uxoricide. So, be forewarned.

From killing your darlings to killing your wife, all in this week’s Scriptnotes.

LINKS:

  • My earlier post on How to cut pages
  • Marriage in Skyrim
  • Intro: ABC’s Wide World of Sports
  • Outro: Hey Joe cover by Mark Galloway

You can download the episode here: AAC.

UPDATE 3-16-12: The transcript of this episode can be found here.

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