LAB: THE LOGLINE LAB A Two Hour Lab with Screenwriter Max Adams: LAB SUBJECT: The Logline LAB DATES: 11.05.22 LAB TIME: 8 PM EST LAB FEE: $59.00 || LAB LOCATION: The is an online Zoom lab :::REGISTER FOR THE NOVEMBER LAB::: Schedule: FIRST HOUR: 45 Minute...
DISCOMFORT DISCOMFORT — I really enjoy Mark Wildman’s clips and I’ve always believed this particular clip, about becoming comfortable with being uncomfortable, has a lot of carry over into writing. Writing’s not easy. Not the kind of writing we’re doing at any rate,...
GOAL VS TASK GOAL VS TASK One thing to keep in mind plotting a story is that there is a difference between a primary story goal and tasks protagonists undertake to achieve the primary story goal. For example, looking at the film The Blues Brothers, (1980 starring Dan...
FIVE KICK ASS FEMALE CHARACTER INTRODUCTIONS DANCES WITH WOLVES, MICHAEL BLAKE EXT. INDIAN CAMP – DUSK Several travois are parked in a clearing. It’s a scene of terrible woe. On the travois are dead bodies. Women members of several families are grieving as they...
SOUTH PARK WRITERS SHARE THEIR WRITING RULE #1 SOUTH PARK WRITERS SHARE THEIR WRITING RULE #1 This is a great presentation from South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker on plotting using the key words “but” and “therefore.” It’s brilliant. Watch it....
