Archive for January, 2013

Screenwriting Course #49: All Things Character:

Hello, screenwriters.  More things you may not have learned in your screenwriting class, screenwriting course or screenwriting workshop. We continue our discussion today on creating great characters.  I’d like to take a larger view of this topic before plunging into more advanced aspects of character and character development. I myself have learned the most about […]

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The Character Arc

Hi, everyone.  We’re moving forward in our discussions to a new area of screenwriting.  Creating Great Characters, character development – in fact, all things character.  As you know these are ongoing communications I present that hopefully go far beyond what you normally learn in most screenwriting classes, screenwriting workshops and screenwriting courses. We have much […]

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Screenwriting Course #47: When do you send out a script?

Hello, screenwriters.  As many of you  know, I want to provide information not normally garnered in a screenwriting workshop, screenwriting class or screenwriting course.  This is another one of those times. I just saw a post on our Secrets of Screenwriting board on Facebook about being smart in regards to when you send out a […]

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Screenwriting Course #46: Conveying Emotion

Hello, screenwriters.  As you know I’m always looking for ways to impart information that you don’t usually get in screenwriting workshops, screenwriting classes or screenwriting courses.  Here’s more of that.  We have been discussing private moments in films and how they elucidate the inner lives of our characters. So once we have the moment we […]

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Screenwriting Course #45 (No Ideas Except in Things)

Hello, screenwriters. We have been discussing private moments in films.  As you know I attempt to provide insights into areas of screenwriting you would not normally be able to get in screenwriting courses, screenwriting classes and your average screenwriting workshops. The more I think about these precious moments, the more I see the specialized writing […]

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