Archive for October, 2014

Screenwriting Course #135: Writing Great Scenes

Hello, everyone. We’re now launching into a new subject, scene construction and what makes a great scene.  As you know I try and provide information that you wouldn’t normally hear in a normal screenwriting class, screenwriting workshop or screenwriting course.  There just isn’t enough time. What immediately came to mind when I thought of this […]

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Okay, everyone. The time is finally here. We are moving on to a brand new subject, which has endless potential to make your writing rise to a whole new level of professionalism. We are going to look at scene construction – and most notably – what makes a scene great. This is in comparison to […]

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Screenwriting Course #134

“Work like you don’t need the money, Love like you’ve never been hurt. Dance like nobody’s watching.” — Satchel Paige Okay, everyone. Here is our last monologue. It’s a fitting end to this cycle of wonderful wordplay by gifted screenwriters. It’s from “Apocalypse Now,” written by John Milius and Francis Ford Coppola. It was sent […]

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Screenwriting Course #123: Monologues

Hello, everyone. As you all know, my purpose is to bring you valuable insights you wouldn’t normally get in your typical screenwriting course, screenwriting class or screenwriting workshop.  Why?  Because there isn’t time to go into great detail on certain topics when there’s so much to cover in just the basics. We’ve been talking about […]

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