Plot twists can make or break a film or TV episode. Which means it behooves us all to learn how to do them. This video is a big straightforward step in the right direction.
Category: screenwriting
Writing the Perfect Ending
The perfect script writing tip, found right here on the interwebs, accidentally, no less. Seeing this blog post, first published in 2012, makes this TVWriter™ minion believe in destiny. (Which in itself is a kind of perfect ending, yeah?)
by Dan Bronzite
Yep, they can make it – and they can break it! In one fell swoop you have to tie-up any loose ends and satisfy an audience’s expectation. Not an easy task, right? Absolutely not. In fact, as a working screenwriter I have found writing a satisfying ending to be one of the hardest parts of the creative writing process.
Watch Aaron Sorkin Arguing and Answering Questions
Aaron Sorkin thrills and disappoints us. OMG! This must mean he’s human!
The Thrilling Part
the disappointing part
Actually, we were pretty disappointed by the Wired Mag video too. All that pre-roll advertising! Sheesh!
Thoughts About Women, Purses, and Their Place on TV, Film & – OMG! – Real Life
by Elizabeth English
Do you ever wonder how it is possible that women in movies & TV almost never carry purses? Somehow, they go out for the day without a purse, drive a car, talk on their cell phones, use their credit card, and All without a purse to hold them, or pockets.
Even in cop shows, guns, handcuffs, car keys, flashlight, cell phones, etc. arrive in their hands without any place to hold them prior to their use!
Example: Julia Roberts’ character in the Pretty Woman film, dressed in a skin-tight mini dress, spends the day going around Beverly Hills ?in taxis, shopping at all the exclusive boutiques and ?stores, having lunch in a restaurant, & etc., then returns to her hotel room, without a purse to hold her credit card, lipstick, hairbrush, Kleenex, hotel keys, money, or anything else she may need for all of these activities. It’s the fantasy magic of film, apparently!
Writing for the Screen: How to Write a Movie Screenplay/Teleplay
The good people at Maryville University sent us this article with a request that we pass it on to our visitors.
Maryville is an online university, which immediately piques our interest but also pings our “Should I Be Suspicious Button.” Reading the following, however, alleviated our concerns. This is an excellent intro to TV and screenwriting.
Ambitious novices, take note!