These things may seem simple until you do them. I am staying away from the truly awful advice that litters the internet like “don’t be boring”. These are practical tips that once you do...
There are a number of reason why it is so hard to sell a screenplay. They are logical, real and completely understandable if you think about them. There is one reason that you will...
Think of your screenplay option as the blue print to you future relationship. It is far better to have an uncomfortable conversation now, than when you are several months in and something you didn’t...
What is a screenplay option? Is a common question. The best way of thinking about a script option is that someone is renting your script. You are giving someone the “Option” to purchase the...
The most important question you need answered in your career is “how to write an original film”. Why is this important? Because film is one of the only mediums were a copy doesn’t cut...
Writer vs Filmmaker – what are you? I think it is important to perhaps establish some form of gradient for craft. A lot of people say they are “writers”. But that just means that...
How to make your scenes work. A good scene is more important than anything else. No doubt you’ve be told that you must grab a reader on the first page. Or that people can...
Rules, Laws and Writing Gurus (ignore them). In life we crave certainty. It makes us feel secure. If you have ever studied Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, ‘Security’ is a base need. As humans once...
In this episode of LOGLINE we review submissions from Wal Friman, Harriet Miller, Aray Brown and Michael Aliotti. These four submission all support really good stories. However a logline like Wal’s can drift across...
Why should you focus on creating likeable antagonists? Because it becomes boring for your audience if you don’t. If there is nothing to like about your antagonists, your antagonists will be “one note” and...
If you are like me and most people I know, you don’t have money to throw around on camera gear that isn’t going to do what you want. You need to be careful when...
