Steven Spielberg’s War Horse is the definition of an episodic narrative with very little character development.
Tag: Writing
#WritingAdviceWednesday – Curiosity and Rigor: The Keys to Success
#WritingAdviceWednesday – An excellent video by Andrew Zuckerman about creativity, curiosity and success.
Iron Lady
Meryl Streep gives a tremendous performance in IRON LADY– but the film ultimately didn’t work because it has no point of view.
A Sense of Humor
Do you have a sense of humor about yourself? Doing serious work demands not taking your success, your failures or yourself too seriously. Not doing so is a serious mistake.
Screenplay Competitions
There are a lot of dubious screenplay competitions out there but BlueCat is worth entering.
Tom Stoppard’s TV Project
Oscar-winning writer Sir Tom Stoppard tells how he came to adapt four novels set before and during the First World War into an upcoming BBC/HBO television drama.
Negotiation in a Scene
Every scene is a negotiation in power or status.
The Black List Goes Big
In seven years there have been 125 Black List screenplays turned into movies. Between them they have won 20 Oscars and grossed approximately $10 billion worldwide. Here’s how it works.
The Power of Truth at the Emmys
Nothing is quite what it seems in Power of Truth stories. Nothing is certain. The ground keeps slipping from beneath the protagonist.
#WritingAdviceWednesday – Words of Wisdom from Francis Ford Coppola
#WritingAdviceWednesday – Always make your work personal, and you never have to lie