tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18965282.post340458096290351171..comments2023-10-09T08:44:02.625-07:00Comments on The Film Diva: Coverage Tips [UPDATED -- I forgot to label it!]The Film Divahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16210606882558346821noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18965282.post-20833165445950400902006-10-23T01:25:00.000-07:002006-10-23T01:25:00.000-07:00It's nice to hear this stuff explicated though, do...It's nice to hear this stuff explicated though, doesn't leave one anyplace to hide. :-)The Film Divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210606882558346821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18965282.post-85144972702149224722006-10-22T14:52:00.000-07:002006-10-22T14:52:00.000-07:00No surprise, really, but the writing advice isn't ...No surprise, really, but the writing advice isn't only for screenplays. <br /><br />I could apply them to the years and years of journalism editing I've done.Webshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17877918422921900328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18965282.post-23927846979884721402006-10-21T10:04:00.000-07:002006-10-21T10:04:00.000-07:00film diva,
i'm looking to take on some freelance ...film diva,<br /><br />i'm looking to take on some freelance coverage myself in my free time if possible. do you know of anyone amongst your contacts who might be looking for a reasonably intelligent person to read some scripts for them? i have a sample and would be willing to do the usual free read for them if necessary. thanks!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04499773796473787733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18965282.post-49530475338669787302006-10-20T22:08:00.000-07:002006-10-20T22:08:00.000-07:00Feel a little bit like I'm talking to myself, but ...Feel a little bit like I'm talking to myself, but realized the above post doesn't really suggest what to do with what you figure out. I use it to see if the plot/story is working, has an organic and logical beginning, middle, and end. It does, however, speak to where my scripts can tend to suffer..and that's that they are a little too - um...clinical. Or technical. Or lack heart or emotion or passion. I am aware of that and do try to go back and bump that stuff up once I feel the story is working, but its still tends to be more plot driven than character driven. Take from that what you will...wcdixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06511429457006302795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18965282.post-73802092013509286202006-10-19T22:32:00.000-07:002006-10-19T22:32:00.000-07:00I dig this post...again.
I'll think about a rewri...I dig this post...again.<br /><br />I'll think about a rewrite post, but I'm not really a 'craft' guy. See if this helps reboot - first place I always start is asking 3 questions:<br /><br />1) What happens in the story? This is a more or less linear telling of the plot, as if you were telling it to a friend outloud over coffee....this happens, and then this happens, etc...<br /><br />2) What drives the action of the story? This is the thing that without it happening or occurring or being said or done, the story wouldn't take place (it usually starts with the inciting incident, and can continue through the story, or trigger dominoes. It's what makes things happen.<br /><br />3) What is the story about? This usually thematic or the artsy fartsy stuff I say ... "A man rediscovers his passion for music and in doing so, learns to love his son again." It's what happens underneath what the plot has happening.<br /><br />And then I dig in...now whether this start can help clean up your lead's emotional arc is another question altogether - have to think on that one...<br /><br />Best.wcdixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06511429457006302795noreply@blogger.com