Articles tagged with: World of Story
Last night was pretty much like any other night – I left the office, stopped by the house for my things, went out to dinner, and ended up at my daily writing spot, Barnes & …
Here’s a quick list of things that will impress the script reader who is assigned your screenplay. It’s all pretty basic.
1. Simple presentation
Keep the cover of your script as blank as possible. In other words: …
Television has evolved to a new level of spectacle as a result of our demand for high quality entertainment in the comfort of our own living room – or bedroom, office, den, kitchen, shower, or …
So before we delve further into this topic, let’s talk about what a cross-media project is. I think Yoda sums it up pretty well:
“Life creates it, makes it grow. It’s energy surrounds us and binds …
Below is a short list of a few things you should consider knowing before delving into your writing process. While everyone’s process is different, I don’t think there’s any excuse to jump in too early. As Robert McKee notes in his book, Story, there is the amateur way of writing, which consists of setting out to write your idea in screenplay format as soon as you’re struck by the idea, and the professional way, which is restricting yourself from setting down the path of writing until you’ve wrapped your mind around the concept, characters, world, and literarily everything else involved with writing.
