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    Logline Examples and Guides
    • Oct 28, 2020
    • 4 min

    Logline Examples and Guides

    Logline examples and guides to help you attract managers and producers.
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    Screenwriting Tips: Scene Checklist Part 3
    • Jun 30, 2020
    • 4 min

    Screenwriting Tips: Scene Checklist Part 3

    In this final instalment of my Scene Checklist series (see Part 1 and Part 2), I want to talk about goals, and the strategies and tactics...
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    Screenwriting Tips: Toy Story 3 Writer
    • Jun 23, 2020
    • 2 min

    Screenwriting Tips: Toy Story 3 Writer

    Michael Arndt, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of Little Miss Sunshine, has put together an incredible video to give us a deep-dive look i...
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    Screenwriting Tips: Scene Checklist Part 2
    • Jun 8, 2020
    • 3 min

    Screenwriting Tips: Scene Checklist Part 2

    In my previous blog, Screenwriting Tips: Scene Checklist Part 1, I discussed some of the essential elements of scene construction. If you...
    62 views
    Creating Unique Characters
    • May 24, 2020
    • 3 min

    Creating Unique Characters

    When writing a screenplay, or a novel, you should have two objectives as you create characters: 1. Make them different to what we've seen...
    76 views
    Screenwriting Tips: Scene Checklist Part 1
    • May 17, 2020
    • 3 min

    Screenwriting Tips: Scene Checklist Part 1

    I was going through my old screenwriting files the other day when I came across this 'scene checklist'. I remember compiling these tips f...
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    Characters That Make Us Care
    • Mar 2, 2018
    • 4 min

    Characters That Make Us Care

    Like most people (whether they’re conscious of it or not) I go to see a film hoping to discover interesting #characters to care about, to...
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    Rewriting Your Script: 3 Tips Before You Start
    • Mar 20, 2017
    • 3 min

    Rewriting Your Script: 3 Tips Before You Start

    Just writing a screenplay is incredibly hard work for most screenwriters, let alone script rewriting! After many weeks/ months/ years of ...
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