Good Reader, just when I thought I was done with the screenwriting links–they pull me back in! I can’t help it that there’s so much good shit on the web. I’ve compiled some of it for you below. So what do you have for us today, Uncle Pauly? UNFILMABLES I’ve talked about Scott Myers and […]
Got writer’s block? Boy, is this post for you! We’ll continue our Script Magazine series with a special writer’s block edition. Lucky you! Three different takes on that dreaded condition. Vamos! IMPROVISING SCREENPLAYS The first method of combating writer’s block comes from an excellent article by Brett Wean. His method? Improvisation. “That there will be […]
I had to cut off my last discussion on character introduction. I wanted to give you a few more examples of how the pros write character descriptions that make an impact. Remember, this is the first glimpse every producer and actor get at your characters so let’s pack up those 35, average height, wearing jeans […]
No way I’m doing a Top 10 Psycho scene list without the Madman Mundt scene from Barton Fink. I found a piece of the scene on You Tube which you’ll be able to compare with the script. Let’s get right to it… This is essentially the climax of the movie. Barton Fink (John Turturro) has […]
Remember this scene? The first meeting with Sollozzo. This is not Plot Point 1 of The Godfather, but it’s arguably the most important scene in the movie. Now you’re like…huh? Classic screenplay structure, meaning Old School Syd Field variety, tells us that the Plot Point 1 takes us out of the First Act. It’s a lynch […]
