When writing a screenplay, there are lots of questions you can ask about your characters to get to know them better. Here are three questions I find useful: 1: What’s the one moment in their lives they would change if they could? If you ask this of real people you get some surprising answers. … [Read more...] about Unlock Your Screenplay Characters
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Screenwriting Tips – Hope for shy screenwriters
Shy and awkward is how screenwriter Seth Lochead describes himself. When he was starting out he felt he had to choose between building his career by socializing or by writing a great script. He decided to try to do the latter. The result is "Hanna," co-written by David Farr, starring Kate … [Read more...] about Screenwriting Tips – Hope for shy screenwriters
How to give your screenplay emotional intelligence
"Chasing the Monster Idea" is a book by Stefan Mumaw in which he identifies seven questions that will help you determine whether you have a "monster" idea rather than just a good one (or a bad one). These questions also can help you figure out whether your movie idea is a monster. The first … [Read more...] about How to give your screenplay emotional intelligence
