Opinion Archives - Industrial Scripts® https://industrialscripts.com/category/articles/opinion/ The Screenplay and Screenwriting site. Wed, 11 Dec 2024 11:49:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://industrialscripts.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/cropped-512-x-512-Favicon-1-32x32.png Opinion Archives - Industrial Scripts® https://industrialscripts.com/category/articles/opinion/ 32 32 The Best Script Writing Programs for Aspiring Screenwriters https://industrialscripts.com/best-script-writing-programs/ https://industrialscripts.com/best-script-writing-programs/#respond Wed, 11 Dec 2024 11:49:58 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=243405 When you decide to dive into screenwriting, choosing the right script writing software is key to transforming your ideas into polished screenplays. The best script writing programs not only help ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/best-script-writing-programs/feed/ 0 The 50 Most Complex Female Characters in Movies https://industrialscripts.com/complex-female-characters-movies/ Fri, 21 Jun 2024 07:55:23 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=242933 Truly complex female characters in movies have, historically, often been conspicuous by their absence. Women are often underrepresented in roles compared with men and, whilst male characters take the lead, ...

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]]> Existential Cinema: How Do You Write an Existential Film? https://industrialscripts.com/existential-film/ https://industrialscripts.com/existential-film/#comments Wed, 22 Mar 2023 07:36:00 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=241403 For the most part, cinema is a form of entertainment. But this is not to say that films cannot and should not concern themselves with some of the more serious ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/existential-film/feed/ 1 What is a Mary Sue Character And How Do You Avoid Writing One? https://industrialscripts.com/mary-sue-character/ https://industrialscripts.com/mary-sue-character/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:52:00 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=239764 In recent years, there has been a lot of dialogue around who the term Mary Sue can be ascribed to and what constitutes it. But what, fundamentally, is a Mary ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/mary-sue-character/feed/ 7 What’s SO Good About The Citizen Kane Ending? https://industrialscripts.com/citizen-kane-ending/ https://industrialscripts.com/citizen-kane-ending/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2022 17:20:00 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=239017 Citizen Kane; a classic piece of cinema still studied in film schools throughout the world today. Written by Herman J. Mankiewicz and Orson Welles, it was directed by Orson Welles, ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/citizen-kane-ending/feed/ 1 Do You Still Need to Move to LA as a Screenwriter? https://industrialscripts.com/move-to-la/ https://industrialscripts.com/move-to-la/#comments Wed, 05 Jan 2022 17:15:00 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=235328 When any person says their dream is to become a screenwriter, a comment you’ll often hear is “you should move to LA first”. Getting advice about how to start as ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/move-to-la/feed/ 5 20 Terrific Ricky Gervais Quotes to INSPIRE Writers and Filmmakers https://industrialscripts.com/ricky-gervais-quotes/ https://industrialscripts.com/ricky-gervais-quotes/#respond Mon, 29 Nov 2021 19:20:00 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=234824 Comedy writer, director and actor Ricky Gervais has been bracing our screens since the early 2000s. Often outspoken and straight-talking, Gervais has conquered the comedy genre with his broad array ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/ricky-gervais-quotes/feed/ 0 What is Method Writing? Meaningless Buzzword or Useful Tool? https://industrialscripts.com/method-writing/ https://industrialscripts.com/method-writing/#comments Tue, 25 May 2021 15:37:00 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=232312 The market for stories has a wealth of new entrants every year. This is of little help to most writers who do not need any further reminders that they are ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/method-writing/feed/ 6 Tyler Durden – ORIGINAL CHARACTERS Series Part: 9 https://industrialscripts.com/tyler-durden/ https://industrialscripts.com/tyler-durden/#comments Fri, 21 May 2021 10:20:00 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=231988 Welcome to Original Characters, an ongoing series of Industrial Scripts’ articles examining the most original characters to appear in both TV and film. This article will focus on Tyler Durden from Fight Club. What is ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/tyler-durden/feed/ 2 Honestly, Should You Do a Screenwriting Degree? 10 PROS and 10 CONS https://industrialscripts.com/screenwriting-degree/ https://industrialscripts.com/screenwriting-degree/#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2020 16:49:00 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=228708 More and more colleges and universities are offering academic pathways for screenwriters. This means a screenwriting degree is definitely something aspiring filmmakers and screenwriters will naturally consider at some point. ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/screenwriting-degree/feed/ 3 OPINION: Why Screenwriters Should Use A Point of No Return https://industrialscripts.com/point-of-no-return/ https://industrialscripts.com/point-of-no-return/#comments Sat, 16 Jun 2018 07:08:44 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=223297 What is a Point of No Return? The “point of no return” is essentially when the plot leaves the character with no choice but to go forwards. Perhaps the easiest ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/point-of-no-return/feed/ 4 Stop Obsessing About One Script Reader’s Notes https://industrialscripts.com/one-script-reader/ https://industrialscripts.com/one-script-reader/#comments Tue, 22 May 2018 15:32:46 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=222982 At Industrial Scripts, we hear it all the time. You can almost hear the echoing footsteps of the query, before it arrives: “Can I have the same script reader as ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/one-script-reader/feed/ 4 Why Screenwriters Should Understand Screenplay Atmosphere https://industrialscripts.com/screenplay-atmosphere/ https://industrialscripts.com/screenplay-atmosphere/#respond Mon, 21 May 2018 14:29:32 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=223073 Understanding Screenplay Atmosphere Screenplay atmosphere is difficult. At the bottom of the poster for THEY CAME TOGETHER, a spoof of rom-coms, there’s a disclaimer: Please note: New York City plays such ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/screenplay-atmosphere/feed/ 0 OPINION: Why Your Second Act Must Have Escalating Stakes https://industrialscripts.com/escalating-stakes/ https://industrialscripts.com/escalating-stakes/#respond Fri, 27 Apr 2018 10:48:04 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=222898 The second act is all about escalating stakes. Absolute urgency. There’s a gap in the classic three act structure as extolled by many screenwriting books and teachers. The problem is ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/escalating-stakes/feed/ 0 OPINION: Finding The Perfect Closure https://industrialscripts.com/script-closure/ https://industrialscripts.com/script-closure/#respond Fri, 23 Mar 2018 19:30:41 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=222648 Finding the perfect ending is difficult, even for professional writers and big-budget films. The resolution after the climax provides closure for the audience and characters. Sometimes termed the “denouement,” this scene is ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/script-closure/feed/ 0 OPINION: Lessons from Shakespeare For Screenwriters https://industrialscripts.com/shakespeare/ https://industrialscripts.com/shakespeare/#comments Mon, 22 Jan 2018 17:55:12 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=222198 An odd trend in cinema surfaced in the 1990s and continued into the 2000s. A spate of teen films relocated the plots of William Shakespeare plays to high schools. O ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/shakespeare/feed/ 1 OPINION: The Key to a Great Genre Hybrid https://industrialscripts.com/genre-hybrid/ https://industrialscripts.com/genre-hybrid/#respond Sun, 17 Dec 2017 15:37:06 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=221913 A genre hybrid, a cross between two or more genres, can be a boon. It’s giving the audience something familiar, tapping into genre conventions, but also fresh. However, it can ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/genre-hybrid/feed/ 0 OPINION: Lessons For Screenwriters From Films About Writers https://industrialscripts.com/films-about-writers/ https://industrialscripts.com/films-about-writers/#comments Tue, 28 Nov 2017 12:44:01 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=221793 Films about writers, more than films about any other profession, can lay claim to accuracy. After all, who better to understand how writers think and feel than writers themselves? The ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/films-about-writers/feed/ 1 OPINION: Great Dialogue is All in the Subtext https://industrialscripts.com/great-dialogue-subtext/ https://industrialscripts.com/great-dialogue-subtext/#comments Tue, 24 Oct 2017 16:30:12 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=221382 Writing great dialogue is difficult, but one way to get a step closer is through the use of subtext. Subtext, literally what is below the text, is the deeper implication behind ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/great-dialogue-subtext/feed/ 2 Why Screenwriters Should Tell Stories about Everyday Heroes https://industrialscripts.com/everyday-heroes/ https://industrialscripts.com/everyday-heroes/#respond Sat, 30 Sep 2017 10:16:16 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=221174 With the dominance of superhero and tentpole films, sometimes it seems like there’s no place in cinema for everyday heroes. Most audiences don’t want their reality simply reflected back to them. However, ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/everyday-heroes/feed/ 0 Why You Should Never “Spray & Pray” In Screenplay Contests https://industrialscripts.com/screenplay-contests/ https://industrialscripts.com/screenplay-contests/#comments Fri, 29 Sep 2017 14:08:42 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=220564 One common feature of professional screenwriters’ stories is that there is no single magic route into the industry. Everyone’s path is different. Entering screenplay contests, or entering a whole host ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/screenplay-contests/feed/ 4 OPINION: Screenplays That Send Messages https://industrialscripts.com/screenplays-send-messages/ https://industrialscripts.com/screenplays-send-messages/#comments Mon, 31 Jul 2017 10:33:50 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=220220 There’s a famous piece of screenwriting advice that “if you want to send messages, use Western Union.” Now it might go, “if you want to send messages, Tweet about it.” ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/screenplays-send-messages/feed/ 2 The Ugly Rise of the “Silent Pass” in Script Development https://industrialscripts.com/silent-pass-script-development/ https://industrialscripts.com/silent-pass-script-development/#comments Fri, 28 Jul 2017 09:24:17 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=219468 It’s the experience almost any new writer faces at some point; the elation of getting that “yes, we’ll read it” email (the door’s ajar!), sending a fresh, hopeful script to ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/silent-pass-script-development/feed/ 1 OPINION: The Perks & Pitfalls of Low Stakes Screenplays https://industrialscripts.com/low-stakes-screenplays/ https://industrialscripts.com/low-stakes-screenplays/#comments Sun, 25 Jun 2017 09:13:29 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=219985 Is it possible to have a film that tells a story without conflict? Conventional wisdom would say no. However, this doesn’t mean that every film needs a world-ending threat. Not every film ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/low-stakes-screenplays/feed/ 1 OPINION: Writing a character sacrifice that works https://industrialscripts.com/writing-character-sacrifice/ https://industrialscripts.com/writing-character-sacrifice/#comments Thu, 25 May 2017 12:24:55 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=219803 A character sacrifice is a difficult moment to get right. Audiences today are incredibly cine-literate. They’ve seen it all before, and can tell when a film or TV show has used ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/writing-character-sacrifice/feed/ 2 The Bigger Picture of Script Coverage Fees https://industrialscripts.com/script-coverage-fees/ https://industrialscripts.com/script-coverage-fees/#comments Thu, 27 Apr 2017 13:35:44 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=219622 Writers at the start of their career have a lot to contend with. For one, they get called ’emerging’, something better done from swamps or during childbirth than at the ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/script-coverage-fees/feed/ 3 Is the Subtle, Theme-rich Screenplay Dead? https://industrialscripts.com/theme-rich-screenplay-dead/ https://industrialscripts.com/theme-rich-screenplay-dead/#respond Thu, 27 Apr 2017 11:47:26 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=219617 Is the Subtle, Theme-rich Screenplay Dead? Theme-rich Screenplay Treated Unfairly? The plot-light, theme-rich screenplay is often – at the script development stage at least – unfairly maligned with the phrase ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/theme-rich-screenplay-dead/feed/ 0 OPINION: When Screenwriters Should Unsettle Audiences https://industrialscripts.com/screenwriters-unsettle-audience/ https://industrialscripts.com/screenwriters-unsettle-audience/#comments Sun, 23 Apr 2017 20:07:03 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=219583 There’s an old Hollywood saying to writers that if you want to send a message, use Western Union. The idea is that audiences want films to entertain them, not to ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/screenwriters-unsettle-audience/feed/ 1 OPINION: Screenwriters Should Consider the Cinema Experience https://industrialscripts.com/screenwriters-cinema-experience/ https://industrialscripts.com/screenwriters-cinema-experience/#respond Tue, 21 Mar 2017 14:42:17 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=219076 It’s a cliché, but the entertainment industry is an industry. Show business is a business. It behoves screenwriters to remember this and to consider why write films in the first place. What ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/screenwriters-cinema-experience/feed/ 0 OPINION: Crafting Convincing Teenage Characters https://industrialscripts.com/teenage-characters/ https://industrialscripts.com/teenage-characters/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2017 18:38:42 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=218853 A major problem with crafting convincing children and teenage characters is that as we grow up it’s too easy to forget what it’s like to be young. Whether a project ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/teenage-characters/feed/ 1 OPINION: Flashbacks and the (Rare) Stories that Need Them https://industrialscripts.com/flashbacks/ https://industrialscripts.com/flashbacks/#respond Wed, 25 Jan 2017 19:46:01 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=218629 One of the major exceptions to the oft-repeated “show, don’t tell” screenwriting rule is the equally common received wisdom that screenplays should avoid using flashbacks. The criticisms are familiar from scores ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/flashbacks/feed/ 0 Nostalgia: Finding the Future of Film & TV, in the Past… https://industrialscripts.com/nostalgia-film-tv/ https://industrialscripts.com/nostalgia-film-tv/#respond Wed, 28 Dec 2016 11:34:47 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=218334 Audience Nostalgia From looking down 2016’s box office results, it’s clear that a certain trend shows no sign of stopping. Sequels, remakes and reboots abound, tapping into audience nostalgia to massive success. ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/nostalgia-film-tv/feed/ 0 Why Screenwriters Should Consider a Second Act Subplot https://industrialscripts.com/second-act-subplot/ https://industrialscripts.com/second-act-subplot/#respond Mon, 28 Nov 2016 08:56:42 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=218163 While first and third acts pose their own challenges, it’s in the weeds of the second act that many scripts (and movies for that matter) go astray. Introducing a second ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/second-act-subplot/feed/ 0 OPINION: Screenplay Anachronisms Can Bring the Past to Life https://industrialscripts.com/screenplay-anachronisms/ https://industrialscripts.com/screenplay-anachronisms/#respond Wed, 21 Sep 2016 15:00:56 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=217676 Films that are set in the past are often judged for their authenticity. The “goofs” section of IMDb is overrun with anachronisms: this porcelain wasn’t made until six years later; or ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/screenplay-anachronisms/feed/ 0 OPINION: Hacking Films Don’t Have to be Boring https://industrialscripts.com/hacking-films/ https://industrialscripts.com/hacking-films/#respond Wed, 31 Aug 2016 09:28:06 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=217385 Computers are not the most interesting subjects. Anyone who’s had to watch someone else type very slowly into a search bar can attest to this. In a visual medium like film ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/hacking-films/feed/ 0 OPINION: Support Your Supporting Characters https://industrialscripts.com/opinion-supporting-characters/ https://industrialscripts.com/opinion-supporting-characters/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2016 07:54:00 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=216989 While it’s true that the star system is not what it once was, actors can still have tremendous power. Many actors have their own production companies, partly as a route for finding interesting ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/opinion-not-true-story/feed/ 0 OPINION: The Art of Misdirection https://industrialscripts.com/misdirection/ https://industrialscripts.com/misdirection/#respond Tue, 24 May 2016 14:16:44 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=215004 ** SPOILER ALERT: this article reveals key plot points from THE WITCH and THE PRESTIGE ** Holed up alone and away from the world, it can be too easy for ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/misdirection/feed/ 0 OPINION: Scope, Scale and Stakes https://industrialscripts.com/opinion-scope-scale-stakes/ https://industrialscripts.com/opinion-scope-scale-stakes/#respond Sun, 24 Apr 2016 17:02:57 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=212556 OPINION: Scope, Scale and Stakes ** SPOILER ALERT: this article reveals key plot points from 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE ** Scoped Out 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE is an object lesson in the ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/opinion-scope-scale-stakes/feed/ 0 OPINION: The Riddle of Tone https://industrialscripts.com/opinion-riddle-tone/ https://industrialscripts.com/opinion-riddle-tone/#respond Thu, 31 Mar 2016 13:42:12 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=208923 Understanding The Riddle of Tone The release of BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE is an appropriate moment to talk about tone, one of the least understood tools in the ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/opinion-riddle-tone/feed/ 0 How to Write a Film or TV Treatment https://industrialscripts.com/treatment/ https://industrialscripts.com/treatment/#comments Sat, 27 Feb 2016 18:07:55 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=207528 Putting A Film or TV Treatment on the Couch Treatments are misunderstood and undervalued. It’s time to investigate why they’re an invaluable tool in the screenwriter’s toolbox. Imagination can be ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/treatment/feed/ 1 OPINION: Choosing Your Protagonist https://industrialscripts.com/opinion-choosing-protagonist/ https://industrialscripts.com/opinion-choosing-protagonist/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2016 20:16:59 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=206068 The critical acclaim, awards nominations and profoundly-felt audience reaction to ROOM highlight one of the most powerful tools in the screenwriter’s armoury – your choice of protagonist. Whether you’re writing ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/linear-storytelling/feed/ 0 Screenwriters and The Flash of Genius https://industrialscripts.com/screenwriters-flash-of-genius/ https://industrialscripts.com/screenwriters-flash-of-genius/#respond Wed, 16 Dec 2015 09:12:06 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=195387 Screenwriters and The Flash of Genius The other day I awoke having had the most glorious film idea I felt I had ever had. IN MY SLEEP. I dreamt it. ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/screenwriters-flash-of-genius/feed/ 0 OPINION: SPECTRE & The Problem With Patchwork Narratives https://industrialscripts.com/spectre-patchwork-narratives/ https://industrialscripts.com/spectre-patchwork-narratives/#respond Sun, 29 Nov 2015 14:42:04 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=194950 Despite SPECTRE’s impressive show at the box office that has recently confirmed its place as the second highest-grossing James Bond movie of all time (after SKYFALL), Sam Mendes’ second outing ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/spectre-patchwork-narratives/feed/ 0 Something For Nothing – Writing Spec Scripts https://industrialscripts.com/writing-spec-scripts/ https://industrialscripts.com/writing-spec-scripts/#respond Wed, 11 Nov 2015 15:33:24 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=194284 Something For Nothing – Writing Spec Scripts There’s a terrific viral that periodically does the rounds where a restaurateur advertises on Craigslist for a solo musician to play in his ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/writing-spec-scripts/feed/ 0 OPINION: When Is It The Right Time For Voice-Over? https://industrialscripts.com/right-time-for-voice-over/ https://industrialscripts.com/right-time-for-voice-over/#respond Mon, 26 Oct 2015 22:48:53 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=193839 Using Voice-Over At the beginning of a screenwriter’s career, it is likely they will be hit by a deluge of information pertaining to offer the rules of how to write a script.  Not ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/right-time-for-voice-over/feed/ 0 In Script Development Nobody Knows Anything https://industrialscripts.com/nobody-knows-anything/ https://industrialscripts.com/nobody-knows-anything/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2015 21:45:53 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=192498 Nobody Knows Anything When I worked in screenplay development, I spent an awful lot of time befuddled because William Goldman had really nailed it when he said: “nobody knows anything”. Nobody ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/nobody-knows-anything/feed/ 2 OPINION: Beginning With A Bang https://industrialscripts.com/beginning-with-a-bang/ https://industrialscripts.com/beginning-with-a-bang/#respond Mon, 28 Sep 2015 08:38:30 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=192353 Importance of Beginning With A Bang One of the most over-stated maxims when it comes to screenplays and screenwriting lies in the importance of the first ten pages. Not only ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/beginning-with-a-bang/feed/ 0 The Agony of Screenwriting Success https://industrialscripts.com/screenwriting-success/ https://industrialscripts.com/screenwriting-success/#respond Wed, 09 Sep 2015 06:45:07 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=190833 Screenwriting Success Hurts Some years ago I wrote a film that eventually I called ALBATROSS and subsequently it has been my own private albatross. I was incredibly fortunate. A series of ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/screenwriting-success/feed/ 0 5 Bits of Famous Writing Advice You Should Ignore https://industrialscripts.com/writing-advice-to-ignore/ https://industrialscripts.com/writing-advice-to-ignore/#respond Thu, 28 May 2015 17:18:58 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=152389 You’re no stranger to getting advice if you’re a writer. Thousands of books, hundreds of films, and even entire college majors have been dedicated to the art of honing the ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/writing-advice-to-ignore/feed/ 0 12 Things Screenwriters Can Learn from Musicals https://industrialscripts.com/musicals/ https://industrialscripts.com/musicals/#respond Wed, 25 Mar 2015 19:20:35 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=146802 12 Things Screenwriters Can Learn from Musicals   I recently ventured from my comfortable world of screenwriting into completely new territory. No, I’m not acting– I’m working on a stage musical. The process ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/musicals/feed/ 0 My Pain At Being “Replaced” as a Screenwriter https://industrialscripts.com/replaced-screenwriter/ https://industrialscripts.com/replaced-screenwriter/#comments Wed, 04 Feb 2015 19:12:10 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=101753 Being “Replaced” A couple of years ago, I became that person: a replaced screenwriter. It was a screenplay I dearly loved and had put my heart and soul into and, ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/replaced-screenwriter/feed/ 3 10 Signs That You, My Friend, Are A Writer… https://industrialscripts.com/signs-you-are-a-writer/ https://industrialscripts.com/signs-you-are-a-writer/#respond Thu, 15 Jan 2015 19:37:08 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=91029 Do These Signs Match Your Habits? Someone tells a tragic family story that has taken them years to open up about and you unwittingly shout “DIBS ON THAT” the second ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/signs-you-are-a-writer/feed/ 0 Why Women Screenwriters should Stop Moaning and Just WIN https://industrialscripts.com/women-screenwriters/ https://industrialscripts.com/women-screenwriters/#respond Wed, 12 Nov 2014 20:52:15 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=48020 All Screenwriters LOVE Moaning Because there’s been quite a lot in the press lately about the plight (or otherwise) of women screenwriters, I’ve been thinking a bit lately about whether ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/women-screenwriters/feed/ 0 My Search for a Screenwriting Truth https://industrialscripts.com/screenwriting-truth/ https://industrialscripts.com/screenwriting-truth/#respond Sat, 08 Nov 2014 12:24:48 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=46093 In Screenwriting, the truth matters… Today we’re going to talk about The Truth. Not this sort of truth. Or this. Or even this. We’re going to talk about the kind ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/screenwriting-truth/feed/ 0 What I’ve Learnt about Screenwriting: Part I, The Idea https://industrialscripts.com/idea-for-a-movie/ https://industrialscripts.com/idea-for-a-movie/#respond Thu, 30 Oct 2014 10:37:31 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=34257 What I’ve Learnt about Screenwriting: Part 1, The Idea So I’ve been doing this for a while now, and for some reason I feel a powerful, hubristic, intimations-of-mortality urge to ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/idea-for-a-movie/feed/ 0 To Screenwrite Right, Write What You Know https://industrialscripts.com/write-what-you-know/ https://industrialscripts.com/write-what-you-know/#comments Tue, 28 Oct 2014 21:43:50 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=36148 Write What You Know or Just Say No! (and other rhymes) I’m going to give you procrastinating scribblers a little bit of advice today. Yes me, who gets up at the ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/write-what-you-know/feed/ 1 Screenwriting & The Fine Art of Procrasturbating https://industrialscripts.com/screenwriting-procrastination/ https://industrialscripts.com/screenwriting-procrastination/#comments Thu, 16 Oct 2014 14:55:58 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=33055   I’ve always been a big fan of those books that are a collection of interviews with Hollywood screenwriters where they tell you, with grating self-deprecation and lashings and lashings ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/screenwriting-procrastination/feed/ 2 Seething With Screenwriting Envy! https://industrialscripts.com/screenwriting-envy/ https://industrialscripts.com/screenwriting-envy/#respond Sat, 04 Oct 2014 16:01:09 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=30111 Screenwriting Envy “In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure”. Guess who said that? You never will. It was Bill Cosby! I ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/screenwriting-envy/feed/ 0 In Screenwriting, Hope Springs Eternal https://industrialscripts.com/screenwriting-hope-springs/ https://industrialscripts.com/screenwriting-hope-springs/#respond Fri, 19 Sep 2014 07:45:50 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=27040 The Rafn Column Part III Screenwriting – Hope Springs Eternal When I worked as a Development Executive, the most terrifying thing I ever had to do was fly to LA ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/screenwriting-hope-springs/feed/ 0 10 Honest Quotes about the Life of the Screenwriter https://industrialscripts.com/screenwriting-quotes/ https://industrialscripts.com/screenwriting-quotes/#respond Thu, 28 Aug 2014 18:34:57 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=22054 Nobody worships more reverently at the altar of screenwriting than us. We believe in The Screenplay. We recognise it as the critical component in whether a film or TV shows lives, ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/screenwriting-quotes/feed/ 0 The Rafn Column Part I: Explaining the Obvious https://industrialscripts.com/tamzin-rafn-debuts/ https://industrialscripts.com/tamzin-rafn-debuts/#respond Thu, 21 Aug 2014 19:04:32 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=15118 The script, the script, the script… I have always had a love affair with scripts. I love, love, love them. Love them warm coming off the printer, love the font ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/tamzin-rafn-debuts/feed/ 0 Why Writers Should be Sceptical of Script Hosting sites https://industrialscripts.com/script-hosting-sites/ https://industrialscripts.com/script-hosting-sites/#comments Tue, 05 Aug 2014 21:51:16 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=8144 Script Hosting Sites – Friend or Foe? Script hosting sites divide opinion, arguably more than any other screenwriter or filmmaker resource. Maybe it’s the business model which sticks in many ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/script-hosting-sites/feed/ 2 Why The Holy Trinity of Monster Movies are Impossible to Top https://industrialscripts.com/monster-movies/ https://industrialscripts.com/monster-movies/#comments Fri, 27 Jun 2014 09:04:07 +0000 https://industrialscripts.com/?p=7892 With the arrival of GODZILLA at your local multiplex you might be thinking it’s time to get writing some monster movies of your own — how hard can it be, ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/monster-movies/feed/ 1 Where is the Female Talent? https://industrialscripts.com/dearth-of-female-screenwriters/ https://industrialscripts.com/dearth-of-female-screenwriters/#comments Wed, 29 Jan 2014 14:16:12 +0000 https://www.industrialscripts.co.uk/?p=5793 Where is the celebrated female talent?   Where is the celebrated female talent in screenwriting & directing?   Recent figures cast a gloomy picture; employment of women in film and ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/dearth-of-female-screenwriters/feed/ 2 13 Stereotypes of the British Film Industry https://industrialscripts.com/british-film-industry/ https://industrialscripts.com/british-film-industry/#comments Thu, 19 Dec 2013 12:09:59 +0000 https://www.industrialscripts.co.uk/?p=5626 13 Stereotypes of the British Film Industry: True or False? Does the British film industry produce the best talent? Does the land of Shakespeare respect the writer? Is anything happening ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/british-film-industry/feed/ 1 Is it Smarter to make Bad Movies, or No Movies at all? https://industrialscripts.com/bad-movies/ https://industrialscripts.com/bad-movies/#respond Tue, 24 Sep 2013 14:45:23 +0000 https://www.industrialscripts.co.uk/?p=5267 After years of hard labour, you birth your fledgling screenplay Little Miss Sunshine to the world, the film grosses $100m and you take the reins to the Star Wars Empire ...

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]]> https://industrialscripts.com/bad-movies/feed/ 0 The Evolution of a Script Development Career https://industrialscripts.com/script-development-careers/ https://industrialscripts.com/script-development-careers/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:23:57 +0000 https://industrialscripts.co.uk/?p=3652 This article will focus on how best you can start your career in script development. One of the questions we’re asked most at Industrial Scripts is, “how do I build ...

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