Genre: Thriller - The Script Lab
Came across this today via twitter and thought it did an exellent job of phrasing subgenres in aiper quick easy to understand descriptions. Meanwhile, I've been describing the full plot of my film, Lazarus. SMH...
Thanks Script Lab for showing me how to get to freaking point.
#KeepWriting
-DW
Friday, May 22, 2015
Saturday, May 9, 2015
All the Writing Before You Write....
So I have gotten advice from various sources on the pre-writing phase and everyone recognizes that you have to do something. From alternate blogs, to screenwriting books, to Screencraft tweets to Film Courage videos....the verdict is all the same. Don't just start writing on a page. If you do, you will eventually go mad when your story goes awry.
For Blake Snyder's Cat People, it is all about a beat sheet that gets flushed out further in the form of a board full of notecards separated by your act breaks. Upon being placed in order on notecard, the story begins to take shape on the page.
For the Syd Field field-of-workbook dreamers, it is all about paradigm and structure. This camp of thought is also based on the Act breaks of old English theatre. But it focuses on the paradigm models at its core before the writing takes place.
What are some core parts in your process for creating a script? Do you like Blake, Syd or someone elses pre-writing process best?
For Blake Snyder's Cat People, it is all about a beat sheet that gets flushed out further in the form of a board full of notecards separated by your act breaks. Upon being placed in order on notecard, the story begins to take shape on the page.
For the Syd Field field-of-workbook dreamers, it is all about paradigm and structure. This camp of thought is also based on the Act breaks of old English theatre. But it focuses on the paradigm models at its core before the writing takes place.
What are some core parts in your process for creating a script? Do you like Blake, Syd or someone elses pre-writing process best?
Friday, May 8, 2015
Sorry for the Wait Newbies
This is one of the 10 videos I made for the #Sources2015 social campaign for the Source of Urban Educational Conference. Try to say that 3 times fast!
...which is a video series I completed for GSU aka my 'day job'. They kept me occupied the last 2 weekends which is why my video post are delayed. No complaints. It was fun and it was great to flex my directorial and editing skills.
Just wish I didn't leave my newbies hanging! Hopefully you took the time to do something constructive like, make some Beat Sheets and read some scripts.
I promise I have not forgot about you or Lazarus or Minority Rapport. What is Minority Rapport you ask? That is what I am calling my episodic narrative series project.
New video coming this weekend.
More #Sources2015 videos below if you are interested in learning more about the conference.
https://vimeo.com/127176275
https://vimeo.com/127176275
https://vimeo.com/127205994
https://vimeo.com/127221174
#KeepWriting
- DW
...which is a video series I completed for GSU aka my 'day job'. They kept me occupied the last 2 weekends which is why my video post are delayed. No complaints. It was fun and it was great to flex my directorial and editing skills.
Just wish I didn't leave my newbies hanging! Hopefully you took the time to do something constructive like, make some Beat Sheets and read some scripts.
I promise I have not forgot about you or Lazarus or Minority Rapport. What is Minority Rapport you ask? That is what I am calling my episodic narrative series project.
New video coming this weekend.
More #Sources2015 videos below if you are interested in learning more about the conference.
https://vimeo.com/127176275
https://vimeo.com/127176275
https://vimeo.com/127205994
https://vimeo.com/127221174
#KeepWriting
- DW
Friday, April 24, 2015
Story Analyst Kathie Fong Yoneda Talks About Writing, Pitching, and Networking
Pay special attention to what Kathie Fong Yoneda says at 8:12.
Monday, April 20, 2015
I AM IN FULL WRITING MODE
Hi Newbies,
Just wanted to check in with you and let you know I did not fall off the face of the planet. I have one week left of my screenwriting workshop left at Chez Studios and I am trying to write my little fingers to the bone before our last class so I have something to present. This 6-week workshop is brutal. Especially since the first 3-weeks are development!
I have a newfound respect for people who can write a feature script in 6 weeks. I only have to write one half hour comedy pilot episode.
#KeepWriting
- C. Danielle Wilcox
Just wanted to check in with you and let you know I did not fall off the face of the planet. I have one week left of my screenwriting workshop left at Chez Studios and I am trying to write my little fingers to the bone before our last class so I have something to present. This 6-week workshop is brutal. Especially since the first 3-weeks are development!
I have a newfound respect for people who can write a feature script in 6 weeks. I only have to write one half hour comedy pilot episode.
#KeepWriting
- C. Danielle Wilcox
Friday, April 10, 2015
A Newbie Must Watch...Getting It Write - Full Film Courage Interview with Lee Jessup
Newbies,
Did you find this as inspiring, depressing, and informative as I did? These 22 minutes are packed full of information that all newbies need to know when getting started in this industry. I found it really interesting that it takes a new writer somewhere between 3 and 10 years to break into the screenwriting business. Was that eye-opening for you?
Share your thoughts and questions. Did anyone re-evaluate there thoughts on anything after viewing this video such as representation, film school or creative development? Let's talk about it.
Saturday, April 4, 2015
Screenwriting With the Newbie Ep.5: Juggling Life
The struggle is real ya'll...
The music featured in this episode is Frank Ocean "Hero" in celebration of his upcoming and much anticipated album, Boys Don't Cry and SZA feat. Chance the Rapper on the melodically haunting, "Babylon" which is featured in my Smooth Life Mix from weeks ago.
#KeepWriting
- DW
The music featured in this episode is Frank Ocean "Hero" in celebration of his upcoming and much anticipated album, Boys Don't Cry and SZA feat. Chance the Rapper on the melodically haunting, "Babylon" which is featured in my Smooth Life Mix from weeks ago.
#KeepWriting
- DW
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