Archive for the 'Screenwriting' Category
Lessons of Lost
There are dozens of things that the TV series Lost does well, beyond the familiar cast-away premise with a more-to-the-island twist.
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Being Too Explicit
I’m editing down the first scene of my screenplay because I need the big catalyst in my story to move from page 20 to page 12.
As I edit this first scene, I notice a bad habit of mine that crops up pretty often. I’m too explicit. I leave nothing unexplained. It’s not just a matter of using too many words. As I visualize a scene while writing it, I have a hard time resisting the temptation to describe anything and everything I feel is pertinent to the scene. Here’s an example;
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Agile Script Development
There comes a time when it is prudent for a writer to look outside of the field of writing for solutions to getting a manuscript or script done. Among the nuggets of advice often given to writers is, “Write every day.” Although this may be great advice, more specific prescriptions for writerly behavior may be missing altogether.
As I’ve been wrestling with my script I found it difficult to organize a good writing schedule. The problem is any schedule worth following needs to be flexible, not just some rote punctual routine paced by ticking stop watches and blaring alarm clocks. We fired the inner nazi, remember? I need something that holds me accountable to the weeks and months, but not necessarily to the day, hour, or minute.
I also wanted a bit more than just a schedule. I wanted a organizational method for writing. Since writers are often woolly creative types who resist organization and embrace chaos I figured it was high time for me to look at some tricks of software development.
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