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Barf Drafts
“The outline’s done! Write the script and we’ll be in production!” declared a director friend I’d been working with. My heart palpitated. As one of my favorite Coen brothers character says: “would that t’were so simple.” We’d worked on the … Continue reading
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Tagged Creative, Inspiration, Process, Screenwriting, Scripts, Self-Censorship, Writing
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Coach Notes – The Book Of Henry
So many films would be better films had they gotten coaching and feedback at the script stage. By helping you avoid pitfalls that trip up even the pros, our goal at PageCraft is to help writers craft watertight scripts that … Continue reading
Posted in Coach Notes, Common Mistakes, film making, PageCraft, PageCraft Writing, Screenwriting, Travel, Writing
Tagged Coach Notes, Common Mistakes, Feedback, Filmmaking, Italy, Notes, Screenwriting, Scripts, The Book Of Henry, Writing
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She Persists
I’m so flattered and honored by this article from Rewire on my script coaching, video production, and how I got here.
Posted in film making, Michelangelo Screenwriting, PageCraft, PageCraft Writing, Screenwriting, Writing
Tagged Music Videos, Screenwriting, Scripts, Writing
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Reading Is Sexy
I was very proud to be a returning judge for this year’s Slamdance Screenplay Competition, one of several prestigious competitions I judge for. If you don’t know, Slamdance was set up in response to what filmmakers saw as the over-commercialization … Continue reading
Posted in Contests, PageCraft, Writing
Tagged Common Mistakes, Cut To, Feedback, Notes, Screenwriting, Slamdance, We See, Writing
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Common Script Mistakes: The Lucky 13
I recently guest lectured a class for Slamdance and Roadmap Writers on pitch polishing. We talked about common format mistakes I see as a contest reader, and looked at how story structure and character motivations feed into a log line … Continue reading
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Tagged Camera Direction, Caps, Character Introductions, Common Mistakes, Cut To, Intercut, Montage, Mores Cont'd, OC, OS, PageCraft, Parentheticals, Scene Numbers, Screenwriting, Scripts, Slug Line, Title Page, Typos, VO, We See, Writing
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Stuck in your script? Have a breakdown – Tips from a script coach
We’ve all been there. You start off with an idea that you know has legs. There are captivating characters, fun twists, and maybe an original set piece (no one has driven a Lamborghini onto a helicopter yet!) or deep emotional … Continue reading
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Tagged Elementary, Feedback, PageCraft, Screenwriting, Scripts, Writing
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Script Notes
As a script contest reader, I see the whole gamut from utter crap to sparks of brilliance. There are some writers I want to grab by the collar and say “please, delete your copy of Final Draft and do the … Continue reading
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Tagged Feedback, Notes, PageCraft, Screenwriting, Writing
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Taking Notes
One of the trickiest parts of being a writer is taking notes–not as in writing down a speaker’s words, as in absorbing and processing critiques. Notes are often not what we want to hear, and, depending on the source, can … Continue reading
New and Improved
Since 2008, my husband and I have been taking writers to Italy with amazingly accomplished instructors to get away from our daily distractions and focus on some serious writing. It went so well that first year that we realized we … Continue reading
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