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Tag Archives: Notes
LUCA and the Missing Stakes
As lovers of all things Italy, we naturally couldn’t wait to see the new Disney Pixar animated feature, Luca, set in a fictionalized version of Cinque Terre’s Riomaggiore on the Ligurian coast. The film is a sort of updated mash-up of The … Continue reading
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Tagged Notes, Screenwriting, Scripts, Stakes, Writing
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Ford v Ferrari and Character Desperation
I have always been a car girl. In my childhood bedroom there was nary a Barbie or baby doll in sight, but I had a killer collection of Hot Wheels. As an adult, I consider the 1965 AC Shelby Cobra … Continue reading
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Tagged Character Development, Notes, Plot, Scripts, Stakes, Writing
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Made In Italy – In Search of Stakes
“You haven’t seen Made in Italy?” one of our Orvieto alums gasped. I know. I’m a cliche. I love Italy to the point I married an Italian; I have my citizenship; and we run our annual screenwriting retreats there. I … Continue reading
Posted in Coach Notes, Italy, PageCraft, PageCraft Writing, Screenwriting
Tagged Italy, Liamnesson, MadeinItaly, Notes, Screenwriting, Scripts, Stakes, Writing
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Character Is Plot
I was recently sent a script by a friend. She was being offered the opportunity to direct it, but she knew something wasn’t quite working. I read it and the issue was immediately clear. The story was flat; the dialog … Continue reading
Posted in Coach Notes, Common Mistakes, PageCraft, PageCraft Writing, Screenwriting, Writing
Tagged Character Development, Coach Notes, Common Mistakes, Feedback, Notes, Plot, Scripts, Writing
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Secondary Characters
I’m working on a script right now, and I have been intently focused on nailing the protagonist and antagonist arcs to perfection. They are best friends who end up as enemies when a difficult coming-of-age event sets them on different … Continue reading
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Tagged Character Development, Coach Notes, Notes, Process, Screenwriting, Scripts, Writing
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Wrong Reasons
I was chatting with a fellow script coach about her new client. She was excited about his project; it was a really cool premise; and he seemed open to feedback—always important to ask even though it seems obvious. She was, … Continue reading
Posted in Coach Notes, Contests, PageCraft, PageCraft Writing, Writing
Tagged Character Development, Coach Notes, Notes, Process, Screenwriting, Scripts, Writing
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Roma and the Passive Protagonist
I’m pleased to turn this space over to my partner in PageCraft (and life), Carlo Cavagna: We just saw Alfonso Cuarón’s brilliant ROMA, which has us thinking about passive protagonists. Every screenwriting resource (including us, we admit) will teach that … Continue reading
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Tagged Filmmaking, Notes, Scripts, 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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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
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Tagged Common Mistakes, Cut To, Feedback, Notes, Screenwriting, Slamdance, We See, 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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