MICHELANGELO SCREENWRITING • SUMMER 2013 • ORVIETO, ITALY
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Getting to the Heart of the Story
What kind of art project would help you get to the Heart of the Story?
Continue readingGuest Post by Paul Chitlik
A UCLA Screenwriting Professor colleague sent me this description of his workshop in Spain. Interesting possibilities to rework your script.
Continue readingTrapped as an Enduring Film Theme
Dr. Howard Suber, author of The Power of Film, says that the majority of all great films could be titled “Trapped.” Here he talks on a panel at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum about the enduring interest in Holocaust films, illustrating that theme
Continue readingOpportunities Online
I think “being watched” is how any one gets any deal or any assignment in the entertainment business. No one is going to risk any kind of a substantial budget on someone they don’t know on some level. Here is why online is the best way to get noticed.
Continue readingTake Care of Your Characters
If you understand each of the characters in your script on a deep emotional level the world and plot will take care of itself. Here’s how.
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