August 2011
1 post
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Thousands of people are waiting for their muse to... →
March 2011
2 posts
Method act your way into the room. Say 'God, you'd... →
Peter Souter, writer, ‘Married, Single, Other’
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“We dont nap to help things settle in the subconscious. We nap because we get...”
– Joel and Ethan Coen, via Creative Screenwriting Podcast
November 2010
4 posts
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I have a job as a writer-in-residence. The... →
Paul Bassett Davies (via Twitter)
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“Brass Eye is about the sudden snap into good and evil narratives… it...”
– Chris Morris (via Creative Screenwriting Podcast)
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“People who don’t know anything tend to make up fake rules, the real rules...”
– Aaron Sorkin, ‘The West Wing Script Book: Volume 1’
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“Give yourself a deadline. All writers must self-impose them - otherwise...”
– Mark Blake, ‘How to be a Sitcom Writer’
October 2010
3 posts
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“When done well, the ‘sudden premature stop’ ending (a la Inception)...”
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Get characters dumped. While you'd sit in your... →
The Guardian, Newspaper 30/9/10
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“I apply for jobs online, in character. I once got Gene Hunt a job as a night...”
– Tony Jordan, writer
August 2010
4 posts
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Explore the darker stuff, like a door you don't... →
Michelle Goode
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Narrative is everywhere. Look at theme park rides... →
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“He lies and we know it: he lies and we don’t; the other character...”
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“There might be a movie of ‘The Outer Limits’. I’d say you...”
– @john_hunter via Twitter
July 2010
29 posts
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“If a character must make a choice between a right and wrong option, then...”
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“Don’t tell people about your great idea. Not because they’ll steal...”
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“State your intention right away. If it’s a comedy, the biggest laugh you...”
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“If you’re Aaron Sorkin, feel free to open a film with 8 mins of dialogue.”
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Stay away from the negative people. They are... →
Lucy Vee
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“‘I want to be a writer’ is bullshit. Write something down. Job done.”
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“Don’t be original for the sake of it. If I’m going to watch a film...”
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“Others can spot issues, but you need to come up with the solutions. Nobody...”
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“Structure is the ribcage, character is the muscle, but CGI is just a nice...”
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Sitcom is the bastard brother of drama. →
Ricky Whatley, Writer (via Twitter)
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All work and no play makes ideas very hard to come... →
Ricky Whatley, Writer (via Twitter)
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“You can hit certain beats twice - the big reveal to the audience and the big...”
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Actors prefer a part called 'Jack 'Hammer'... →
James Moran
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“A script is like a song and your tone is like the key. Key changes in songs very...”
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“The Dark Knight - it’s a film that ends with Joker hanging upside down,...”
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“Any writer that turns their nose up at writing for a show like Eastenders is a...”
– Tony Jordan, writer, ‘Eastenders’, ‘Hustle’
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“You can make a movie and put it on YouTube or a website, but the question is,...”
– Blake Snyder, Writer
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“Nobody ever finds true love in soaps.”
– Phil Collinson, Producer, ‘Coronation Street’
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“It’s like you’re building up a head of steam and then at some point...”
– Simon Ashdown, Writer, ‘Eastenders’
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Get rid of all that extraneous shit and dive right... →
Karel Segers, The Story Department
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“I wish I was writing something much more heavy each time I did a film, and that...”
– Woody Allen
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“A villain needs to either have a perfectly intact immorality (Bond villains...”
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“Writing Batman is like working on the shoulders of 70 years of great writers,...”
– Jonathan Nolan, co-writer, ‘The Dark Knight’
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“Sometimes audiences appreciate transparency - if a plot point is a bit of a...”
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“A good film script should be able to do completely without dialogue.”
– David Mamet
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A good name not only helps to create an emotional... →
Mina Zaher, Writer
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“People come home & pick up the remote, wanting to watch a story more...”
– Paula Milne, writer, ‘State Of Mind’, ‘Small Island’
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“First drafts should be written by the heart, then all other drafts by the head.”
– Matthew Graham, writer, ‘Life On Mars’, ‘Ashes to Ashes’
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“Soap is ridiculous because an inordinate amount of bad stuff happens to one...”
June 2010
35 posts
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“When I was a jobbing writer on other people’s shows, I set out to...”
– Toby Whithouse, writer, ‘Where The Heart Is’, ‘Torchwood’, ‘Being Human’
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It's insulting when people assume that all... →
Katie McCullough, playwright
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“The most enjoyable part of filmmaking is in that little office, with the writer”
– Alfred Hitchcock, who happened to know a really unusual writer.
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“I always play music when I write, often going so far as to make custom tapes or...”
– Alan Ball, Writer, ‘American Beauty’, ‘Six Feet Under’, ‘True Blood’
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Anyone can do plots, that's easy. The difficult... →
Robin Kelly, ‘Introduction To Writing TV Drama’
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“When faced with notes you don’t like on a script, find something positive...”