How To Write a Movie: Part Three

lwgray — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:24:13 -0600

Now that you've gotten your act together in screenwriting part 1, and read about brainstorming in part 2, here is part 3 of the Screenwriting Course. As you might have guessed by now, I am assuming that you are reading, or have read other "How To Write Screenplay" books. So I am not spelling out every single detail of the process, but then nor am I assuming you know anything. Essentially what I want to do is to put the theory into perspective for you. I do not want it to hinder you. So many people dismiss the theory because they feel it interrupts their creative flow, but at the same time their creative flow never produces anything that can find a market. But if used incorrectly, the theory will start you writing with the confidence and passion required. If you are too formulaic, nobody will be interested.

How To Easily Read Shakespeare

Marilisa560 — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:03:25 -0600

I think that if a poll was taken of high school students asking, 'Who would you most wish to see tortured?', William Shakespeare would top the list. English teachers love the Bard in all his wonderful, bawdy 16th century dialogue and prose; English students hate him for the same reason. If you need or want to read a comedy, tragedy or sonnet of Shakespeare's and don't know how to begin, here are some tips to get you started.

How To Find Celebrity Gossip

lashawn — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:58:26 -0600

How To Audition For a Reality TV Show

lashawn — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:48:55 -0600

How To Write the Movie You've Always Wanted

Emmyking — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 19:20:54 -0600

Writing a good movie requires creativity, skill, research and intelligence, yet it can be fun and financially worthwhile, especially if writing is a natural gift. However, gift or no gift, you can do this in a few steps, which I will discuss below:

How To Write a Movie: Part Two

lwgray — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:12:48 -0600

The screenwriter obsesses over The Idea because without it, we cannot sell our work. It is this more than anything else that allows us to break through the layers of industrial machinery to get our scripts onto the desks of people who may or may not want to make them into movies.

In movie-writing part 1, I described how you must get your act together before writing a movie. So in the following article I shall explain the creative process that you need to go through before you start the script:

How To Write a Movie: Part One

lwgray — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:40:30 -0600

Over the next few articles I will explain the most important aspects of writing a movie:

How to brainstorm ideas and create a treatment.
How to analyze that treatment to see if it will work as a script.
Then, the second most important part, how to write the script.
And finally, how to get together a business plan so that you can begin the long arduous process of marketing your product.

But first, get your act together!

How To Prepare for Acting Auditions

Thomas Hart — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 12:31:57 -0500

Learning how to show your best qualities will be the most important thing you can do to impress a director when auditioning for play.

How To Analyze a Movie

Michael 129 — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 16:52:07 -0500

A film, whether it is a blockbuster Hollywood production or a small independent effort, has a number of elements that come together in order to guide the audience through the arc of the story. The actors may be the most visible elements on the screen, but a number of other craftsmen had to perform a lot of other functions in order to get that finished film in front of an audience. If you are interested in analyzing why one movie succeeds and another fails, it is important to understand how collaborative filmmaking really is. Here are some elements to consider when analyzing a film for a review or personal critique.

How To Attend Theatrical Productions For Free

Michael 129 — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 12:08:13 -0500

The price of a ticket for a traveling Broadway show or even regional theater productions can be prohibitive if you are on a budget. Attending a matinee performance may save you a little money, but those tickets often sell quickly. Occasionally a season ticket holder may offer unused tickets at a discount, but these offers are usually far and in-between. There's always the chance a generous friend or co-worker might buy you a ticket in exchange for your companionship, but the cost of tickets for many professional productions often makes this arrangement prohibitively expensive. You may still find yourself obligated for travel expenses, meals, babysitting fees and show-related merchandise. A night at the opera or theater can indeed be very taxing on your limited entertainment budget.

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