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Editing for Character Consistency
Sometimes we get so into the challenge of finishing our screenplays that we forget to go back and make sure our characters have a consistent voice. Your Task: Read a screenplay that you or someone else...
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The Hero's Journey
A Hero is often considered to be someone who was born with extraordinary talents and abilities. But are heroes really superior beings? I think not. In my opinion, heroes are everyday people who take on...
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Passion
Sometimes, seeing where other people have taken an idea can inspire us with new ways to develop our own. Your task: Make a list of five things you are passionate about. Identify as many movies you can...
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Made You Laugh
Focusing on comedies, let’s take a look at what makes you laugh. The Exercise Watch a comedy that you think is actually funny. Watch it again. On the second time through, note the jokes that made you...
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Combine The Two
There are two kinds of movie dialogue: Expository Dialogue & Action. Expository dialogue says something about your characters, and the who, what, why, how and where of the movie you’re writing....
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Beyond The Internet
With the Internet around, it’s easy to forget other avenues of research. These other sources, however, can oftentimes provide more thorough information. Your Task: Re-acquaint yourself with research...
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Turning Point
Usually, a movie’s plot is what draws me to it and its’ plot twists are what keep me there. Your Task: Watch 10 movies and identify the turning points in the plot. Answer these questions: How did these...
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Character Autobiography
Written/Contributed by Hal Ackerman Write the full name of your character down the left side of a page, one successive letter on each line. On each line, write a true statement about the character (or...
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What Does It Take?
What changes in your scenes when you reduce or expand them? Screenwriting books almost unanimously call for an economy of words — choosing your words wisely and using less to say more. Practice this....
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A Brave New World
Science fiction movies create new worlds for audiences to partake in. Identifying and showing the rules for these worlds are important tasks when explaining the plot. The Exercise Write a three-page...
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