Film Courage: To delve more into “flaw,” flaw is the direct opposite of strength? Jill Chamberlain, Script Consultant/Author/Writer: Yes, so on my Nutshell Technique form I pose as two opposites What is the character’s central flaw and then What is the strength? that in the end (in a comedy) they either learn the opposite of […]
Film Courage: What is the most nervous you’ve been as a performer? Jonathan Mangum, Actor/Comedian/Announcer for Let’s Make a Deal: The most nervous? I screen tested for Saturday Night Live and there were five of us. They fly you to New York, you get up on stage and I knew they were going to tape […]
via What Actors Should Probably Know About Network Screen Testing by Jonathan Mangum — FilmCourage.com
Film Courage: Did you see THANK YOU FOR SMOKING? So Rob Lowe’s character [Jeff Megall, entertainment executive]. Daniel Stamm, Filmmaker: Do you know that in one minute it doesn’t take long for the first meeting because there are certain buzzwords that executives I guess in their 20-minute story training get told that if someone uses […]
via Buzzwords Studio Executives Say To Filmmakers by Daniel Stamm — FilmCourage.com
Film Courage: What makes the first draft of a screenplay crucial to a writer’s success? Mark Sanderson, Screenwriter/Author: Hmmm? I’m glad you asked…because there are a lot of theories going around that the first draft can be crap and it has to be and I don’t believe it has to be crap. Absolutely not. Ernest […]
via It’s A Mistake To Write A Bad First Draft Of A Screenplay by Mark Sanderson — FilmCourage.com
Film Courage: Does the antagonist have to be the strongest character in a movie? Jason Satterlund, Filmmaker: Hhmm? Well that…ohhh? Strongest versus not strongest? I would say they need to be at least as well-defined as your hero. I think they need to be one of the strongest if not the strongest. Like the hero […]
via Great Characters Have This In Common by Jason Satterlund — FilmCourage.com
Film Courage: Everyone can write, but is everyone a writer? Writer/Instructor and Script Consultant Shannan E. Johnson (The Professional Pen): Great question! Everyone canwrite and everyone can be a writer. But I think the bigger question is what part of the creative process are you trying to be a part of? And a lot of […]
via Big Mistake Screenwriters Make With Their First Screenplay by Shannan E. Johnson — FilmCourage.com
Film Courage: How is an episode of television structured? Has it changed over the years? Bruce Ferber, Author/Former Showrunner/Screenwriter: It’s changed over the years because more of the sitcoms are single camera. So in the old days, really in the beginning of the multi-camera (not the very beginning of I Love Lucy) but let’s say […]
via What TV Sitcom Writers Should Know About Structure by Bruce Ferber — FilmCourage.com
Film Courage: Do you outline all of your work every time? Erik Bork, Author/Screenwriter: I do outline all of my work and I think most screenwriters do. But as with everything in the writing process there is no one definite, cookie-cutter method that always works great all the time. I am always aware that every […]
via Pros And Cons Of Outlining A Screenplay by Erik Bork — FilmCourage.com
Eric Edson, CSUN Professor and Author: One last one…The Endangered Innocent. As I was pointing out earlier, I was talking about the wives of the astronauts. That’s their function, they are Endangered Innocents. They are the story goal, they are the ones that need to be saved and that is a story goal, too. And […]
How To Learn Screenwriting In 4 Steps via FilmCourage.com. If you want to learn how to write screenplays, here are the 4 steps that will help you get there. 0:35 — Read Screenplays 16:01 — Write Screenplays 26:58 — Watch Movies 32:01 — Get Feedback 40:27 — Getting To Work
Student & Young Filmmakers FEEDBACK Film & Screenplay Festival 