Structuring the Short Film |
I admit, I rarely write in a short form unless it's for a competition (still hoping to at least make the late deadline for the BSSC this year and yes, I am putting off finishing my short by writing ...
Posted by on Thu, 29 May 2008 11:13:00 GMT |
Creating Characters that Jump Off the Page - Robert Gregory Browne |
Came across this brilliant article by screenwriter Robert Gregory Browne a little while ago:"Whenever I spout off about the all-important need for great characters, someone invariably disagrees. True ...
Posted by on Sat, 10 May 2008 07:54:00 GMT |
The Suns Shining and the Works Done - sounds like a song title ... |
Wow - I haven't posted for a month! As script reading doesn't really pay the bills, I also have a 'proper' job teaching English as a Foreign Language and A-level Psychology, so I've been buried in ...
Posted by on Fri, 09 May 2008 11:02:00 GMT |
When Character Becomes Cliché |
People are fascinated by other people. We watch reality TV, soap operas, talk shows, movies just to see how other human beings will act in particular situations. You might have a great story, but if...
Posted by on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:51:00 GMT |
It’s A Mad, Mad World |
I was preparing some vegetables for dinner, when I noticed that on the unnecessary plastic wrapping of a Tesco Savoy cabbage, it states that the cabbage is ’Suitable for vegetarians’.Huh.
Posted by on Sat, 22 Mar 2008 08:47:00 GMT |
When Genres Go Wrong - Schema Theory |
Each film genre horror, thriller, comedy, etc - involves a set of conventions that mould the story in such a way that it meets or bends the expectations of the audience in a satisfyingly unexpected ...
Posted by on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:11:00 GMT |
Revised Script Services |
Unfortunately, I have to accept payment up front for script reports now and have altered my website accordingly - I had a non-payer; not of the ’I’m not paying for that’ variety, mor...
Posted by on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 10:41:00 GMT |
Freud At The Movies - The Descent |
Aspects of Freudian/Psychodynamic ideas are most easily identifiable in horror films, so I’m going to look very briefly at a few ego defence mechanisms at work in the British horror film, The De...
Posted by on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 10:40:00 GMT |
Ego Defence Mechanisms: Introjection |
Introjection is the internalisation if the ideas and principles of an admired person. For example, a child identifies with a role model and tries to behave like that person. This form of ego defence c...
Posted by on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 10:38:00 GMT |
Ego Defence Mechanisms: Turning Against The Self |
This defence is similar to displacement (where you feel anger towards someone but can’t express it because they are powerful or scary, so you take it out on a softer target) except instead of ta...
Posted by on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 10:39:00 GMT |
