Archive for August, 2013
Aug
09
2013
 
Making “Raiders of the Lost Ark”Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“The Indiana Jones story started before I started working on the screenplay for Star Wars. When I was thinking of doing a sort of modern fairy tale couched in sort of a Saturday matinée serial vernacular I was thinking about all of the great things I can do. And obviously one of the subjects that […] “The best films are the ones that take you through a range of emotions. So with Stand By Me, we’re happy (they’re singing songs), terrified (Sick Balls!), exhilarated (barely escape being hit by a train), and sad (Gordie dealing with the death of his brother). Make sure to mix up the emotions in your script.” […] “Even in my own life, after 35 years, I feel that I have never done that one thing, that noble thing that defines a life.” Jerry Maguire’s Mission Statement “I came here to fire you Jerry.” Bob Sugar (Jay Mohr) in Jerry Maguire Written by Cameron Crowe The now ledgendary 1991 Disney memo written by […] “In the dizzying world of moviemaking, we must not be distracted from one fundamental concept: the idea is king. Stars, directors, writers, hardware, special effects, new sound systems… all of these can have a role to play in the success of a film, but they all serve as humble subjects to the supremacy of the idea. […]
Aug
05
2013
Concept, Concept, Concept (Tip #80)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“This may shock you, but most beginners fail at the concept. It’s the single most common problem I’ve found with scripts. Concept is the core of the script.” Karl Iglesias Writing for Emotional Impact “The other overwhelming weakness with these ninety-out-of-a-hundred rejected screenplays is with initial concept.” Michael Hauge Writing Screenplays that Sell (Formatting being […] “Indiana Jones is a master class on how to start a movie. It is a master class.” Craig Mazin Congrats to John August and Craig Mazin on their 100th podcast episode of Scriptnotes. They recorded that episode at the end of July and in either episode 100 or episode 101 (the Q&A with the live audience […] “In Dramatic Irony the audience knows more than the characters….What in Suspense would be anxiety about outcome and fear for the protagonist’s well being, in Dramatic Irony becomes dread of the moment the character discovers what we already know and compassion for someone we see heading for disaster.” Robert McKee Story Page 351 “It occurs […] According to Yves Lavandier in his book Writing Drama there is what I call an irony playground. Places where you’ll find irony having fun. Doing its thing. And Lavandier explains why we watch knowing things that other characters don’t. (He gives many examples in the book which I’ve just edited down to one example for […] |
