Screenwriting From Iowa

“To insist that a storyteller stick to the facts is just as ridiculous as to demand of a representative painter that he show objects accurately…We should have total freedom to do as we like, just so long as it’s not dull. A critic who talks to me about plausibility is a dull fellow…I don’t want […]

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“Most coverage templates include, what I call, the idiot grid. It’s a grid of criteria on which the script is judged – categorized (usually) by POOR, FAIR, GOOD, EXCELLENT. It’s a quick way for someone to see the qualities of the script without even having to read the coverage (hence the term, “idiot grid”). I’ve […]

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