Is your hero perfect? Or is it possible that your villain is overly flawed? You can improve plot with character development by adding quirks, flaws and foibles. Often in character development, we create nearly perfect beings; or go in the other way and write caricatures that are almost cartoon- like with too many flaws. At Read More …
Author: Paula Landry
Scheduling and Budgeting Film and TV for Beginners, How To Schedule a Script
I’m sure you are wildly jazzed to schedule your script, or someone else’s. It’s amazing to see words transformed into these technical formats that are one step closer to a movie being made.
This is a continuation of the last two blog posts, where I described in detail how to break down your script.
Look at Me Now! Using Key Art and Visuals to Pitch Your Unique Story Idea
Humans lack imagination. It’s not our fault, we’re inundated with visual cues all of the time so we need to see something to ‘get’ it. To understand the tone, the vibe, the intent, and audience, the energy and emotion in the story. This explains the popularity of social media in a way, all of those Read More …
Why is Film Distribution is Critically Important to The Business
Filmmakers plan, write, enter contests, crowdfund, shoot proof of concepts, generate business plans, create decks and pitch – for what? To make a movie that they hope will be distributed. Producing the movie incurs expense. Distribution is when that turns around, and the point is to make the movie available so that people can buy Read More …
What Is Surprising That Writers Can Learn From Reading Screenplays
Every movie industry professional reads screenplays as part of their job, I know this is nothing new. I have a production company and I read scripts often – but to me that’s maybe 3-4 scripts per week. Or sometimes people ask me to serve as judges of their festivals and contests, or people want me Read More …
Hey Screenwriters, Are You Reading Enough Screenplays? Do It Now
Writers are often readers. We must be! We learn through practice and exposure to good writing, as well as writing that needs improvement. So for those of us working in movies and TV writing, we should be reading, reading, reading scripts. As much as possible, in a way that doesn’t interfere with the progress of Read More …
Exciting Ways to Raise Film Financing and Make Movies with NFTs and Blockchain
The curve in entertainment and the financial industries right now if you’ve noticed, is experimenting with blockchain technology. What are NFTs? NFTs are a way to bid on and purchase digital collectibles, in filmmaking that could be anything from a graphic, design snippet of footage, behind the scenes footage, digital script page. The promise of Read More …
How To Schedule Your Screenwriting Time (For Better Writing and More Fun)
What are some of the things I should be doing with my time as a screenwriter to move your writing career forward. Here’s a way to schedule screenwriting time for productivity and fun.
Complete Your Logline Before You Complete Your Fantastic Screenplay
You could spend hundreds of hours writing a script and then when you get to the end, not know what it’s about. Or if it stayed about what you meant it to be. Or if it’s marketable. Shouldn’t you know those things from beginning to end? Creating a Writing Roadmap For Your Script The point Read More …