#writingprompts Pt. 75 ✍️

“Don't ever let the viewer settle in and get ahead of you.“ – Paul Schrader #screenwriting #filmmaking

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Do you have a set routine you follow for developing each screenplay or do you prefer to go with the flow? ✍️

#screenwriting tip: As Hitchcock said, drama is life with the dull bits cut out. You don’t need to include your character’s every single movement unless it serves a purpose in your story.

"If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot." – Stephen King #writing #writer #screenwriting

An empty page can be intimidating at times 😅 Tip: start freewriting, edit later✍️

The first film of the Fast & Furious franchise was released 22 years ago today! 🎂

In your opinion, who's the most unlikeable protagonist from a movie or TV show?

#writingprompts Pt. 74 ✍️

“When I was sixteen or seventeen, I wanted to be a writer. I wanted to be a playwright. But everything I wrote, I thought was weak. And I can remember falling asleep in tears because I had no talent the way I wanted to have.“ – Francis F. Coppola #screenwriting #writing

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#screenwriting #storystructure

Describe your pro- and antagonist with only emojis! 😎✍️

#screenwriting tip: Try using the rule of three in as many ways as you can in your screenplay – it’s the smallest number needed to express a pattern, which the audience naturally looks for.

Check out the fantastic winner script of our Spring TV Pilot Competition, written by the talented @ryancfilm ! 😎🙌

“Whatever you do in terms of telling a story, the most important thing that you can define is who you are.“ – John Patrick Shanley #screenwriting #storytelling

Have you ever based a protagonist on yourself? What was the story about? 😎