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Monthly wrap-up December

// December 29th, 2007 // Thoughts

After the holidays here are the last few posts that i really liked at the end of the year.

Teasers in movies by Alex Epstein

Is it really necessary to have a sequence just to tease the rest of the movie?

Screenwriting structure part 8: Structure vs. Genre by The Unknown Screenwriter

Don´t mistake genre with structure, while a movie most of the time works in some kind of frame within the genre, that does not mean that almost every movie in that genre should be the same.

The solution to talkiness isn´t less talk by Alex Epstein

When someone tells you that your script is too “talky” it doesn´t necessarily mean that there is too much dialogue in it.

Anatomy of a Press Kit — TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES by The TVAddict

FOX really knows how to promote a new series, a great idea for a press kit.

Verbs by Alex Epstein

A great post on how to use active words in screenplays. I really like this theory, if you direct a movie you should also communicate with active verbs, so this method also works for screenplays. If you want to read more about this approach i would heavily recommend the two books from Judith Weston: Directing Actors and The Film Director’s Intuition: Script Analysis and Rehearsal Techniques.

The future, AMPTP style by Alex Epstein

Another interesting post about why screenwriters are on strike.

At the gates of Paramount by John August

There is a reason why writers became writers, this is a great speech John August held at the gates of Paramount.

An Open Letter To The Film Industry by Clive

2008 could probably be the year for indie filmmakers, it´s quite about time, and as much as the studios suffer from the writers strike this could also be a benefit for independent moviemakers.

Screenwriting structure part 9: Your first 10 pages by The Unkkown Screenwriter

This topic is probably one of the first advices for aspiring screenwriters, get the reader within the first 10 pages.

Don´t write at starbucks by Ken Levine

To sum this year up a really funny post about writers vs. posers.

Well, this pretty much was 2007, enjoy the last days of the year and spare some energy for the new one. 2008 is promising for me, a lot should happen and a lot could happen, i´m looking forward and i hope you are as well!