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Monthly wrap-up September

// September 30th, 2008 // Thoughts

And here we go again, another month raced by.
I am posting these wrap-ups for almost a year now and hopefully they are of interest for some readers.

The thought behind that posts is to gather the most interesting articles in the screenwriting blogosphere out there. While some articles are about a very particular topic that focuses on current movies or answer a specific question, other articles may be of interest for a longer period of time since they deal with fundamental screenwriting or directing topics. I thought it might be a good idea to mark those articles that have a greater value with a little symbol:

So from now on articles that have “richer content” are accompanied by this little star.

The Dark Knight – revisited by Adam

It´s not stopping yet, TDK still is a topic – and that for a reason. Adam writes about the script (a link to the script included!).

Younglings by Alex Epstein

This is one really insightful answer to the question “What should i do with my life”. Study screenwriting? Do something different?

Big Choices – and what´s it ABOUT? by Amanda

A person is driven by his / her big choices – and so are your characters.

What I Learned in Hollywood by Kevin Lehane

Kevin writes about some facts he realized when he moved to Hollywood – the grass ain´t greener on the other side…

PACHEW! Sounds in Your Script by Julie Gray

Certainly this is a topic that, when beeing overdone, really annoys. But on the other side including sounds can help.

Visual Storytelling – Kieslowskis “Blue” by Mystery Man

How often have you read “show don´t tell”? And how often have you read how to accomplish that? MM analyzes “Blue”, the first movie in Kieslowskis trilogy “Three Colors” (a little note by myself: that´s a movie you have to watch more than once to get all the little greatnesses.)

Transparency in Judging Scripts by Julie Gray

You want to know what happens to your script after you let it out into the wild? Julie tells you.

On Breaking Structure by Mystery Man

How do films like Memento or Irreversible fit into the three-act-structure? They do pretty well, MM writes about how to break the structure.

Interview with Darren Aronofsky Part I Part II Part III by Slashfilm

An very interesting interview with writer / director Darren Aronofsky about The Wrestler and his future projects.

Repeated Words and Alliterations by Julie Gray

Sreenplays are not novels, but nevertheless you should take care of your spelling and grammar.

Decor – Does it Matter? by Julie Gray

Should you describe every little detail of the locations in your script? Not really, how to deal with decor can be read in that post.

Spec What You Love by Alex Epstein

If you love to write SciFi or fantasy scripts, would it make sense to write drama on spec just to prove that you can write other genres as well?

The purpose of drama, and its relationship to Cameron Diaz’s ass by John August

What purpose should drama serve, tell a story, change peoples lives, both?

Managers and Writers – Group Hug by Julie Gray

This article is very valuable when searching for a writer (as manager) or a manager (as writer).

Wackos we have hired by Ken Levine

Ken sums up his personal experience with writers assistans and secretaries – very funny read.