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"Brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick
walls are there to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don't want
something badly enough. They are there to keep out the other people." -- Randy
Pausch
HITCHCOCK: The Difference Between Mystery & Suspense
Click here to hear Alfred Hitchcock, the master
filmmaker, explain the difference between mystery and suspense.
Add Emotion, Excitement & Depth to Your Work!
THE ART OF
PLOTTING
- Deepen your characters
- Strengthen your story lines
- Empower your screenplay
- Understand the language of drama and film
Take the story you've structured and learn how to turn it into a compelling, page-turning script that
leaves a lasting impact on your audience.
IN BOOKSTORES and available at Amazon and
The Writers Store.
Click HERE to find out more.
IN THE SCREENWRITER'S COLUMN
Looking for something interesting to read? How about:
Looking for more helpful hints?
GREAT SHORT FILMS ONLINE YouTube has more and more great shorts playing. You can
see:
As well as these favorites:
For more short film suggestions, CLICK HERE.
Vonnegut's Rules for Shorts Master storyteller Kurt Vonnegut was one of the
most influential writers of the 20th century. I stumbled upon some of the maestro's words regarding writing short stories.
Eight simple points that are just as applicable to writing short films.
Click HERE to read them.
Resources Creative Screenwriting Magazine Named "the best magazine about Screenwriting" by the Los Angeles Times and
the Washington Post.
CS Web This portal to the screenwriting
world includes more than 1,000,000 words of advice to help you make the transition from aspiring to professional
screenwriter.
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