One of my protagonists in one of my several half-baked scripts is temporarily named Anna. Maybe that will be her name, maybe it won’t. Tonight as I read over the pages of the first two acts of Anna’s script, it became apparent to me that I didn’t know this girl at all.
It's all about cadence. When it comes to connecting the writing of a film with the emotion of a film, it's all about cadence.
Via Dictionary.com: Cadence--rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or words: the cadence of language.
Unlimited Human Imagining Proves Quite Limiting
Many of us contributors at THEMOVIEPOOL can be classified as die-hard fans of specific genres. Jordan is a Monster Action movie follower. I myself am a die-hard Horror aficionado. And I’m pretty certain Gabriel will never quench his inhuman thirst for Children’s Animation, most notably The Care Bears Movie (1985).
State of the Media: Sci-Fi...It's Dead Jim!
Unlimited Human Imagination Proves Quite Limiting
Throughout all time, the clashes between altruistic honor-seeking heroes and their self-serving villainous counterparts have been the basis for great storytelling. Epic legends detailing the exploits from the forces of good and evil have stood the test of time. Every story ever passed from one generation to the next are built upon these very tales.
Check out this script to discover how the most successful comic book adaptation ever, was created.
Yeah, right…. You and everybody else, including me. If that’s your ambition, by now I am sure you’ve encountered the same thing I’ve run into when one mentions it to people — just about everyone has an idea for a movie that they’re sure is a winner. And many of them think they can write a script that will surely hit the silver screen, and then fortune and maybe even fame well follow.
The tagline is staple of the film industry. They are what drives the brand and power of a film. Studios spend millions just creating taglines to help ensure that the audience is caught, hooked, and will never forget the film they are about to see. Perhaps you know some of them by heart, some you might even remember where you heard them, but you know them sure enough.
What exactly is a logline? Through countless interviews and meetings with up and coming film producers, I have come to realize that many of them do not know what a logline is exactly. Seems sad, right? Who are these people, right? How could these guys make anything of themselves if the basic vocab of the industry escapes them, right?
Wrong, my friend. And I'll tell you why.
