October 19
4 comments
October 19
4 comments
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The following craft jewels i will paint on my forehead. “Can this be shown through a action, a gesture, a choice?” If yes — cut the words. Let your audience do the heavy lifting. “tell me you’re a _______ without telling me you’re a blank”Nobody wants to lecture. If we did, we’d all be doing Ted Talks instead of writing screenplays.
I’m guilty of putting on the professor hat and proclaiming history from the podium too much. With this surge to erase and white wash our history, as a writer and child of God, I try my best to stand against it and reveal the truth that they try to hide or twist to their advantage. This article will help me reach that goal more cinematically. I liked the cat on a hunt analogy. Make the reader’s mind work like they are solving a puzzle. Yeah, that’s the joint. Here’s my fridge inventory from THE LAST BLACKFACE PARTY. Dual protags, but one is on strict diet of air, due to being a ghost. Here’s the other. Cases of beer, high end stuff. Hard liquor of all sorts. Left-over pizza slices. Hidden packets of white flakes, but it ain’t arctic snow. Uncle Ben’s rice, but only because he likes the domesticated brother on the packaging.
This article is a “must read” for anyone looking to improve their story.
Great article, David! I was able to listen to it in its entirety. By the way, this audio component is a nice feature. I like reading, but it’s also convenient to have an audio version. Here’s my little exercise from my script “Marked.” Josie is the main character, and check out what’s in her fridge: The top shelf is stacked with mineral water and four different varieties of Naked Juice. A loaf of French bread. Peanut butter. Left over Chinese food and steak cut French fries. One bottle of Jack Daniels and six pack of Coke. A big jar of olives.