Logline of American Fiction: Fed up with the establishment profiting from “Black” entertainment that relies on offensive tropes, a frustrated novelist decides to write an outlandish “Black” book of his own, one that propels him to the heart of the hypocrisy he disdains. Script Can Be Found Here American Fiction…
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Black Comedies
Decoding ‘Parasite’: Screenwriting Insights
Logline of Parasite: Greed and class discrimination threaten the newly formed symbiotic relationship between the wealthy Park family and the destitute Kim clan. Script Can Be Found Here Summary of Parasite: Parasite begins with the Kims, a destitute family of scam artists who live in a Seoul basement. Father Kim…
Formatting Fridays
Q. How to Format Phone Conversations?
Last week, we covered the basics of how to cover texting. This week, we’ll cover phone conversations, and there are several different ways you can do it. For this post, I’m sharing an excerpt from Dave Trottier’s The Screenwriter’s Bible (pages 301-303), an excellent resource. (Please note that the below…
Loglines
Loglines & Blurbs of the WGA’s 101 Greatest Screenplays of the 21st Century So Far (Post 4 of 4)
We are now at the final week of checking out the loglines and blurbs of the WGA’s 101 Greatest Screenplays So Far. Overall, this has been an interesting ride. I like studying loglines and blurbs because they can provide inspiration and even templates for how to condense 110-page screenplays into…
Loglines
Q. How Do the Annual Black List Loglines Appear on Amazon and IMDB?
Last week, I presented loglines from the WGA’s 101 Greatest Screenplays (collected from the internet) and, whoa did I got a positive response. I also got criticism. In using IMDB and Amazon as sources, I was reminded that we don’t know for sure if the loglines posted were actually the…
Loglines
Loglines from the WGA’s 101 Greatest Screenplays
As loglines can be notoriously difficult to write, I love studying them (yes, I’m a bit of a geek like that). Seeing how professionals encapsulate 110 pages into one or two sentences inspires me because what they leave in is just as important as what they leave out. So, I…
Self-Development Sundays
‘No One Wants to Read Your Sh*t’: Screenwriting Takeaways
“Nobody wants to read anything,” Steven Pressfield notes at the beginning of No One Wants to Read Your Sh*t And Other Tough Love Truths to Make You a Better Writer. “Let me repeat that. Nobody – not even your dog or your mother – has the slightest interest in your…
Oscar-Nominated Scripts
‘The Zone of Interest’: Screenwriting Takeaways
Logline of The Zone of Interest: The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp. Script Can Be Found Here The Zone of Interest Summary: The Zone of Interest presents a…