“I believe you shouldn’t force the audience’s interpretation of a character or story. The more you explain things, the less intriguing and imaginable they are for the viewers. Film to me, in its essence, in its ultimate nature, is silent. Music and dialogue are there in fill in what is lacking in the image. But […]
Hey guys, ’tis the Season for giving. Not really sure what your Humble Narrator here at Script Gods can offer you this holiday season, other than a few Life Lessons on how to improve your writing and avoid making the same mistakes that I have throughout the years. Had an article on some basic improvements […]
One of the best screenwriting teachers around is William C. Martell. You should check his site out. Quite some time he penned this article about writing for Indies on a budget. It’s an ode to Roger Corman and has some timeless lessons that can be applied to writing for digital D.I.Y. movies today. Now, to […]
With the eternal search for an agent comes all manner of free advice for you, Good Reader, on how to get one, and what to do once you’ve reached the mythical status of being “repped”. Even if it’s micro-budget, chances are you’re going to need other people’s money to make your movie. If you’re writing […]
“The ideal low-budget movie is set in the present, with few sets, lots of interiors, only a couple speaking actors (none of them known), no major optional effects, no horses to feed. It’s no wonder so many beginning movie-makers set a bunch of not-yet-in-the-Guild teenagers loose in an old house and have some guy […]
