home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- Newsgroups: misc.writing
- Path: sparky!uunet!uunet.ca!canrem!dosgate!dosgate![glenn.devlin@canrem.com]
- From: "glenn devlin" <glenn.devlin@canrem.com>
- Subject: screenwriting
- Message-ID: <1992Sep13.2168.2857@dosgate>
- Reply-To: "glenn devlin" <glenn.devlin@canrem.com>
- Organization: Canada Remote Systems
- Distribution: misc
- Date: 13 Sep 92 21:20:01 EST
- Lines: 28
-
- >This leads to my first question: what do you read
- >after Syd Field's standard book? I skimmed through three others and they
- >seemed almost exactly the same.
-
- OB>You buy or borrow ten scripts, read them, summarize and analyze in terms
- OB>of what you've learned so far. What are the plot points? How many
- OB>scenes in acts 1/2/3? Outline the subplots. Was this an action movie?
- OB>Well, in that case, how many pages were really devoted to slam-bang action?
- OB>Probably fewer than you expected. Then, for each script, make a list of
- OB>clever devices you found, figure out what maked you like this character
- OB>and dislike that one. Why didn't you really mind when XYZ got killed off?
- OB>Etc., etc., etc.
-
- I'll add my etc's here. If anyone is interested in purchasing
- scripts, they can be ordered from:
-
- Script City
- 1765 North Highland Avenue, Suite 760
- Hollywood, California 90028
-
- Ph: 1 (213) 871-0707
-
- Cheers, Glenn
- ---
- ■ DeLuxe² 1.12 #9662 ■ Annie, go get my computer.
- --
- Canada Remote Systems - Toronto, Ontario, Canadas
- World's Largest PCBOARD System - 416-629-7000/629-7044
-