Fertile stories and multi-faceted characters will only take a script so far if the writer cannot repeatedly craft memorable and compelling framing scenes. Industrial Scripts looks at Ewan McGregor starrer BEGINNERS for inspiration in making scenes stand out. Writer-Director Mike Mills (no, not the bass player from R.E.M) is constantly framing scenes in ‘bits’ – quirky limitations or games played by characters which differentiate potentially clichéd scenes with the unique particulars of these players. BEGINNERS tells the story of
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