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The 10 Hardest Film Genres to Write

July 9, 2014

Articles, Craft, Didactic, Film, Genre, Listicles

Be in no doubt about it - if you’re going to write for the screen, then you’re going to be writing genre. Thriller, sci-fi, crime, fantasy, comedy, horror and so on, everyone wants genre and these days they oft...

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“The Same, but Different” – Screenwriting Tips

Industrial Scripts

June 29, 2014

Articles, Craft, Didactic, Film

How many times have you heard someone describe a film as “it’s something meets something”? Unoriginal, or the keys to producers’ bank vaults? Industrial Scripts examines how to improve your chances of...

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The Holy Trinity of Monster Movies & Why They’re Impossible to Top

Industrial Scripts

June 27, 2014

Articles, Craft, Didactic, Film, Genre, Hollywood, Opinion

With the arrival of GODZILLA at your local multiplex you might be thinking it's time to get writing some monster movies of your own — how hard can it be, right? But while GODZILLA may have roared onto sc...

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11 Reasons for the High Turnover of Script Consultants

Industrial Scripts

January 8, 2014

Articles, Business, Didactic, Film, Listicles, TV

Why all the Script Consultants? After spending much of the 70s, 80s and 90s in the wilderness, script development is finally getting its due in the UK as a vital cog in the film-making process, slowly overturn...

Framing scenes in BEGINNERS starring Ewan McGregor

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Framing Scenes for Maximum Impact – Lessons from BEGINNERS

Industrial Scripts

November 29, 2013

Articles, Craft, Didactic, Film

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 sta...

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Screenwriting Lessons from Midnight Cowboy

Industrial Scripts

November 28, 2013

Articles, Craft, Didactic, Film

Mastering the basics is an essential step in any screenwriter’s career progression – and yet many aspiring screenwriters forego very simple script choices which would make their projects stand out from the swir...

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Twitter Screenwriting Accounts Screenwriters Must Follow

Industrial Scripts

November 21, 2013

Articles, Didactic, Listicles

As our article on Jeffrey Katzenberg highlighted, gathering industry intel is vital for making it in this business. Industrial Scripts looks to the best Twitter Screenwriting resources – from box office numbers...

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Jeffrey Katzenberg – 10 Lessons For Screenwriters

Industrial Scripts

October 22, 2013

Articles, Didactic, Film, Inspiring, Listicles

From bringing STAR TREK to the big screen, reviving Disney’s fortunes in the 80s and 90s, to being the K in Dreamworks SKG, Jeffrey Katzenberg has been a pivotal industry figure for four decades. "I have rhino...

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10 Common Film Industry Excuses – and how to Avoid Making Them

Industrial Scripts

October 14, 2013

Articles, Didactic, Film, Listicles

“You can make the movie or you can make excuses” The path from script to screen is often torturous – but made longer when excuse making and defeatism set in. Industrial Scripts looks at common film industry ...

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10 Unique Character Jobs In Movies

Industrial Scripts

September 30, 2013

Articles, Craft, Didactic, Listicles

“I can tell you I don’t have money. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills; skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you.” - Liam Neeson...

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10 Great Quadrant Movies Screenwriters Can Learn From

Industrial Scripts

September 28, 2013

Articles, Craft, Didactic, Film, Genre, Listicles

With the box office increasingly dominated by big budget ‘Four Quadrant’ movies, squeezing out mid-budget releases, Industrial Scripts looks at the recipe for quadrant movies' success in that seemingl...

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How Much do UK Screenwriters Earn?

Industrial Scripts

September 24, 2013

Articles, Business, Didactic, Most Viewed

In America, screenwriters can earn an average annual wage of $77,260. At least, that’s what the Bureau of Labour Statistics tells us. The evidence is there: Bill Marsilii and Terry Rossio earned $5m for their s...

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How Not to Approach a Screenplay Agent

Industrial Scripts

November 4, 2012

Articles, Business, Didactic, Film

This is a brilliant page from the Knight Hall Literary Agency - one of the UK's leading screenplay agent company who are representing screenwriters, directors and authors. It's essential reading for screenwr...