The craft of writing
for games, TV and movies,
by a working writer
for games, TV and movies,
by a working writer
Complications Ensue:
The Crafty Screenwriting, TV and Game Writing Blog
The Crafty Screenwriting, TV and Game Writing Blog
... with forays into
games, life and
political theatre.
games, life and
political theatre.
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Thursday, April 10, 2008
Q. Are there classes other than screenwriting that will help my screenwriting career?I discuss this in my books, but the two most useful classes I ever took were:Editing teaches you what you really need in a scene. Acting teaches you to live the characters as you write them.
- An editing class with editing great Richard Marks; and
- Acting training with the brilliant acting teacher Joanne Baron.
Generally, shooting your own short films is a good idea. You get a real sense of how your action and dialog translate from the page to the screen. You learn how a character sometimes needs to say in dialog; and conversely, you learn where you really need to make sure the audience is clear on what's going on.Labels: breaking in
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