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Showing posts with label concept. Show all posts
Showing posts with label concept. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 17, 2017

13 Reasons Why: Side 2 - an overly contrived premise can present a challenge

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Side 1: The Setting 13 Reasons Why gets away with a stunt that would be a crippling blow for most other shows - it has a premise that sm...
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Monday, April 28, 2014

Why THE PURGE can teach you so much about what not to do

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Some of you might remember that last year I took on THE PURGE in a post talking about how certain concepts require a higher suspension of di...
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Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Parallel development or "There's no such thing as a unique idea"

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Why is it so hard to get someone to read your script? Why do I get so pissed when someone emails me their screenplay unasked?  (And we'v...
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Thursday, October 31, 2013

"Will a spec with similarities to mine hurt my script?"

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Rochee asks: I'm a regular reader of your wonderful blog, and I have a question that is keeping me up late at night. I have developed ...
Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Webshow - "Writing with copyright-protected concepts"

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I suspect this week's video will get some discussion going.  The Bitter puppet discusses why it's a bad idea to write a spec based o...
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Monday, January 21, 2013

Is it all or nothing? And what makes a script generic?

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Dennis wrote in with a question: Do you get rocked by an amazing character and say "The plot sucks, but I'd like to spend more ti...
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Thursday, June 28, 2012

"Any chance they just want to buy my idea and have someone else rewrite it?"

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A writer calling themselves "Inconsolable Cat" sent me the following question: How likely are you to pass up the line a script ...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012

12-Step Screenwriting: Week One - Idea, Concept and Story

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I'm pleased to introduce the first regular episode of the Bitter Script Reader YouTube series ! This is the first chapter of a 12-part...
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