by BlueCat | Sep 29, 2011 | Articles
Right this very second, in the heart of every struggling, undiscovered screenwriter, in the dark, hidden corner deep within, there is a voice, a clear whisper, saying one thing:You’re never gonna figure this out.And this is not referring to the story with its...
by BlueCat | Sep 29, 2011 | Articles
How exactly does one work on their screenplay title? I recently came up with such a wonderful idea for a movie, one of those miraculous moments, like finding money on the sidewalk. I told somebody, and they said, “Great. What’s the title?” Suddenly,...
by BlueCat | Sep 29, 2011 | Articles
Writing dialogue and description is writing a screenplay. You can argue about format and tab margins and what to capitalize and what not. I won’t. Dialogue and description is where the experience of screenplay for your reader lives. We write screenplays to make...
by BlueCat | Sep 29, 2011 | Articles
I am lucky. I have no problems coming up with very good ideas for movies. If I never had another idea for the rest of my life, I would not make a sizable dent in the ones I already have. Screenwriters who struggle with coming up with an idea tend to be visibly annoyed...
by BlueCat | Sep 29, 2011 | Articles
After cracking hundreds of screenplays sent into the BlueCat Screenplay Competition, the same problems in the execution of the story and script continue to emerge. Here is a general overview of these persistent issues.Do you realize what you’re saying??In the...
by BlueCat | Sep 29, 2011 | Articles
Starting a screenplay can sometimes be as hard as finishing one. Impatient to pull up to the front door of a classic motion picture, I want to get everything right so quickly. This impatience challenges my trust in the work, the creative process of screenwriting. What...
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