Sunday Picture Post 15 / Fruit Loops
For The Sunday Picture Post, we are going to flip upside-down the saying: “A picture is worth a thousand words.” Thousands of words are great if you are writing a novel, but if you are writing a screenplay, you need to do the opposite and be as concise as possible.
Each Sunday I will post a picture. For your screenwriting practice in brevity, in the comments section, please post one or all of the following:
- A title for this movie
- 1 word describing the theme, mood, or scene
- 1 sentence to describe the scene
- A pitch to sell the entire movie
The more colorful and creative you are, the better! Use any genre.
A good screenwriter is laconic, using a few words to say a lot.
SCREENWRITING TIP OF THE DAY: FRUIT LOOPS
Think about Fruit Loops for a while and go write something original.
Sunday Picture Post 14 / The Manimal
For The Sunday Picture Post, we are going to flip upside-down the saying: “A picture is worth a thousand words.” Thousands of words are great if you are writing a novel, but if you are writing a screenplay, you need to do the opposite and be as concise as possible.
Each Sunday I will post a picture. For your screenwriting practice in brevity, in the comments section, please post one or all of the following:
- A title for this movie
- 1 word describing the theme, mood, or scene
- 1 sentence to describe the scene
- A pitch to sell the entire movie
The more colorful and creative you are, the better! Use any genre.
A good screenwriter is laconic, using a few words to say a lot.
SCREENWRITING TIP OF THE DAY: THE MANIMAL
A fun technique that I call the MANimal for building characters is to either 1) attribute animal traits to a human character, or 2) attribute human traits to an animal character.
The manimal technique is usually best used with comedies, but can be done with any genre, mystery, crime, and romance.
You can practice with the above image.
Of what type of dog does the man make you think?
What type of human does the dog summon to mind?
Now make up some new traits for both the dog and the man.
Give the dog some human traits — he clearly likes to ride scooters.
Give the man some dog traits — say, he likes sniffing butts, which gets him into trouble with the authorities.
It’s fun. You try it now.
Let’s see if any of you can come up with a story more interesting than the true story of this guy, which I will add as a comment here next week.
Sunday Picture Post 13 / Flaws
Image sources: Off Grid Living and Otherpower.
For The Sunday Picture Post, we are going to flip upside-down the saying: “A picture is worth a thousand words.” Thousands of words are great if you are writing a novel, but if you are writing a screenplay, you need to do the opposite and be as concise as possible.
Each Sunday I will post a picture. For your screenwriting practice in brevity, in the comments section, please post one or all of the following:
- 1 word describing the theme, mood, or scene
- 1 sentence to describe the scene
- A pitch to sell the entire movie
The more colorful and creative you are, the better! Use any genre.
A good screenwriter is laconic, using a few words to say a lot.
SCREENWRITING TIP OF THE DAY: ADD FLAWS
Add flaws to your hero.
Flaws make the hero believable and relatable. Your hero can and should make mistakes and blunders.
All superheros have weaknesses and failures.
I love the old James Bond movies starring Sean Connery, because even though he was super sexy, slick, and smart, he would trip on the sidewalk or get smacked by a lady, and that added believability and comedy.
Sunday Picture Post 12 / Memorial Day Weekend
photo credit: digiyesica
For The Sunday Picture Post, we are going to flip upside-down the saying: “A picture is worth a thousand words.” Thousands of words are great if you are writing a novel, but if you are writing a screenplay, you need to do the opposite and be as concise as possible.
Each Sunday I will post a picture. For your screenwriting practice in brevity, in the comments section, please post one or all of the following:
- 1 word describing the theme, mood, or scene
- 1 sentence to describe the scene
- A pitch to sell the entire movie
The more colorful and creative you are, the better! Use any genre.
A good screenwriter is laconic, using a few words to say a lot.
SCREENWRITING TIP OF THE DAY: MEMORY AIDS
Scripts of 90 to 120 pages become a lot of information to keep in your mind. Outlines and scene cards are good to create for quick reference. To tell a better story, you might want to put certain scenes before or after other scenes; with cards, it is easy to move the scenes around and see what works best. Separate sheets that have character and story point breakdowns are useful as well.
Having tangible reference sheets outside of your computer are helpful.
For Memorial Day, enjoy the favorite meal of a lost loved one and remember their funny eating quirks.
Sunday Picture Post 11
For The Sunday Picture Post, we are going to flip upside-down the saying: “A picture is worth a thousand words.” Thousands of words are great if you are writing a novel, but if you are writing a screenplay, you need to do the opposite and be as concise as possible.
Each Sunday I will post a picture. For your screenwriting practice in brevity, in the comments section, please post one or all of the following:
- 1 word describing the theme, mood, or scene
- 1 sentence to describe the scene
- A pitch to sell the entire movie
The more colorful and creative you are, the better! Use any genre.
A good screenwriter is laconic, using a few words to say a lot.
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