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Screenplays ‘Godzilla Minus One’ – Part One: Concept, Character and The Boys On the Boat

‘Godzilla Minus One’ proves that you can make a serious movie with big emotional moments… that’s also popcorn entertainment.

William C. Martell

Screenwriter Interviews INDIE SPOTLIGHT: Interview with ‘Asleep in My Palm’ Writer-Director Henry Nelson and Actor-Producer Tim Blake Nelson Sadie Dean

Script Gods Must Die by Paul Peditto SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: Character Arcs – Order, Chaos, Reorder Paul Peditto

Script Notes by Michael Tabb SCRIPT NOTES: How Dual Mentor Characters Work Michael Tabb

Script Notes by Michael Tabb SCRIPT NOTES: Major Character Types – “Mentor”Michael Tabb

Script Notes by Michael Tabb SCRIPT NOTES: Major Character Types – “The Love Interest”Michael Tabb

Script to Screen - Learn How to Make a Movie NOTES FROM THE MARGINS: Goals vs. Needs – What Defines Characters And Writers Danny Manus

Script Notes by Michael Tabb SCRIPT NOTES: Major Character Types – “Antagonist”Michael Tabb

Screenwriting How-To Articles INNER DRIVES: What’s My Character Motivation? Driving the Character Arcs Pamela Jaye Smith

The Wide Margin by Kevin Delin The Wide Margin: Creating Characters When There’s No Motivation Kevin Delin

Screenwriting How-To Articles INNER DRIVES: What’s My Character Motivation? “Above it All”Pamela Jaye Smith

Screenwriting How-To Articles Inner Drives: What’s My Character Motivation? – “The Greater Good for the Greatest Number”Pamela Jaye Smith

Script Angel by Hayley McKenzie Script Angel: What is at Stake? Making The Small Feel Big Hayley McKenzie

Screenwriting How-To Articles Inner Drives: What’s My Character Motivation? – “Me, me, me!”Pamela Jaye Smith

Screenwriting How-To Articles Inner Drives: What’s My Character Motivation – “Sex, Fear, and Money”Pamela Jaye Smith

Script Tips by Marilyn Horowitz Script Tip: What’s The Latest Thing Your Main Character Learned?Marilyn Horowitz

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