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MEET THE READER: "Either of You Guys Ever Go to Sunday School?" - The Best Exposition Scene Ever Written

Timing is everything. Bryan Young highlights the importance of withholding information until just the right time, using examples from the classic film, Casablanca.
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Casablanca and the Art of Withholding Information

Script reader, Ray Morton, explains why there are only four elements to screenwriting that make your story a true cinematic experience.
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MEET THE READER: The (Only) Four Elements of Screenwriting

Dull dialogue is deadly. How to create dialogue that is a vibrant element of your story, works in harmony with description, and elevates the entire script. #scriptchat #screenwriting #amwriting
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BREAKING & ENTERING: This Is An Article About Writing Dialogue

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Meet the Reader: Exposition Gone Bad

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BREAKING IN: Following "The Five Minute Rule"

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Sci-Fi Circuit: Exploring the Problem of Exposition in Sci-Fi

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Script Tip: Improve Plot and Character Fast - Explore A Character’s Junk Drawer

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Specs & The City: Repetition of Exposition and 'The Avengers'

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Why Spec Scripts Fail: No Backstory thru Subtext, Part 1

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Column D: Writing Exposition... and Two Camels

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Specs & The City: Writing Exposition and 'Little Miss Sunshine'

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Specs & The City: Show Don't Tell and 'Up'

Jeanne Veillette Bowerman profiles writer-director-actor Jocelyn Towne -- daughter to Roger and niece to Robert -- who relied on a community of artists and a crowdfunding campaign to complete her first feature, I Am I.
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Balls of Steel: I Am I ... and Then Some