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

Oct 9, 2020
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

Apr 16, 2019
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

Aug 3, 2018
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

Jul 21, 2016
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Meet the Reader: Exposition Gone Bad

Dec 5, 2014
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BREAKING IN: Following "The Five Minute Rule"

Apr 23, 2014
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Sci-Fi Circuit: Exploring the Problem of Exposition in Sci-Fi

Mar 26, 2014
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Script Tip: Improve Plot and Character Fast - Explore A Character’s Junk Drawer

Nov 14, 2013
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Specs & The City: Repetition of Exposition and 'The Avengers'

Nov 13, 2013
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Why Spec Scripts Fail: No Backstory thru Subtext, Part 1

Jul 19, 2013
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Column D: Writing Exposition... and Two Camels

Jul 10, 2013
Basil Exposition
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Specs & The City: Writing Exposition and 'Little Miss Sunshine'

Apr 9, 2013
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Specs & The City: Show Don't Tell and 'Up'

Jan 1, 2013
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

Aug 18, 2011