Who is Writing Your Coverage Notes?
The following text was taken verbatim from the website of a prominent coverage company, one of thousands of such services offering coverage as a form of “development notes” for young writers. What’s interesting (and horrifying) about this text is that this doesn’t come from the sales side of the website-it comes from a FAQ on the recruitment side, hiring readers to provide these coverage services to writers…
Formatting PART 2: The Goldilocks Syndrome
As I discussed in part 1 of this article, for a producer, reading a truly great script is like finding a hidden spring in the middle of a vast desert. But industry executives are so used to seeing mirages, that unless you show them in the right way, they may not even recognize real water when they see it.
That’s bad news for a lot of writers. But it’s good news for you. Because if you understand the ways that producers form their first impressions of a script, you can use them to your advantage, to start winning over your readers from the very first page.
Happy Passover! (The Passover Question For Screenwriters)
[spb_text_block pb_margin_bottom=”no” pb_border_bottom=”no” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] After hearing my nieces sing the four questions at tonight’s seder, I felt compelled to repost this oldie but goodie: The Passover Question (For Screenwriters) [/spb_text_block] [blank_spacer height=”30px” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] [spb_video link=”https://youtu.be/J92Mcdrdtt8″ full_width=”no” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”]
What Kind of Clothes Is Your Screenplay Wearing?
[spb_text_block pb_margin_bottom=”no” pb_border_bottom=”no” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] What Kind of Clothes Is Your Screenplay Wearing? By Jacob Krueger [/spb_text_block] [divider type=”thin” text=”Go to top” full_width=”no” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] [spb_text_block pb_margin_bottom=”no” pb_border_bottom=”no” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] What’s The Number One Reason A Screenplay Gets Rejected? Imagine you’re about to interview for the job of a lifetime. If you […]
Facing The Blank Page
[spb_text_block pb_margin_bottom=”no” pb_border_bottom=”no” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] Facing The Blank Page By Jacob Krueger [/spb_text_block] [divider type=”thin” text=”Go to top” full_width=”no” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] [spb_text_block pb_margin_bottom=”no” pb_border_bottom=”no” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] How To Face The Blank Page Whether you’re brand new to writing or have been writing for years, there is a common fear you share with […]
What’s The Point of Structure?
What’s The Point of Structure? By Jacob Krueger [divider type=”thin” full_width=”no” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] Every screenwriter is obsessed with structure. And if you’re a writer, then you’ve probably had the frustrating experience of trying to make sense of at least a dozen conflicting terms and approaches, from Aristotle to Syd Field: Three Act Structure, Hero’s Journey, […]
THE SOCIAL NETWORK: Is The Audience Listening To Your Dialogue?
THE SOCIAL NETWORK: Is The Audience Listening To Your Dialogue? By Jacob Krueger [divider type=”thin” full_width=”no” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] Remember the first scene of The Social Network? Aaron Sorkin’s spitfire banter ricocheting at high velocity between Mark Zuckerberg and his girlfriend Erica. The scene is so brilliantly written, you probably barely noticed that you didn’t […]
The Power of the First and Last Image
[spb_text_block pb_margin_bottom=”no” pb_border_bottom=”no” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] The Power of the First and Last Image By Jacob Krueger [/spb_text_block] [divider type=”thin” text=”Go to top” full_width=”no” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] [spb_text_block pb_margin_bottom=”no” pb_border_bottom=”no” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] Does a chain email hold the secret to your script? A friend of mine recently sent me a chain email. Normally, I […]
Rule #6: You Need To Make Writing a Full Time Job
[spb_text_block pb_margin_bottom=”no” pb_border_bottom=”no” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] Rule #6: You Need To Make Writing a Full Time Job By Jacob Krueger [/spb_text_block] [divider type=”thin” text=”Go to top” full_width=”no” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] [spb_text_block pb_margin_bottom=”no” pb_border_bottom=”no” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] Rule #6: You Need To Make Writing a Full Time Job Check out 100 Rules And How To Break Them for […]
