//www.scriptcafe.org/Scriptcafe/The%20Craft/The%20Craft.html iWeb 1.1.2 //www.scriptcafe.org/Scriptcafe/The%20Craft/The%20Craft_files/Page_1.png //www.scriptcafe.org/Scriptcafe/The%20Craft/The%20Craft.html //www.scriptcafe.org/Scriptcafe/The%20Craft/85216DA3-B2C3-4B70-B97E-7217016079AD.html //www.scriptcafe.org/Scriptcafe/The%20Craft/85216DA3-B2C3-4B70-B97E-7217016079AD.html Mon, 7 May 2007 16:59:58 -0700 Okay, so someone just asked me the question "What is a scene?" I was about to blurt out the answer, but my brain froze. I remember wondering the same thing when I was starting out, but in all the years since I haven't thought about it much. Truth is, most writers never think about that sort o //www.scriptcafe.org/Scriptcafe/The%20Craft/74B3DD3D-3E0F-4BBF-B284-35196D2B9D5A.html //www.scriptcafe.org/Scriptcafe/The%20Craft/74B3DD3D-3E0F-4BBF-B284-35196D2B9D5A.html Thu, 5 Apr 2007 09:28:03 -0700 Here are a few words writers can use in their screenplays to give characters’ dialogue a more naturalistic flow. But be careful. Like salt, a little goes a long way, so use in moderation -- “Can’tcha” = Can’t You “C'mon” = Come on “Coulda” = Could have “Cuz” = Because “’em” = Them “Gimme” = //www.scriptcafe.org/Scriptcafe/The%20Craft/84E9536B-59E0-45B6-B4CC-F11575D935EA.html //www.scriptcafe.org/Scriptcafe/The%20Craft/84E9536B-59E0-45B6-B4CC-F11575D935EA.html Thu, 15 Mar 2007 11:15:34 -0700 “When a man works he is always conscious of two beings in himself: the one works, the other appraises the work. The stricter the appraisement the slower and the better is the work; and vice versa, when the appraiser is under the influence of something that stupefies him, more work gets done, but its //www.scriptcafe.org/Scriptcafe/The%20Craft/8BA2CE7F-969E-4C82-BE9B-146DCF03B1EE.html //www.scriptcafe.org/Scriptcafe/The%20Craft/8BA2CE7F-969E-4C82-BE9B-146DCF03B1EE.html Fri, 2 Mar 2007 20:50:49 -0800 Your first thought of an antagonist might be of a “bad guy” or “villain.” Sure, an antagonist can be the so-called heavy in a film, but then not every film has a ner-do-well. Sometimes the antagonist isn’t a person at all, but rather an antagonistic force like a hurricane, an avalanche, a raging f //www.scriptcafe.org/Scriptcafe/The%20Craft/4EABF60A-A693-4C16-B5A6-9184D502B2C2.html //www.scriptcafe.org/Scriptcafe/The%20Craft/4EABF60A-A693-4C16-B5A6-9184D502B2C2.html Tue, 27 Feb 2007 23:14:28 -0800 There are essentially two types of Act 2 Turns that every writer should understand. I’m not saying that’s all there are, but these are the 2 most common. Once you learn them, constructing a tight, compelling story won’t seem nearly as daunting. “Falling Down the Mountain” Okay, so your hero has m