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For Better or for Worse

August 31, 2013March 26, 2021learning, scripts

I am endeavouring to read at least one screenplay a month– Not a big target, I know, but it is difficult to fit screenwriting around a fulltime job and staying married. Anyway, I finished Charlie Kaufman’s

Is the Script Helgeland’s? Naturally

January 31, 2013March 26, 2021learning, Mystic River

Spoiler Alert: Although this post does not go into a detailed analysis of the movie Mystic River, it does look at a crucial clue which could spoil the movie, if you haven’t watched it. ******* Not only is L.A.

Learning From L.A. Confidential: Understatement

September 30, 2012September 30, 2012L.A. Confidential, learning, understatement

SPOILER ALERT: This series of posts is spoiler-heavy. But, seriously, the movie is from 1997!!! If you haven’t watched it by now… Some of the best lines in L.A. Confidential are understatements. Rather than an

Learning From L.A. Confidential: To Arc or Not to Arc

September 22, 2012September 22, 2012arcs, character, L.A. Confidential, learning

SPOILER ALERT: This series of posts is spoiler-heavy. But, seriously, the movie is from 1997!!! If you haven’t watched it by now… I was doing some work on my script the other night, compiling a list of characters, major

Learning From L.A. Confidential: Literary Techniques – Juxtaposition

August 27, 2012August 27, 2012juxtaposition, L.A. Confidential, learning, literary techniques

SPOILER ALERT: This series of posts is spoiler-heavy. But, seriously, the movie is from 1997!!! If you haven’t watched it by now… Unlike a novel, which is a final, complete piece of literature in and

Learning From L.A. Confidential: Thus Far, Pt 1

June 30, 2012June 30, 2012L.A. Confidential, learning, tips

SPOILER ALERT: The following series of posts are spoiler-heavy. But, seriously, the movie is from 1997!!! If you haven’t watched it by now… There are a number of screenwriting gems to be gleaned from a

Learning From L.A. Confidential: Character Arcs

June 25, 2012June 25, 2012arcs, characterisation, L.A. Confidential, learning

SPOILER ALERT: The following series of posts are spoiler-heavy. But, seriously, the movie is from 1997!!! If you haven’t watched it by now… In this post, I’ll be looking a little at how Brian Helgeland

Learning From L.A. Confidential: Introductions

May 28, 2012May 28, 2012characterisation, introductions, L.A. Confidential, learning

SPOILER ALERT: The following series of posts are spoiler-heavy. But, seriously, the movie is from 1997!!! If you haven’t watched it by now… Orientation:Set in the 1950s, L.A. Confidential follows three policemen, Bud White, Jack Vincennes and

Learning from L.A. Confidential

May 14, 2012May 14, 2012L.A. Confidential, learning

I’m currently writing a crime-thriller. It has innocents drawn into an underworld of intrigue, double crosses, and corruption. I thought I’d sit at the feet of some of the masters of the craft to learn how best to