Movies were once exclusively created on film stock, and film has physical limits. One reel is about 1,000 feet of film, and holds 10 minutes of story material. Most movies consist of eleven reels (around 110 minutes).
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I’d put screenwriting styles into two categories: 1. The “summary list” approach, like The Shining, and 2. The “flourished essence”, like The Princess Bride.
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Back in my early days, when my friends and I were certain we were going to become the next Movie Brats of Hollywood, I was the designated writer. I hated writing. I had no clue how to do it.
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Production often complains about writers: not because they don’t like writers, but because they feel writers speak and think in a different language.
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