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thoughts on screenwriting from writer-producer erik bork
Emotional Investment
When I read a script (or watch a movie or TV episode), there is one question running through my mind, which forms the foundation of my reaction to...
The Elements of a Scene
When I first started writing, I wish someone had explained to me what the necessary elements of a scene were. (As well as the key criteria for a...
Fool Triumphant
"Fool Triumphant" is one of Blake Snyder's ten "genres" -- which I think are the most useful and revolutionary tool in his Save the Cat books. I...
Hollywood Will Find You
"If you write a great script... Hollywood will find you." Scott Myers began a post this way in 2016, on his great "Go Into the Story" blog. It...
Being Mysterious
Someone has been murdered. Or at least it looks that way. Or some other dastardly thing has happened, or will happen. The main character has to get...
One-Act Films
Robert McKee recently blogged about the "Rise of One-Act Films," and I found so much of interest in his article that I wanted to expand on the...
Write 2 Scripts a Year
How do you know when it’s time to put down a script, and write something else? How do you stay motivated, and not get discouraged when a script...
Top 10 Script Problems
There are certain fundamental qualities that stories for the screen seem to need, which all writers struggle to master. I see problems related to...
I Got This
A short comedy I wrote and directed is debuting at film festivals next month. It’s called I Got This. It’s a 22-minute reworking of a feature film...
Screenwriting outside L.A.
I moved to Los Angeles to become a screenwriter. But that was before the internet made the world a lot smaller. So what’s the value of living in...
Writing miniseries on spec
Post updated January 20, 2018: A lot has changed in the television landscape in the seven plus years since I wrote the article below. "Miniseries"...
Not About the Work
I, Tonya strikes me as a great example of a point I often find myself making to writers who bring me film or TV ideas about someone trying to...
