Friend of the site Erik Bork has written a great new article on the first rule of screenwriting: Show, don't tell. Erik writes, At first, it might seem obvious. Film and television are visual media. You always want to give the audience something to watch. It’s boring to hear characters “speak information” to each other. It’s... Continue Reading →
Writing Concise, Visual Action Descriptions
Paul Chitlik of Script Magazine recently fielded the question, "How can a screenwriter write descriptions we can “see” without overwriting them?" Paul offered some poignant advice