Ask people for story advice

Random strangers are a great source for script content. Ask these people to give you advice on character development and story analysis. The best screenplays come from real life events. It is resourceful to tap into original ideas, given these people live real life.

Tap into real people, real advice. The best writing is believable. Infuse screenplays with real stories. Original concepts are probably impossible to create, but writing an original script of another way to tell this story is something that Hollywood desires.

Talk to strangers often. Share your problems with writing a movie. Maybe these people can give you a tip or two to move this story past the roadblock. Writer's block is brutal. However, writes can use this block to their advantage to ask questions and find real answers, real solutions.

Go ahead and ask away!

Check out ScriptMag article by Chad Gervich

Read ScriptMag article on PrimeTime: The Truth about Protecting Your Work by Chad Gervich. This screenwriter/writer is solid. He writes in a tone that keep you glued to the next point he wants you to remember.

Chad mentions that screenwriters who attach a serial number and/or copyright on their scripts are amateurs. It makes the screenwriter appear as a rookie. He says never do it! 

Good writers are confident. They don't worry if ideas are stolen or taken. However, protecting a script in its executed form is wise as a timeline to show you own this screenplay, this story.  

Definitely check out this article to answer question on script protection. It is a great read! 

http://www.scriptmag.com/features/primetime-the-truth-about-protecting-your-work

Start scenes with a problem and develop a resolution

The best writing techniques are switching traditional scenes up to start with down moments. We start with a major problem, but through intervention we resolve it. Think of your screenwriting as a counseling session, a form of therapy to rehabilitate this character.

In the beginning of a scene, a character shares a problem that causes a disaster. The character receiving this bad news will start a fight. We see this in cheating movies. We see this in the American Dream movies such as Pursuit of Happyness (ultimate struggle), Rocky(sports dream), American Beauty (good example of losing the dream), and Forrest Gump (dream through the ages). Life is hard, but if you stay persistent you will achieve the American dream.  

Write this way. Open scenes with conflict. Use reversals to solve problems. Open with a problem and leave with a solution. Make this scene a call to action. Try to change this character, detour them from their routine. But aside from their need to change, the character refuses to listen because they want to achieve the dream and nobody understands their fire and desire. 

This writing trick is psychology. People will understand these scenes, that is because they live their life this way, everyday. Millions of students are moving back home. Jobs are not hiring. Their degrees are temporarily rendered worthless. Until these characters can sustain theirs struggles and learn from them, they won't take the required steps to sought after change. They believe the world is looking down at them, criticizing their challenges and hardship. Whereas, these people should be looking up to reach the stars. God is giving them signs to make adjustments. 

Start scenes with conflict. Make this conflict unbearable to write. Live in the scenes. Become a fixture in your stories. Write with a purpose. Make problems so severe you stave off intervention. Writing is special because you create the real world through make-believe encounters. Life follows this paradigm. People digest these scenes, these stories. 

The next time you write a scene, think about opening with a major problem. Make the characters react in what you think is believable. Your audience will catch on and enjoy these real moments. Happy writing! 

Be Selfish with Your Time

Screenwriters must value their time to write great scripts. Time is of the essence. Don't allow any person to influence your time and block you from accomplishing success as a screenwriter.

Screenwriting is not an easy craft to master. It's not because a writer is not talented enough, is because you must protect yourself from family, friends, co-workers and strangers that use negativity as empowerment to disrupt you. They believe success is based on immediate results, so writing is viewed as a struggling art that lacks substance and profitability. Their first impression of you is that you're dreaming and can't compete against what they believe are highly talented professionals.

Little do these people know that your writing can earn you a good living. People are quick to judge. If you don't drive a fancy car and own a home, you are considered a failure.

Education doesn't matter to these people. Some people have said that college degrees make good toilet paper. It is the mere fact that if you're not earning money and hold a quality education, then this is frowned upon. People form an image of you as being unreliable to search for realistic jobs. They see you as dreamer who doesn't want to wake up to reality.

What if you have already developed a writing portfolio? You've probably written quality projects. While these writing samples are out there, making a name for oneself can actually be compromised. Writers must survive, which is the reason they take money rather than credit. In result, the writer is prevented from showcasing all their past writing work and this may impact their job hunt.

Family, friends, co-workers and strangers can become antagonists that make you feel insecure about your screenwriting goals. These people may represent conflict, obstacles and challenges which resemble structured scenes in screenplays.

Be selfish with your time and don't give your time away so easily. Never let this negativity, this jealousy block your success. Your dream is about your happiness. Think of all the people in the world that can benefit from your stories. Thus, your dream makes many people smile. It makes them ambiguous. It inspires and motivates them to dream like you and everyone else.

You wasting time trying to please others may hurt your chances. It really depends on the attitudes that surround you. If people look down at you, then you are fighting an impossible battle. Screenwriters need to survive in the moment until their scripts are optioned and/or if another writing project arrives that keeps the income streaming in.

For most screenwriters, consistency is never a dependable theme. It's sad to say that money and lack of support kill screenwriting dreams. Those screenwriters who can overcome these major challenges will reach the top. It is true that the odds are against you. They really are. Not for the reason you think with lacking talent, instead this setback is lacking support.

Protect your dream. Utilize time management to treat your screenwriting dream like a job. If you're not a working screenwriter, your screenwriting is primarily your future job and career. Schedule time to write. Don't let people deter you because they will instill fear and doubt in your mind. If you allow this to happen, you don't really want to become a successful screenwriter.

Be selfish with your time. Treat your screenwriting like a job. People don't usually bother others that go to work. They may bother you because they think you're just a writer and nothing is happening in your life. Don't believe this. Everything is happening.

Tell them you have to work. You have projects to complete. In time, your dream of becoming a screenwriter will gain traction and people will watch your work unfold. Just believe in yourself and never falter on fears. Screenwriting is your journey to teach people about real life, real struggles and real dreams.

We are capable of reaching dreams. Our passion and desire rely on time. We have a certain amount of time allotted to this dream before we must move on. Just like movies, we can keep the audience in the movie theater forever. Your time matters most, so don't waste it on people who want to sabotage your dreams, your success, your happiness.

***A good movie to watch about a real-life character experiencing unfortunate events and reaching a dream is The Pursuit of Happyness. Perseverance and persistence are the foundation to prosperity.   

Know your characters

Great screenwriting is building realistic characters that walk and talk like real life people. Your experience as a human is valuable to write characters that people can relate to and understand. Infusing scripts with these unique characters make watching movies refreshing and memorable. 

How can beginning screenwriters construct these genuine characters? Survey people in a library, at school and at public places. Take notes on nonverbal communication, movement, and gestures. This is a popular sociology tool to learn social interaction. Next, concentrate on writing visual scenes and withhold any dialogue to gain insight on good visual acuity. Lastly, practice writing only dialogue. 

Use the notes taken from surveying people and fill in the details with imaginative dialogue, storytelling, and movements. Nonetheless, continue writing movie scripts based on imaginary situations connected to your real life. What is unique to you that is most interesting? 

Happy screenwriting! 

Who do you know?

Ready to embark on your screenwriting dream? Dream of writing movies in Hollywood? The main challenge is who you do know. It really is. Who you know can determine who reads your screenplay. The right eyes must be fixated on your great screenwriting to get you noticed, get you optioned, get your name in front of film executives. Want to write and submit the next script to make you famous?

Who do you know in Hollywood? Is there one person that can pass your screenplay to an important person? Know any person working as a script reader? A film student classmate who is currently working in Hollywood? A script supervisor? Anyone? Who do you know?

If you don't know anyone in Hollywood, you need to get out there and meet people. Good screenwriting won't find you success without creating some type of exposure. Write for new media to generate buzz. Write for students who can shoot a short film.  Better yet, go to celebrity hotspots.

Screenwriting instructors will tell you to write a creative script. They show you the tricks of the trade to equip you on your journey into stardom. The truth is that screenwriters are not household names. They really aren't the typical people we discuss while having breakfast or speaking about who we want to meet.

I, for one, would like to meet a UCSB alumni, the UC I graduated from in 2007. This UCSB alumni, Jeff Nathanson, is a highly established Hollwood screenwriter that Steven Spielberg has worked with on a few projects. He is also the credited screenwriter behind the Rush Hour movies. This guy knows how to write commercial movies. His movies have done well in the movie box office. We can argue that a few of his past movies are duds, but who hasn't made a box office flop?

Box office flops are movies that underperformed; they didn't catch on commercially and actually took a production upside down to lose big money. It is possible that major box office flops may result in terminations, where top executives and entire departments get the ax. Film studios can't afford to keep making movies that lose money, so someone of importance must provide answers to explain this poor showing.

Who do you know in Hollywood? Is your neighbor a Hollywood director? Hollywood executive? Script reader? There has to be someone you know in the movie biz? If you don't live in Hollywood, or anywhere in the 30 mile zone, you better get moving soon. There is a low probability a screenwriter will make it big without taking the dive into Los Angeles. LA is where movies are at. This is where new screenwriters must live in order to establish their writing careers.

Ask yourself today, right now, right at this moment, "Who do I know in Hollywood?" If you know no one, you get you find a way to answer this question in the next month with, "I know this person who works at _____?" Get out there and meet people. Screenwriters and TV writers don't always sit in dark caves and write a storm of words. They know how to connect with the right people. These are the important people listen to in the industry. They have a track record for success.

Make your tracks count. Make your mark today. Make it happen at this very second. Screenwriting is your dream. It is not hard to write movies. Believe in your dream. Don't listen to no person. Criticism comes at a price; people empower their jealousy through making you feel insecure. You lived your stories. Just plot and organize them to create dramatic movies, scary movies, funny movies, intense movies, amazing movies, award winning movies and memorable movies. You control the future.

Who do you know? Who do you need to know? Who do you want to know? Who do you want to become?  Make your screenwriting dream happen today. No waiting, period. The longer you wait, the less opportunities there are available to you. Don't keep telling people you are a screenwriter. Instead, let your writing do the talking in those brilliant, amazing screenplays you have stored in your computer. What are your Hollywood connections? Who do you know?

Good luck. Make screenwriting prosperous.

Why Screenwriters must write original work

We located an article that details another writer's influence on a screenwriter, the creator behind True Crime. However, the dialogue written for a major character in this show is mentioned as borderline plagiarism and/or borrowing of ideas.

In the literary world, recycling ideas and phrases without properly crediting the original author may create unwanted attention. It's not about citations and sourcing ideas and phrases, the theme of this discussion pertains to whether a writer is taking credit for this work: making money and seeking fame from producing it.

As a screenwriter, pay special attention to how you write visuals and dialogue. Nothing in life is original, unless we do something that never has been done before and say it's original (pun intended).

Read the article below and make an honest assessment whether this is plagiarism or not:

http://defamer.gawker.com/true-detective-creator-accused-of-plagiarism-1616949034


Also check out Shia LaBeouf in his plagiarism case:

http://www.avclub.com/article/shia-labeoufs-plagiarism-finally-receives-legal-ac-106808 

Great quotes from Gary Sinise on movies

Screenwriters know that they must strike at all times. There is no letting up on the screenwriting race. If you're not the front of the pack, you must be positioned to see the leaders.

Watching the race on the sidelines will evaporate your dream. Needless to say, if you're not writing something, you're not a writer at all.

You must write, and write good. Making your deadlines is great, but submitting mediocre writing doesn't get you noticed as fast.

The movie industry, as a whole, is intertwined. I respect great quotes that are beyond the movies. They are genuine comments or statements about the real movie industry.

A great actor in Forrest Gump, Gary Sinise, starred in this timeless movie. Forrest Gump and Speed are the reason I pursued the Hollywood dream; they represent the catalyst of my movie dreams. I noticed a few quotes Gary Sinise shared about acting, which the theme of them can be directed toward screenwriters.

The following Gary Sinise quotes:

"Sometimes you're in great demand. Then suddenly your career hits the brakes."

"Careers, like rockets, don't always take off on time. The trick is to always keep the engine running." (I like this quote the most)

"There's always the ongoing actor frustration of finding the great role to do the next. I don't go to work a lot. I wait as long as I can until the money runs out or a great part comes long."

There you have it! Gary Sinise quotes demonstrate that we must active as screenwriters. Don't just keep writing your script for many years. Despite constant struggles to balance your personal and financial life, make a smart decision to submit this screenplay in screenwriting contests, to studios, and to agents. Nobody wants to hear a writer complain about their misfortunes. Success attracts attention.

People want to hear what the next successful person is doing. They pay to hear a successful investor speak. These people read articles on how to become successful in a particular field. Many screenwriters have purchased screenwriting books on ways to break into Hollywood. What people and books don't tell you is how to balance personal struggles and a screenwriting career.

If you're not the best screenwriter, figure out to how reach that high level. Why can't you make it? No more excuses, just go out there and submit your work. There are too many discussions on what should I do with my script? How should this scene play out? I'm telling you right now that time will pass you by so fast that you will find frustration in every second. Don't allow this to happen.

Gary Sinise is telling you that Hollywood life is tough. There are many talented people out there. Nonetheless, talent and good looks looks won't get you work. It is your hard work and determination, and of course, some good luck on your side. You have be in the right spot at the right time, prepared and ready to take ownership of this opportunity.

Screenwriters must operate like the military. The military doesn't fight wars daily; they train to be prepared and engage into conflict when it is authorized and required. You must write daily. This writing must consistent. Be ready to counterstrike, or make that first strike to hit the target - optioning that script. Write away! Write on! Keep writing!

What genres do you master?

GENRES

Movie genres that attract the most box office business are action, science fiction, horror, comedy, adventure and war movies. Sub-genres of horror and comic book movies are highly popular among moviegoers. Hollywood banks on kids movies because this entertainment translates into large ticket sales. Typically, parents attend movie showings along with their children. Unfortunately, original movies are not as relevant as they once were in the past few decades. What genres do you master as a screenwriter?

People may ask screenwriters what type of movies they enjoy writing. Therefore, answering this question and knowing the types of genres you write best can make a name for yourself. Movie fans can identify you as a horror writer, or as a sci-fi adventure writer. 

Horror movies such as The Conjuring, Insidious Chapter II, The Purge, The Sixth Sense, The Possession all have something in common; these movies entertain our greatest fears. People love to watch scary movies that put them on edge. It is those jump scares that set off chills during these unexpected and terrifying moments. The high rush of getting scared packs movie theaters on opening night. The funnest experience is going to watch horror movies on a Friday night where teenagers provide secondary screams to amp up this chill fest. 

Horror movies cost less money to make and return a nice profit on this small investment. Screenwriters can break into the movie business by writing a good horror script. Science fiction horror movies are even better to write and produce because there is already a built-in fan base. Combining the two major genres together may attract fans from these two groups. 

Marvel has a huge grasp on the comic book movie business. They own the rights to most of their comic books and many characters within them, but there are characters (Marvel sold the rights to some of them) that other movie studios own. The Walt Disney Company is the parent company to Marvel Studios. However, Sony Entertainment owns the rights to Spiderman and Warner Bros. has creative control over Batman. Screenwriters not affiliated with these studios and don't have a hand in these comic books are cautioned to not write such movies. 

Spiderman is possibly the most lucrative Marvel character ever. It is this comic book character who spawned a billion dollar movie empire, worldwide. 20th Century Fox owns their fair share of comic book rights. They can make any movies on Wolverine, Fantastic Four,  and the X-Men. Iron Man has taken in massive box office business, where three movies earned nearly $1 billion in domestic ticket sales. 

Screenwriters and directors can write their own comic book. Director James Wan recently got optioned for his graphic novel, Malignant Man, which Fox now owns and can make a movie on this character. During the beginning of his Hollywood adventure, James probably never expected to be directing Fast and Furious movies or two two horror movies that went on to open at $40+ million in their opening weekends in the same year. 

Great screenwriters are in high demand. Hollywood needs more awesome scripts to make into profitable movies. Think commercial first, and then write creative later. 

What genres do you master? Are you a comedy writer like Tina Fey? A horror writer like Leigh Whannell? Science fiction writer? Crime movies? Pick your genre or genres and master them.

Visit AMC's FilmSite to view a list of genres here

Most of the Top 10 Highest Spec Scripts are Box Office Bombs

Writing a movie script takes passion, persistence, and skill. Good screenwriters know how to write screenplays, plus they understand formatting protocols that drive the movie industry. Writing a spec script to sell in the open market requires luck and major talent. It is not impossible to sell a screenplay, but the odds are against most screenwriters to make this happen.

Box office bombs may cost studio executives their jobs. It seems optioning the wrong screenplay or losing out on a great script can also cause internal issues. As a screenwriter, the goal is to write a screenplay that makes money and brings notoriety to studios. If this script happens to garnish film awards, this enables the screenwriter to make their mark in Hollywood.

The top 10 highest paid spec scripts are some of the worst performing movies in the box office. The box office counts because movie studios are not in the game of losing money. No film studio wishes to overpay for a spec script that ends up on their shelf for years. Maybe this script is never developed into a movie, so paying millions for an unmade project is bad for business.

What are the 10 Highest Paid Spec Scripts:

1. Deja Vu - $5 million
2. The Long Kiss Goodnight - $4 million
3. Panic Room - $4 million
4. Talladega Nights - The Ballad of Ricky Bobby - $4 million
5. Basic Instinct - $3 million
6. Medicine Man - $3 million
7. Euro Trip - $4 million
8. The Pink Panther - $3 million
9. Mozart and the Whale - $2.75 million
10. A Knight's Tale - $2.5 million 

The most profitable movies on this list are Basic Instinct, Panic Room, and Talladega Nights. The worst performing movies are Mozart and the Whale, The Long Kiss Goodnight and Euro Trip.

Want to sell the next spec script to a movie studio? Here is your shot. Write an original movie that sells to the highest paying studio. Dream big on this script and maybe you will find success in Hollywood.

Source: Listverse

Write What you know

***Spoiler Alert***

***The Duplex***

I watched The Duplex movie last week. This is a good movie for aspiring authors and screenwriters to watch. Because Ben Stiller's character is an author, we see his conflicted life draw out on the silver screen. These events are especially valuable to writers, the type of authors and screenwriters who sought after writing books and movies about real stories.

"Write what you know" is what the antagonist shares in the movie ending. The old antagonist made the protagonists suffer beyond belief, which she has done to many couples to drive them crazy. Once the couples had enough, they sold their homes for cheap and left. It was a recurring theme to make money off these poor couples. 

As passionate writers, we realize the best material is made out of true events. Nonetheless, true events are always in high demand. Moviegoers crave watching movies based on true stories because they feel a connection with these characters. 

Horror movies based on true stories such as The Conjuring, The Rite, and The Possession involve evil themes which depict reality. Devil and demon themes are the epitome of evil. These unsettling topics make their way to our minds, provoking our subconscious to fear any notion of their influence. 

Write what you know. Inject your stories with real life. While you may experience unfortunate situations, these events become memorable stories that people want to watch at the movies and read in books. 

Write away! 

Inject screenplays with real life

How many times have you heard that Hollywood is losing their grip on making movies? If you write movie scripts, then you know good writing goes a long way. Writing compelling screenplays based on real-life scenarios will capture a large fan base. This is your time to shine. Inject screenplays with your life experiences.

Original movies are in high demand. In the past three decades, original movies have quickly declined. Hollywood is viewed as a recycling platform focused on making movies that earn massive revenue. As a result of this, remakes, comic book movies, reboots, and books are leading the film circuit. Original movies are almost nonexistent.

Screenwriters should use their life experiences to shape movie characters. Movie characters thrive on conflict because the central theme depends on introducing tense situations and events.

Great writers know how to shape their characters. If you want to become successful in Hollywood, write original screenplays using your real life experiences. Good luck! 

Create the World around you

Screenwriters possess the writing abilities to capture their wildest imagination. They create characters, special effects, scenes, inciting incidents, and a plot that drives the script to the silver screen. Millions of moviegoers anticipate watching their favorite books turned into movies. Nonetheless, comic book movies and video games are becoming massive revenue generators for movie studios. 

As a screenwriter, you have the creative freedom to write screenplays that influence the world. People from all over the world will watch actors speak your movie lines. They will see your word text translate into a visual creation. Writing movie scripts involves building a world outside of your existence.

Have you ever questioned the spirit? Wonder what happens to humans and animals who pass away? Obviously, every living human, creature and plant life have a spirit. Inject life into your screenplay. You are the spirit your screenplay needs to sustain life.

Create the world around you using originality. Write original scripts the world enjoys. Want to become the next great screenwriter in Hollywood? Write what you know best. Create a story populated with likable characters? Include a few characters the viewers despise most.

Dedicate time to write a movie script. Construct the movie script like an architect. Your movie creation is yours to enjoy. Enjoy writing the next great movie!

The Dark Knight Rises screenplay

***Plot Spoiler***

The Nolan brothers completed The Dark Knight Rises screenplay, concluding what is now recognized as one of the most successful trilogies in movie history. Batman fans are esthetic with the latest The Dark Knight Rises masterpiece, a comic book movie that crossed the $300 million domestic box office mark to collect $304 million in ticket sales. The Dark Knight Rises screenplay has created lengthy discussions on the ending.

Christopher Nolan's resume includes riveting films such as Insomnia, Memento, The Prestige, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, Inception, and The Dark Knight Rises. Even more impressive is that Christopher Nolan has written the script to all of his movies, also recruiting his brother Jonathan Nolan to co-write three great Batman screenplays. The Batman trilogy features some of the best writing in movies.

Christopher Nolan is an exclusive product of the United Kingdom. The most talented U.K. movie stars, directors, and writers have delivered amazing movies to the movie world. We are lucky to witness Christopher Nolan's epic Batman movies play out on the silver screen. The Dark Knight Rises is a complex screenplay that features a movie ending that has fueled countless discussions on the web.

Why is The Dark Knight Rises ending such a popular discussion? The film ending is written with very little exposition; instead we see subtle dialogue encode messages. For example, Batman told Gordon that any person can be a hero, even a man who puts a coat on the shoulders of a young body to tell him the world hasn't ended (not exact quote). This is creative screenwriting at its best since the movie quote reflects back to the origin of Batman, a young boy who’s trying to accept his parents are dead. That movie dialogue alone makes The Dark Knight Rises a splendid screenplay.

Another impressive aspect of the TDKR script is the rope symbolism. We see the "rope" open the movie, as Bane and his crew are hijacking a plane to take nuclear physicist Dr. Pavil hostage. The same rope is conveyed in an important prison scene to build emotional structure such as fear, hope, and fate. The rope is further elaborated on, connecting moviegoers to underlying themes with an atomic bomb dangling below the Bat plane. Lastly, Robin John Blake swings with a rope into the Bat Cave to rise as Nightwing.

The Nolan brothers introduce clues in the setup, and then deliver a payoff to answer such plot questions. Selina steals Bruce Wayne's fingerprints and his mother's pearl necklace. The main focal point is that Bane and his thugs use the fingerprints to waste away Bruce's fortune. In result, Bruce must step down from his chairman position.

However, the events are interconnected, as Miranda is actually Ra's Al Ghul's daughter. The Dark Knight Rises plot twists expose Miranda's sinister plan to seek revenge, Batman reveals his identity to Gordon, an ambiguous cafe ending raises many questions of Bruce Wayne's true fate, and the introduction Robin John Blake as Nightwing is shown as a cliffhanger. The twist endings are a series of twists that keep the audience thinking.

Plot twists are also known as twist endings, which reveal a surprise ending or an unexpected twist to change the dynamics of the plot. We see twist endings in horror movies, crime movies, and psychological thrillers. M. Night Shayamalan is referred to as Mr. Twist Ending. His The Sixth Sense movie reveals a plot twist at the end of the movie.

The atomic bomb adds a dimension of fear to the story. In a pit prison, Bruce admits his fear of death, indicating that he refuses to die in the prison while Gotham falls to Bane. Bane threatens Gotham with a 6 megaton atomic bomb capable of wiping out the highly populous city. Gotham citizens hide in their homes to escape the fear of the revolt against the city government.

The Dark Knight Rises movie end features many plot holes. How does Bruce Wayne survive the atomic blast? It is implied that an autopilot repair 6 months ago enables Batman to guide the Bat plane to the sea. Therefore, the shot of Batman flying the Bat plane is suggested as a trick. Most viewers believe Bruce Wayne survives because the Nolan brothers reveal an autopilot repair. How does this autopilot repair save Bruce Wayne?

The Dark Knight Rises script thus becomes confusing to answer plot questions. Are main characters experiencing a personal moment with the plot clues in the movie end? We see Fox show a surprising look to imply he knows Bruce Wayne survived the atomic blast. Gordon is hopeful that a Bag signal repair, broken since The Dark Knight, establishes that Batman is alive. Lastly, John Blake is given a bag to guide his journey. We see Blake swing into the Bat Cave to rise as the next hero. The major characters experience a personal moment to deal out a surprise ending.

The surprise ending is broken down into two parts. Alfred is dining at an Italian cafe. He looks over across the way to discover Bruce and Selina having lunch. This scene is ambiguous, leading us to believe in possible dream imagery to convey a fantasy. Alfred speaks of this cafe scene in the turning point, hoping that Bruce will one day find happiness as he imagines. How does Bruce arrive at the Italian cafe at the same exact moment as Alfred? Moviegoers believe in the obvious clues to show Bruce is alive.

The writing is so vague that we can't determine the purpose of the Italian cafe scene. Is this cafe scene realistic? Are Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle in a fantasy? Should people believe that Bruce Wayne survived an atomic blast? The plot holes are transparent, thus creating multiple possibilities to interpret the scene. Did Bruce Wayne survive an impossible atomic blast? Did Bruce use autopilot to save Gotham?

Good screenwriting makes us think beyond the silver screen. Christopher and Jonathan Nolan are great screenwriters. Their Batman movies feature some of the best writing in movies. In the future, we will review The Dark Knight Rises script. Thanks for reading.

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Humanizing Characters in End of the World movies

End of the world movies humanize characters to build emotion in stories. The moviegoing public have an infatuation with end of the world movies because the stories convey the essence of realism. Humanizing characters in end of the world movies make the movie experience enjoyable as well as real.

Humanizing characters energize the movie plot. Most end of the world movies deal with family conflict and social themes. Thus, humanizing characters in movies transform scripted movies into realistic experiences. Moviegoers watch end of the world movies to establish an emotional connection with the characters.

Humanizing characters in end of the world movies help the movie audience relate to possible apocalyptic, natural disaster and other doomsday scenarios. End of the world movies such as Deep Impact, Armageddon, 2012, Knowing, The Day After, I Am Legend, and Dawn of the Dead are end of the world movies that humanize characters to project realism.

If you are an aspiring screenwriter, humanizing characters can add depth to the plot. Script readers and producers may likely gravitate toward your screenplay. Experiment with short films first before writing full feature films. Humanizing characters in literature and film stories is the best technique to feed the demand.

    

Humanizing characters in Screenplays can make a good movie

Have you ever questioned the reason some movies become blockbusters while others fail in the movie box office? After watching 11-11-11, we can suggest that bad screenwriting and directing will ruin a potentially good idea. The 11-11-11 movie concept is about a devil kid who may lead the world to the end. The end of the world/devil movie is consistent with The Omen movies. Good screenwriting involves humanizing characters in screenplays to attract the moviegoing interest.

The 11-11-11 movie is set in a neighborhood. We notice that this small town is obviously populated with many strange people. Nonetheless, the main characters rarely leave the neighborhood. There are two scenes that take us away from the neighborhood. The police officer transports an evil girl to the police station, only to crash into a pole and explode. The boy's father travels to teach at the local school.

The school scenes show exterior shots of the building. It is likely possible the interior scenes are shot in the same location. The police car explosion is special effects at its worst. I witnessed better special effects in De Anza College's film program than what is portrayed in this 11-11-11 movie disaster.

Besides the few scenes leaving the neighborhood, the movie is focused on the 11-11-11 number theme and the strange local characters. The screenwriter never builds an emotional connection with any of his characters. As a result, the screenwriter fails to humanize his characters, so nonetheless the talking heads and lost characters obviously hint to us that the main boy is evil. The movie does little to frighten the audience.

The best devil movies play on demonic possession and devil situations rather well. This is the moment when we see some creepy dialogue and disturbing scenes in devil, possession and exorcism movies. The best horror movies rely on humanizing the characters to build an emotional structure. The moviegoers must find an emotion connection to feel a sense of loss.

The 11-11-11 movie fails at humanizing the main characters. To be truthfully honest, the screenwriting and directing are awful. We feel like we're watching a Shaun of the Dead imitation. Shaun of the Dead is a great movie with excellent screenwriting and directing. On the opposing side, 11-11-11 is a horrible movie that never finds the right time to reveal the real danger. The beats are off topic and simply lame.  The boy is about to become a devil who will lead to the end of the world.

We sense the boy is evil. The 'number factor' in predicting catastrophic events failed many times. Knowing is the only past movie that managed to get the number concept right. In recent memory, The Number 23 is another bad number movie about numbers. 11-11-11 is probably the worst number-themed movie ever.

The evil babysitter girl keeps reading the 11-11-11 book to the boy. Thus, the father takes the book and tosses it in the trash. The girl retrieves the book yet again. These scenes are rather predictable. It is not like throwing away a ouija board game, only to find the game has returned in your home again. We never see the fear of possession, or The Omen evil that make past devil movies a frightening viewing experience.

Exorcism movies are usually evil. People fear watching these movies. Why did the screenwriting fail in 11-11-11? The screenwriter focused too much on establishing the number 11-11-11 theme rather than focus on building character development. His quest to humanize characters stalled out in the opening sequence.

One old woman attempted to insert herself in the plot design, but the writer never never established enough backstory to humanize the importance of her character. How did this old woman learn about the boy? Several of the neighbors are devil worshippers who denounce God and Jesus Christ. Their allegiance is devoted to the devil and the evil boy. We never find a connection with these characters.

The 11-11-11 movie is depicted as a horror movie. We can confirm the movie DVD cover is more frightening than the movie itself. The 'number concept' has worked in a few past movies. Nevertheless, the screenwriting in the so-called 11-11-111devil movie never humanized the characters to build a good story. Showing a dream sequence can achieve fear necessary to humanize characters. Hence, we can then see in the minds of the characters to understand their pain and suffering.

In essence, humanizing characters in screenplays can make a good movie a great viewing experience. Moviegoers can form a real connection with characters depicted in a movie. End of the world movies are popular because the screenwriting is effective enough to portray the characters as real humans with emotions. Watch the 11-11-11 movie to form your personal opinion of the screenwriting. Thanks for reading.

The Devil Inside movie ending: The Devil Inside movie script ends at the high point of tension

Good screenwriters understand how to engage their fans. Skilled screenwriters can hook moviegoers from beginning to the end of a movie. However, mediocre screenwriters trick their movie fans into thinking movie facts are true. They leave moviegoers hanging, unaware of the resolution. The Devil movie ending reveals bad screenwriting to resolve the theme. The Devil Inside movie script ends the movie at the high point of tension.

Moviegoers invested their time into watching The Devil Inside movie. The opening murder scene is referred to an actual 911 call. We are supposed to believe the 1989 murders are real. Once Isabella Rossi reveals to the camera she doing a documentary on her mother Maria Rossi, the story never revisits the 1989 murders again. Good screenwriting involves explaining the theme. The catalyst and or inciting incident is established rather quickly. Therefore, we believe the movie will explain the Maria Rossi exorcisms and the 1989 murders. 

The Devil Inside movie is based on the exorcism of Maria Rossi. What happened to Maria Rossi on the night of the 1989 that made her murder the exorcists and the nun? We never see evidence besides exposition in dialogue to address the murders in an exorcism gone wrong. 

Isabella Rossi visits Maria Rossi at the Centrino Hospital in Rome, Italy, an institution for the mentally insane. The backstory to relocating Maria Rossi to Italy is never explained. Why did the Church have interest in Maria Rossi? The Church rejected the request to perform an exorcism on Maria Rossi. 

Maria Rossi reveals that she is capable of clairvoyance. She mentions that Isabella aborted her baby. We never find a connection with Maria Rossi. She serves as a vehicle to advance the script, but the Maria Rossi story unravels to confuse moviegoers. If the screenwriters sought to end the movie without the last exorcism, they could have shown old videos of Maria Rossi on a video tape looking evil.

It is known that possessed people and possessed creatures enjoy watching pain and suffering. Demons usually harm the body of the possessed subject, demonstrating the control and their evil power. Maria Rossi never slices her forearm in plain sight. She shows the inverted crosses she self-mutilated on her limbs and under the lower lip.    

Demonic possessed people are subjected to demon control. The real life story of Anneliese Michel follows the young girl's path from time of possession to death. The truth to the multiple demonic possession is the destructive behavior and aggression exhibited at home. Anneliese shared that demon images appeared during prayer. She heard voices in her mind to do bad things. 

Revisiting the 1989 murders again would have closed the movie rather nicely. We can see what actually happened during the exorcism of Maria Rossi. How did Maria Rossi snap? Moviegoers could then see the priests and the nun run away from the possessed Maria Rossi. Good storytelling involves explaining the inciting incident. We want to know the source of the demonic possession and the events leading up to the murders. What voices played in Maria Rossi's mind? Who are the demons possessing Maria Rossi?

The screenwriting in The Devil Inside movie executed the plot. The high point of tension reached the top, and then just fell flat with like a bungy jump gone wrong. The Devil Inside screenwriters attempted to induce fear through playing on the Maria Rossi exorcism true story. In the end, the moviegoers leave the exorcism movie frustrated and angered. 

The reveal is supposed to represent the ultimate truth to explain a movie with flashbacks and or a moment of revelation. Screenwriters refer to the third act of the dramatic structure as the resolution. The Devil Inside movie ends at the high point of tension to avoid the resolution and the falling action. We watch Isabella, Ben and the camera guy race to save Isabella. She becomes possessed after attending the exorcism of her mother and up to the point in which David does the unthinkable. 

The film abruptly ends, displaying revealing the case is unsolved with The Rossi Files plastered on a dark black screen. Horrible screenwriting turned a possibly good movie into a box office disaster. The Devil Inside generated $34.5 million in the first weekend in release. However, the exorcism movie spiraled downward to make a meager $7.2 million to place seventh in the second box office weekend. 

The Devil Inside exorcism movie will likely miss the $100 million dollar blockbuster mark. Why? Bad screenwriting destroyed The Devil Inside movie. Bad word of mouth among moviegoers resulted in poor execution in the script. Good screenwriters understand the importance in closing the screenplay with a resolution. Even The Blair Witch Project ends with one of the main characters facing a dark wall. We learn the Blair Witch is indeed real.  The Devil Inside ends with a poor ending to cheat moviegoers of a good resolution. 

Watch The Devil Inside movie at your own risk. Better yet, visit ExorcismMovies.com to read articles about The Devil Inside movie, and then go to The Rossi Files to investigate the real facts.  

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Screenwriters: James Cameron inspires screenwriters to write good movies

Does any writer inspire you to go after a writing dream? After I first watched Titanic, James Cameron's screenplay inspired me to achieve my writing goal. James Cameron writes and directs great movies.

James Cameron inspires the screenwriting world to write excellent screenplays. Screenwriters probably have bins full of movie scripts. They plan to revise their screenplays, but the lack of motivation and or writer's block delays the process. Aspiring screenwriters can find motivation in viewing past screenplays.

After watching Avatar this holiday season, I want to move into the right direction - to become a professional screenwriter. James Cameron is a great writer that inspires many screenwriters to pursue their movie dreams. Whereas there are many famous screenwriters who have written great screenplays, James Cameron deserves the most respect for writing the best inspiring screenplays.  

The movie industry realizes that James Cameron is a major asset. Titanic and Avatar are two stellar screenplays which represent the two highest grossing movies of all time. James Cameron inspires screenwriters to write great movies.