I think I'm in good company with these two selections. Time for homework.
Screenwriting : Thank you, kindly, RB, for the sound advice of watching a film with a script in my lap. by Bill Brock
Thank you, kindly, RB, for the sound advice of watching a film with a script in my lap.
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Yes, Ali. Should be a fun night in! Hey, wouldn't it be hilarious bringing the script to a capacity crowd movie theater and when the film gets to a quiet, serious moment, there's Brock just shuffling back and forth through pages?!!!
Movie-goers would be screaming--
WHAT THE F ARE YOU DOING OVER THERE???!!!
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How different in Pulp Fiction? The Green Dusters for example. I do love how Tarantino puts in a characters thoughts as a way of informing performances. Haven’t read GWH. I should throw it on the list.
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Thank you so much, Bill. Glad to be of assistance. There's never been another exercise that has helped me more. Do let me know how it worked out for you. Remember, pause, go back, rewatch scenes, go at your own pace. Think it will be enlightening.
One thing I bet you'll be surprised and impressed by is how the greats use the "late in, out early" strategy of structuring a scene.
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Such a great exercise! I follow an Instagram account that posts clips of a scrolling script underneath the actual finished scenes of movies. It's a great learning tool.
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Are you talking about these kind of videos, Niki H: https://youtu.be/Gi8eTnk844E
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This brings back some deep nostalgia for me. Pulp Fiction is the first screenplay I ever owned. Bought the bound script at my sister's college book store when I was in high school. Movie making made so much more sense once I saw it on the page.
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Niki H Those clips are a really great tool indeed!