Monthly Archives: February 2015

Rachael Prior: Treatments & Outlines 5 comments

This entry was posted in Writing and tagged outline screenwriting story synopsis treatment on February 28, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on November 1, 2015)

Rachael Prior, Head of Development – Film for UK production company Big Talk Pictures, shares advice on how to write outlines and treatments for feature […]

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Sequels, Rewrites & Reimaginationings! 3 comments

This entry was posted in Prompts & Writing Games and tagged Mark Walker on February 26, 2015 by Mark Walker

Today’s Idea Factory Writing Prompt is a guest post by Mark Walker about sequels, rewrites & reimaginationings. How many times have you sat through a […]

Charles Wright: 11 Things To Think About 2 comments

This entry was posted in Writing and tagged Charles Wright writing tips 正名 on February 26, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on February 26, 2015)

This handout is from US Poet Laureate Charles Wright‘s undergraduate writing workshop, circa 1992, via Amy Woolard. 11 THINGS TO THINK ABOUT – 正名 = […]

handout from Charles Wright's undergraduate writing workshop, ca. 1992

Twelve Plants and Calligraphy, detail of handscroll by Xu Wei, 16th century, Ming dynesty, Honolulu Academy of Arts

The Idiograph Of The Story

This entry was posted in Prompts & Writing Games Writing and tagged Julie Taymor visual writing writing exercise on February 25, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on February 26, 2015)

“The first thing I do when I’m creating, either for stage or for cinema, is to find the idiograph of the story. Which is; the […]

6 Treatment Formatting Tips 1 comment

This entry was posted in Writing and tagged format screenwriting story summaries treatments on February 24, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on February 24, 2015)

If you are writing a screenplay treatment as part of the script pitching or development process, you’ll want to make your format easy to skim […]

Infographic: The Diversity Gap in SciFi & Fantasy Films by Lee & Low Bookx

The Scifi & Fantasy Diversity Gap 1 comment

This entry was posted in Diversity and tagged diversity fantasy infographic representation scifi on February 23, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on February 23, 2015)

The scifi and fantasy film genres desperately need more diversity. Movie fans, what are your favorite films that get this right? Readers, what are your […]