5 comments 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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3 comments 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 […]
Idea Factory Writing Prompt #9
2 comments 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 = […]
Charles Wright: 11 Things To Think About
“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 […]
What's the Idiograph Of Your Story?
1 comment 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 […]
6 Treatment Formatting Tips
1 comment 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 […]
The Scifi & Fantasy Diversity Gap
1 comment This week’s Idea Factory Writing Prompt is inspired by Mexican painter Frida Kahlo: “I used to think I was the strangest person in the world […]
Idea Factory Writing Prompt #8
3 comments When you look at the world around you, do you see what’s there, or do you see what you’ve been taught to see? Well, it […]
What Color Is Your Sky?
5 comments How long can a short film be and still be considered a short film? Can a short film be too long? Can a short film […]