briefly mentioned it in a tweet earlier but i'm finding this super useful at the moment and thought I'd share: a fun character development exercise from Writing Excuses: The three-pronged character development slider (not for building but for troubleshooting)

For extra fun, place all your characters in the Draft Zero Podcast ensemble tension triangle first and then see how adjusting the sliders within the individuals changes their group dynamics:

We are doing the The Push-Up Challenge challenge to raise money for LIFELINE. We were meant to do 180 pushups (or similar) but I decided to 180 cuts/thrusts for Sword-Saturday. Consider donating as Lifeline is an absolutely vital service.

Love this economic, cheeky scene transition from 1966's Harper. As a drunk Fay Estabrook (Shelley Winters) staggers, it cuts before she finishes falling out of frame right into her falling on a sofa in a completely different room.

Wait till people learn how much taxpayer money subsidises the fossil fuel industry.

I saw a guy start a screenplay today. No treatment. No outline. No beat sheet. He just opened Final Draft. Began writing it. Like a psychopath.

Swordsaturday! So 200+ sword cuts for Push For Better. We are raising money for @lifelineau. Please donate: thepushupchallenge.com.au/fundraisers/st…

Stu and I (and Chas!) talked on Draft Zero Podcast about crafting #VeronicaMars' voiceover (buff.ly/45rGcf7) and this scene from "Clash of the Tritons" illustrates how the show can get playful with the concept. Veronica's explanation (0:31) "This doesn't make sense . . ." 1/2

Texas Switch Alert! Because I'm a big nerd, I broke down the delightful "hot potato' oner from #GameNight and how it uses texas switches and visual effects to be seamless! And fun. So fun. #filmmaking #vfx youtu.be/71Yj6Ur52ok

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Featuring the incredible Mel Killingsworth once again!

In which we tackle important questions such as "does God break the fourth wall?" and "what does it mean if you have an 'unbreakable date with Xena?'"

In Draft Zero Ep111, we deep dive into FIGHT CLUB and unreliable narrators, and breakdown how the VOICEOVER reflects how much control "Jack" (#EdwardNorton) has over the telling of his story. buff.ly/4fz62Tf #screenwriting #filmmaking #fightclub

I could not possibly convey the extent of my affection for GAME NIGHT. It was the last movie I watched with my mom before she passed away in March. She was ill and didn’t have much time left, so we watched a lot of movies. We wanted a comedy that night, and as soon as she

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Arrested Development narrator: It did.