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William C. Martell

@wcmartell

Screenwriter - 20 Produced Films - mostly awful.

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Today's Script Tip: CHARACTER FLAW IS STORY. From FACE/OFF to TRAIN TO BUSAN we look at how deeply flawed characters are the most important part of a screenplay. People problems.
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DIALOGUE Blue Book - 50 pro techniques to improve your dialogue! First Hand Dialogue, Awful Exposition, Realism, Subtext, Subtitles, Humor, Sizzling Banter, *Anti-Dialogue*, Speeches, MORE! Only $4.99 amazon.com/Dia.../dp/B006…

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You want a depth of information. If the audience sees it once, they get the story. Twice, they learn more. Ten times - still cool stuff to see! scriptsecrets.net/meme/Writer111…

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25 World Building Tools for Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror. RESEARCH & WORLD BUILDING Blue Book! Forms of government to life weird forms to slow dancing with Ewoks! Plus Researching The Future! 537 pgs, $4.99!
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The BOURNE IDENTITY Book! All 5 Films Analyzed! Great for fans, writers, directors! How Thrillers work, elevated thrillers, Arrogance Of Sequels, American vs European car chases: 276 pages, under $4! amazon.com/Bourne-Movies-…

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NEW! 101 SCREENWRITING ANSWERS Blue Book! New to screenwriting? How to write a phone call? A text message? What do VO and OC mean? Screenplay format? Answers to the 101 Most Asked Questions from new screenwriters!
552pgs $4.99
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Fridays With Hitchcock: MASTERS OF CINEMA interview with Hitch! From 1972 and over a half hour long (was probably a 1 hour TV episode). Great juicy stories. Hitch breaks down NOTORIOUS!

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Friday's Script Tip: CHARACTER FLAW IS STORY. From FACE/OFF to TRAIN TO BUSAN we look at how deeply flawed characters are the most important part of a screenplay. People problems.
scriptsecrets.net/tips/tip210.htm

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STORY IN ACTION: BOURNE book: all 5 Films Analyzed! Great for fans, writers, directors! How Thrillers work, elevated thrillers, Arrogance Of Sequels, American vs European car chases: 276 pages, under $4! amazon.com/Bourne-Movies-…

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Today's Script Tip: THE CHALLENGE DRAFT. Does Darth Vader have to be Luke's Father? Can he be his Uncle? His Favorite Teacher? His Mother? You need to know the reason why it MUST be his Father.
scriptsecrets.net/tips/tip339.htm

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DESCRIPTION & VOICE Blue Book. Packed with information & 25 Pro Techniques to improve your description! How much detail is too much? How & What to write? Details and BOUND. MORE! 389 pages, Only $4.99. amazon.com/dp/B073CNMF6G/…

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Focus on the elements of character that are story related - impact the story itself. Everything else is of lesser importance. scriptsecrets.net/meme/Writer110…

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Alternate Endings.
Movies often end up doing reshoots and creating a new ending after test screenings. I talk about this in the BOURNE book, because I was in an early test audience for that film.

Make up an unlikely 'original ending' for a movie:

Movie Title - .

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BEN HUR's epic chariot race? WRITING BLOCKBUSTERS Blue Book! Epic idea for a Blockbuster screenplay or novel? Examples from POSEIDON ADVENTURE to INTOLERANCE to THE BATMAN! Characters, Set Pieces, Worlds, More!
Only $4.99
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Epic idea for a Blockbuster screenplay or novel? WRITING BLOCKBUSTERS Blue Book!Examples from BEN HUR to INTOLERANCE to THE BATMAN! Characters, Set Pieces, Worlds, More!
Only $4.99
amazon.com/dp/B09Y1ZMNSK/…

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NEW! How do you have 2 people talking at the same time? 101 SCREENWRITING ANSWERS Blue Book! Idea Theft? What is a 'beat'? 12 Most Common Mistakes? Answers to the 101 Most Asked Questions from new screenwriters!
552 pgs $4.99
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THRILLER Thursday: THE FATAL IMPULSE. A tense episode about a mad bomber who has secretly given one of three women an explosive... but which one? Lots of suspense, a deadly shell game.

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Thursday's Script Tip: THE CHALLENGE DRAFT. Does Darth Vader have to be Luke's Father? Can he be his Uncle? His Favorite Teacher? His Mother? You need to know the reason why it MUST be his Father.
scriptsecrets.net/tips/tip339.htm

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