Month: October 2017

Character = Decision + Action In the world of film, this formula can mean the difference between a poorly told story, with cardboard-thin characters, and a drama with rich, multi-dimensional characters who make key decisions that further the narrative. As an example, I’ll use First Blood (1982). It’s one of Sylvester Stallone’s earlier films. It […]… Continue reading Screenwriting 101: Character is Decision Plus Action — The Script Lab

“There are hundreds and hundreds of scripts yet to be produced that are just sitting there. Maybe we should go back and look at those scripts and say, ‘Which of these characters can we actually change to a female?’” –Jessica Chastain June, 2017, presented a confluence of events which reignited a perennial controversy in the […]… Continue reading Screenwriting 101: Creating Better Roles For Women — The Script Lab