Lessons from the Screenplay: Getting Exposition Out, Matrix Style — LA Screenwriter

Originally posted on Thriller/Suspense Film and Writing Festival:
The latest video from Michael Tucker’s wonderful YouTube channel, Lessons from the Screenplay, delves into the always tricky topic of exposition. Exposition is information that you need to get across to the audience, but simply telling the audience a bunch of background info rarely goes well.…

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Video: How They Wrote ‘Fight Club’ — LA Screenwriter

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Behind the Curtain has posted a new video essay on the writing of Fight Club, and it’s pretty friggin amazing. In the video, author Chuck Palahniuk shares his real life inspiration for this story — which is fascinating — then screenwriter Jim Uhls and director David…

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