Why 3 Act Story Strucutre Will Kill Your Story

I have been working with screenwriters at Raindance since 1992 The most common question new writers ask me is: 'Why can't I finish my script?'

If this sounds familiar, pause.
Is this because you lack talent?
or
Have you been taught wrong?

Pause a moment and reflect:
Why 3 Act will Kill Your Writing

Enjoy,
Elliot

10 Things Screenwriters Should Know About Filmmaking

The film festival has finished and we are cleaning up the office. We played 77 features of which 69 were British premieres - a record for Raindance.

Watching all of the films and meeting and talking to the filmmakers made me realise how often screenwriters don't bother to learn about the important role of the producer and the filmmaking porcess.

I put together the 10 Things Screenwriters Should Know About Filmmaking

Enjoy

5 Reasons Why Filmmakers Don't Fear The Double Dip Recession

Are you sick and tired about all the negative news about the economy?

Worried about the "Double-Dip"?

Don't worry! Recessions are actually great news for screenwriters and filmmakers!

Read: 5 Reasons Why Filmmakers Don't Fear The Double Dip Recession

Learn 5 Things From Hollywood Rebels

Source: Daniel Kresmery, Raindance Budapest

I was sitting on a plane back to Budapest for something like 12 hours the other day and read through a book called Rebels on the Backlot by Sharon Waxman, about how 6 indie directors – Steven Soderbergh, Quentin Tarantino, David O. Russell, Spike Jonze, Paul Thomas Anderson and David Fincher – managed to break in and put their stamp on Hollywood filmmaking in the 90’s with films like Traffic, Pulp Fiction, Three Kings, Being John Malkovich, Boogie Nights, and Fight Club.

So in keeping with Raindance style, here’s 5 Things I Learned While Reading the Above Mentioned Book on a Very Long Transatlantic Flight.