Should the writer respond to this random list of do's and don'ts pertaining to structure, characters, dialogue, and formatting? Who says you have to follow the screenwriting rules? In this book Pilar reviews the rules writers assume they should follow, discusses why they're there in the first place, and then shows you ways to creatively break them!
Rules evaluated include those addressing: storytelling devices like flashback and voiceover character rules such as empathy and backstory dialogue faux pas such as writing on the nose structural issues such as nonlinear writing and act-break placement formatting sticking points involving emotion and visuals For every 'rule' that's discussed, Pilar covers: 1.
Why the rule exists. Why writers should break the rule. How writers can break the rule. Lots of our behavior and attitudes have changed over half a century ago. As for the coffee break, if the workers did their jobs effectively, I don't think the boss should have worried so much about it. The break probably helped his employees remain alert during the time they went back to work.
Reviewer: jazzfan - favorite - May 2, Subject: Why? Why bother, no chicks or cars. Move on. Reviewer: torgman - favorite favorite favorite favorite - June 4, Subject: Forget the sexism I was going to show this to my class I find that they still make a point, even if few in the class can't appreciate the camp value so we can discuss taking long breaks. And, then, I saw the guy serving coffee. My class is made up of mostly African-American women.
While he's not doing much but serving coffee, the fact that he looks stereotypical is enough to make me pass until I can do some creative editing.
Reviewer: uncleslappy38 - favorite favorite favorite favorite - December 19, Subject: back to the powder room Reviewer: Mr. Of course they all have to stop by the powder room! You guessed it! The powder room again! But the women workers know that they have dead-end jobs with no chance for advancement, so why should they knock themselves out for nothing? Their rebellion against the demeaning way they're treated in the workplace is their way of asserting their humanity.
That includes crafting the story, building its structure, writing the outline, working on the characters, finishing the first draft, working on the dialogue, doing the rewrites, producing the final edit, and presenting the work to the industry, all that minutes at a time! And through all these 10 minutes chunks of time, all the various aspects of writing a screenplay are addressed in a very clear, straightforward, and efficient way. The main addition of this second edition is the place that is made to writing for TV.
This is due to the late development of TV Series as an art form and as a place where writers make most of their money today. All the process Pilar Alessandra developed for writing a screenplay 10 minutes at a time is also applied to writing TV Series.
Another advantage of working on your screenplay 10 minutes at a time is the fact that it forces you to be really focused on the task at hand and therefore to do it more efficiently.
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