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Articles by Jeff Kitchen

Lean and Mean: Using Reverse Cause and Effect to Construct a Tight Script

The work of the amateur screenwriter is often characterized by the Unnecessary. Dialogue and description are often overdone, scenes tend to be overwritten, acts are bloated, and so on. You may have entire scenes that are unnecessary, perhaps even a whole act that isn't needed. For that matter, your entire script may be unnecessary. Don't laug... (read more)

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