Recent content by Pippa

@jokerevo I have to amend to earlier response. I think healthy scepticism is good, but in this case it lets you down. These people DO have alot to teach.

Been there many times. Lived there. And the experience is not unlike this: http://www.johnnydepp-zone.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=49201

Be careful Be careful The law may say one thing; be interpreted in another; there is the letter of the law; the spirit of the law; yada yada yada. If someone wants to sue you, whether they have a case or not, then you have to be prepared. Their lawyer will send a letter. You'll have to get a...

I agree that one should be wary of these "teachers" but at the same time I have learned alot from Kal.

The Quest doesn't have to be as distinct as in, say, Raiders of the Lost Ark. And it doesn't have to be the primary motivation. The journey can be triggered by an unrelated event and the tangible that will represent the "Quest" can be discovered once you're in Act II (which is where the...

I think it's a great idea. I'm serious. If done right, it could be a really funny movie. What comes to mind is Galaxy Quest and Men in Black.

McKee's "Story" is way off track. The best analysis by far for this sort of thing is Kal Bashir's "510+ stage Hero's Journey."

I've written a screenplay and it's a Romantic Comedy. Except the lovers are two guys, so it's abit Brokebacky. Also, it takes place in the future and they have to battle aliens with rayguns before they begin to like each other, kiss and get married. Then there's a bit where a time machine takes...

Structure, Structure, Structure. Structure, Structure, Structure. I see this sort of answer and response all over the place. The usual answer is to just keep writing. But that's wrong. Learn structure first, so that your writing has direction. Now I would tell you where to go to get a...