tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post7315216083941389581..comments2024-03-15T09:26:02.796-05:00Comments on PROJECT MAYHEM: Actions Speak Louder Than Words -- On Screen and On the PageProject Mayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05154342399869089664noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-44351367198845382022014-01-30T08:24:21.105-06:002014-01-30T08:24:21.105-06:00Great post, Dawn! I love the idea of the silent mo...Great post, Dawn! I love the idea of the silent movies! I never would have thought about that. It's brilliant, though. Braden Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08543019025938404436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-6482668601140047312014-01-26T14:08:16.792-06:002014-01-26T14:08:16.792-06:00I thought the silent movie tip was a great idea, t...I thought the silent movie tip was a great idea, too! Most writers I know love movies. It makes sense--we love stories, and movies are just another form to tell them.Dawn Lairamorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01615827571568264386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-66089459837801936902014-01-26T14:07:45.833-06:002014-01-26T14:07:45.833-06:00I can only imagine the challenge of transitioning ...I can only imagine the challenge of transitioning a book to screenplay, Eden. Yet reading about the screenwriting process has really helped me consider just how much extraneous material we writers can cut sometimes. You're right--sometimes a glance is worth more than pages of dialogue. It's such a good reminder!Dawn Lairamorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01615827571568264386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-3422910272684374742014-01-23T15:15:09.757-06:002014-01-23T15:15:09.757-06:00Silent movies! I never would have thought of that,...Silent movies! I never would have thought of that, but it's a great idea. I love movies, anyway, because of the visual aspect and the music, and usually I'm thinking ahead while watching, although I've only recently started trying to analyze them. Movies today have a faster pace, far more action scenes, and less dialogue than older movies. Joanne R. Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-24745694902785632842014-01-23T12:27:27.170-06:002014-01-23T12:27:27.170-06:00Thanks for sharing this, Dawn. My editor and I are...Thanks for sharing this, Dawn. My editor and I are working on the screenplay for the second Young Inventors Guild book (the first one is with Two Ton films who have also optioned the second and third books) and sometimes a single glance can help cut pages and pages of dialogue. It is a challenge allowing the screenplay to be its own thing and not feeling the need to follow word-for-word (ie following the spirit of the book instead of the word of the book).eden unger bowditchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17874537224610872095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-51385395783853244522014-01-22T19:46:09.908-06:002014-01-22T19:46:09.908-06:00Yes--it was surprising to me, when I first started...Yes--it was surprising to me, when I first started reading books on screenplay writing, how much applied to writing fiction of any kind. Thanks for the link to your brother's blog. It looks very informative, and I look forward to perusing it in depth.Dawn Lairamorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01615827571568264386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-85991461354377451152014-01-22T19:41:24.466-06:002014-01-22T19:41:24.466-06:00You are very welcome! The silent movie tip is one ...You are very welcome! The silent movie tip is one I'd never heard before reading Writing for Emotional Impact--and I thought it was a very useful piece of advice.Dawn Lairamorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01615827571568264386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-57859622627351198312014-01-22T09:30:30.688-06:002014-01-22T09:30:30.688-06:00I've always found screenplay writing technique...I've always found screenplay writing technique surprisingly applicable to novels as well. Check out my brother's blog on scriptwriting (he was the story writer for the Sweet Home Alabama movie and teaches scriptwriting in California). Not only is it interesting insight into how the industry works, but he often has good writing advice!<br /><br />http://letsschmooze.blogspot.com/<br />Kris Bockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217265282250089583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-39762368779968106152014-01-22T08:34:35.999-06:002014-01-22T08:34:35.999-06:00Very timely information as I'm looking careful...Very timely information as I'm looking carefully at some of my dialog and seeing a bit more telling than showing. I've also been watching movies recently with a more critical eye and your suggestion about silent movies is perfect. Thanks for the post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com