Flip Chart Color
* Black, blue and green inks have the greatest visibility.
* Blue is the most pleasing color to look at with red coming in second (note: pleasing to look at and visibility are not the same)
* Do not do the whole chart in red ink.
* Avoid purple, brown, pink and yellow inks.
* Permanent markers […]
Writers sometimes have a hard time getting started on their great novel. I suggest a scene that says something about the protagonist and his environment. I no longer write novels because I’m old and novels are a lot of work. If I were going to start a western, I might start it like this:
Scene
Standing on […]
From our deconstruction of hundreds of Hollywood blockbusters….
The Hero’s Journey is the template upon which the vast majority of successful stories and Hollywood blockbusters are based upon. In fact, ALL of the Hollywood movies we have deconstructed are based on this template.
Understanding this template is a priority for story or screenwriters.
The Hero’s Journey:
a) Attempts to […]