Tag: critcism
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Script Club – #7 – Detectorists
Notes by: Adam Harper Date: 18th August 2024 Writer(s): Mackenzie Crook Pages: 35 Genre: Comedy Script Download Score Card Plot Characters Tone Writing Score 3.5 4.5 4.5 4 Overall Score: 4 Plot Analysis The first episode of Detectorists introduces its characters in a way that immediately reveals their passions and, perhaps, their methods of escaping life’s more mundane responsibilities. Instead…
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Script Club – #6 – Aliens
Notes by: Adam Harper Date: 12th August 2024 Writer(s): James Cameron Pages: 105 Genre: Science Fiction Script Download Score Card Plot Characters Tone Writing Score 4 3.5 3.5 4 Overall Score: 4 Plot Analysis Cameron kicks things off with a bang—literally. The explosive dream sequence at the start is like a horror-movie wake-up call, ensuring we’re strapped in for a…
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Script Club – #5 – Peaky Blinders
Notes by: Adam Harper Date: 4th August 2024 Writer(s): Steven Knight Pages: 64 Genre: Drama, Thriller Script Download Score Card Plot Characters Tone Writing Score 4.5 4.5 5 4 Overall Score: 4.5 Plot Analysis Episode 1 of Peaky Blinders opens with a bang, seamlessly introducing us to the gritty world of the Shelby’s and their various schemes. The pacing…
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Script Club – #3 – Alma’s Not Normal “Episode 1”
Notes by: Adam Harper Date: 21st July 2024 Writer(s): Sophie Willan Pages: 37 Genre: Comedy Script Download Score Card Plot Characters Tone Writing Score 4 4.5 4 4.5 Overall Score: 4.5 Plot Analysis ‘Alma’s Not Normal’ opens in a delightfully unassuming manner, immediately planting us in a working-class British town brimming with both problems and…
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Script Club – #2 – Living
**SPOILERS** Notes by: Adam Harper Date: 14th July 2024 Writer(s): Kazuo Ishiguro (based on Ikuru by Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto and Hideo Oguni) Pages: 108 Genre: Drama Download Script Score Card Plot Characters Tone Writing Score 4 4 4.5 4.5 Overall Score: 4.5 Plot Analysis The screenplay opens by immersing us in the corporate world…
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Script Club – #1 – The Bear “101”
Notes by: Adam Harper Date: 7th July 2024 Writer(s): Christopher Storer Pages: 37 Genre: Drama, Comedy Score Card Plot Characters Tone Writing Score 5.0 4.5 5.0 4.5 Overall Score: 4.5 Plot Analysis The opening pages of the script for “The Bear” effectively introduces us to the protagonist, Carmy, and his chaotic world. After a mysterious,…
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How to Fall in Love with Criticism
Do you ever see red when you hear things you don’t want to hear, not just talking about screenwriting criticism? Does a negative opinion of your hard work bring your mental health crashing down? If so, it’s time to embrace a new perspective: criticism is the sweet nectar that will elevate your script to the…