Mamet on screenwriting

Jol28 January, 2007Uncategorized

David Mamet recommends that aspiring screenwriters focus on three question as they work out their plots:

* Who wants what from whom?
* What if they don’t get it?
* Why now?

Good.

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My heroes are Hakuin, Bankei, Rabelais, Montaigne and most Tang dynasty poets. And whoever invented beer. And motorcycles. And I like cats. Will that do? View all posts by Jol

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