Learn a screenwriting tip or two from Los Angeles-based screenwriter John August (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Big Fish, Charlie’s Angels, Go).

Part Three of the Lessons from John August video scriptcast series focuses on how to enter a scene.

Watch Part Three.

If you haven’t already, check out Part One on writing better action and Part Two on writing better scene description.

4 COMMENTS

  1. I got emotional over that editing. He just tore the dialogue apart. I mean, he wasn’t editing, he rewrote the whole thing.

  2. The main thing is conflict, conflict conflict. That’s all it is about, no matter the scene, no matter the dialogue, it has to show some level of conflict. This is good tutorial! I really liked it.

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