249 Lessons
Writer Lowell Cauffiel Presents: Pitching, Part 6: The Sample Pitch
Jan 29, 2011 - 12:00 AM
Find and download the sample pitch outline for a drama that Mr. Cauffiel refers to in these lessons here.
Writer Lowell Cauffiel Presents: Pitching, Part 5
Jan 22, 2011 - 12:00 AM
Find and download the sample pitch outline for a drama that Mr. Cauffiel refers to in these lessons here.
Writer Lowell Cauffiel Presents: Pitching, Part 4
Jan 15, 2011 - 12:00 AM
Find and download the sample pitch outline for a drama that Mr. Cauffiel refers to in these lessons here.
Writer Lowell Cauffiel Presents: Pitching, Part 3
Jan 08, 2011 - 12:00 AM
Find and download the sample pitch outline for a drama that Mr. Cauffiel refers to in these lessons here.
10 Traits of Faulty Dialogue 2: Traits 5 & 6
Jan 01, 2011 - 12:00 AM
Traits of Faulty Dialogue (Continued) - Traits #5 and #6 Trait #5: THE USE OF DRY, ARID LANGUAGE In Writing Dialogue: * Always prefer the familiar to the exotic. * Prefer the concrete to the abstract. * Always prefer direct phrases to circumlocutions. * Prefer shorts words to long. * Prefer Saxon words to Latinate words Trait #6: OVERSTATEMENT * Brawny Words, Puny Motivations, Puny Conflicts. Examples Mentioned: Deadwood, The Sopranos, The Wire
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