by BlueCat | Oct 25, 2017 | The BlueCat Screenplay Competition Blog
The Sequel Slump. The sequel to Blade Runner has officially been declared a bomb at the box office, at the tail end of the worst summer for the movies in over a decade. Movie after movie has under-performed all year despite high scores on Rotten Tomatoes. Aside...
by BlueCat | Oct 23, 2017 | The BlueCat Screenplay Competition Blog
Is biopic a genre? A question debated by film critics and historians alike. The boundaries are certainly more blurred than that of an action film or thriller, but nonetheless, audiences approach a biopic with a set of expectations that must be met by the...
by BlueCat | Oct 17, 2017 | The BlueCat Screenplay Competition Blog
Writing within Genre When you write a spec screenplay, strategize to work within a recognizable genre paradigm. Within film, a paradigm is a typical model formed by pre-established audience expectations. So first, understand your genre. Then, all you have to do is...
by BlueCat | Oct 2, 2017 | The BlueCat Screenplay Competition Blog
The question of theme is one many writers forget to ask before starting a draft: what’s this story about? Now, don’t confuse theme with plot. The question of plot looks more like: what happens in my story? The question of theme goes a bit deeper. Theme...
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