by BlueCat | Jun 16, 2014 | The BlueCat Screenplay Competition Blog
In this video, BlueCat Founder and Judge Gordy Hoffman discusses the active voice in screenwriting. A lot of writers feel that using active voice is superior to passive. This is typically the case in literature and academic writing. However, in screenplay...
by BlueCat | Jun 13, 2014 | The BlueCat Screenplay Competition Blog
In this video, BlueCat Founder and Judge Gordy Hoffman discusses the tricky task of incorporating multiple perspectives into your screenplay. Certainly a possible feat, incorporating multiple perspectives requires nurturing each character with the proper amount of...
by BlueCat | Jun 13, 2014 | The BlueCat Screenplay Competition Blog
In this video, BlueCat Founder and Judge, Gordy Hoffman explains how to win a screenplay competition. Any winner of BlueCat has made Gordy laugh out loud or cry. Being able to capture emotion in your writing is essential. Also, if you’d like to join our BlueCat...
by BlueCat | Jun 12, 2014 | The BlueCat Screenplay Competition Blog
In this video, BlueCat Founder and Judge Gordy Hoffman lays out some film school advice. Though Gordy had a professionally produced screenplay while never before attending film school, Gordy learned from his experience of teaching at USC for the first time that there...
by BlueCat | Jun 12, 2014 | The BlueCat Screenplay Competition Blog
In this video, BlueCat Founder and Judge Gordy Hoffman discusses receiving feedback without solutions. When you receive a note on your script that does not contain the solution to fix it, you should not fret. It’s not necessarily the reader or critiquer’s...
by BlueCat | Jun 12, 2014 | The BlueCat Screenplay Competition Blog
In this video, BlueCat Founder and Judge Gordy Hoffman discusses the amount of time needed to write a great script. Could you do it in eight days? It’s possible. But Gordy suggests taking your time with your script. Don’t ignore voices in your head that...
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