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THE DETECTIVE SCRIPT PART 2

THE DETECTIVE SCRIPT PART 2

Let’s continue our conversation about detective script tropes. If the killer isn’t pursuing a Killer, then there is a 90% chance the case will Go All the Way to the Top. Meaning case or corruption in question will eventually be shown to involve businesspeople, politicians, clergy, etc. Back in the late-‘90s when everyone seemed to be writing nothing but detective scripts, every once in a while the Killer would also Go All the Way to the Top. We sometimes see that occur in produced titles like TRUE DETECTIVE and FROM HELL. However, the past several years we have seen a...

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The Unorthodox Great Screenplay Checklist

The Unorthodox Great Screenplay Checklist

Studying screenplays is a worthy practice, but can sometimes lead to cookie-cutter scripts, without the spark of originality that defines truly great films - with that in mind, here’s the ScriptArsenal “Unorthodox Great Screenplay Checklist”. Does your screenplay fit the bill? To compile this list, ScriptArsenal found commonalities in eight of the greatest screenplays of all time (all won Best Original Screenplay at the Oscars), FARGO, LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, JUNO, WITNESS, GOOD WILL HUNTING, SPOTLIGHT, THE USUAL SUSPECTS, and THE CRYING GAME. The protagonist is dead wrong about the most important thing in their own lives. In GOOD WILL HUNTING,...

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