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  Crime Screenwriting First of all, action scenes are all about  movement . Try to imagine yourself in the fight. When your fists are flying and you’re trying not to get punched, you’re not going to stand still and admire the room around you. In the fight — even if it’s third person — the reader should only see the perspective of the involved.  The only thing your character should focus on is the task at hand.  If they feel emotion, it’s all in their gut and instincts. This would be a simplistic example: Like a discarded toy, I was shoved down on the floor, and I lifted my half-lidded eyes to see him sneering victoriously down at me. In that moment, I could feel nothing but hatred for him, and a gripping desire to do something about it. I wanted to fight, to kill — I no longer cared if it killed me. And so I staggered to my feet. My legs were shaking, but I leapt instantly into the fray. My fists pummeled any inch of skin I could find; the throbbing in my head only a...

  Crime screenwriting 101 In crime stories, the stakes are generally higher, the narrative engine often louder. While conflict is the essence of all drama, here some consequences are expected to be fatal. How your characters directly or indirectly respond to an act of violence, the threat of it, or its aftermath, will often drive the narrative – revealing who your characters really are. Ask questions, delay answering them, leave the best unanswered if you can. And remember that dialogue isn’t the only way in a screenplay to do the asking, answering or not-answering. What is left unsaid in a script has to be more important than what is said. A mystery should always be in service of a story. A story in service of a mystery is a story in service of nothing. Even if you are determined to recreate the most traditional cosy village mystery, or the least self-aware police procedural, make sure the familiar ingredients are there to facilitate elements distinctive and original. Generally, I...

  How to Write a True Crime Movie: The 12 Key Elements to a True Crime Story August 17, 2020 All Articles ,  Craft ,  Film ,  Genre ,  How-To Guides 4 How to Write a True Crime Movie: Working with a True Crime Story The phrase “ Based on a true story ” is one guaranteed to make any moviegoer perk up in their seat, before the title credits have even started rolling. There is something about their promise of truth (or some portion of it) that functions as a snare for the audience of a true crime movie. Evidently, this notion has continued to persist, as we have seen the popularity of the  true crime  genre skyrocket; infiltrating every facet of mainstream media that we engage with today. As the podcast, television and film industries become increasingly saturated with true crime related content, there is no better time to start writing your true crime movie. Above all, this article will walk you through the 12 steps of writing a true crime story: 1....