tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post2734843687351028154..comments2024-03-29T04:56:23.027-04:00Comments on Cockeyed Caravan: Storyteller's Rulebook #170: Every Scene Needs Its Own HeroMatt Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07319984238456281734noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-35576395964170523502013-02-26T22:36:16.368-05:002013-02-26T22:36:16.368-05:00Your advice may explain why there are so many more...Your advice may explain why there are so many more parts for actors than for actresses.christinembirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980692349293518708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-72520610682947491422013-02-26T17:26:28.941-05:002013-02-26T17:26:28.941-05:00I think you can extrapolate this rule one more lev...I think you can extrapolate this rule one more level too, depending on the sort of film or TV show you are writing. Which is where a book like "The Sequence Approach" can help, especially in its analysis of LAWRENCE OF ARABIA which, if I remember correctly, has at least one sequence without Lawrence in it (or where he's very much in the background).j.s.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-79365173253717873852013-02-26T16:33:40.217-05:002013-02-26T16:33:40.217-05:00There is no try to watch Buffy, there is only do w...There is no try to watch Buffy, there is only do watch Buffy.Matt Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07319984238456281734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-91992924270779073592013-02-26T15:57:07.356-05:002013-02-26T15:57:07.356-05:00I would team the schoolteacher up with the cop, an...I would team the schoolteacher up with the cop, and have the homeless guy team up with the priest! <br /><br />Great post! Once again, you're making me feel like I should try to watch Buffy...Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12531231992482858085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-80454985612887853722013-02-26T13:58:57.125-05:002013-02-26T13:58:57.125-05:00Yes, sorry if that was unclear. You not only need...Yes, sorry if that was unclear. You not only need at least two characters in each location, but they need to have contrasting personalities. Matt Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07319984238456281734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-80721863097973264032013-02-26T13:38:15.041-05:002013-02-26T13:38:15.041-05:00This rule is something you need to keep in mind wh...<i>This rule is something you need to keep in mind when you’re building your ensemble: You have to multiply everything by two.</i><br /><br />By this, do you mean that you need someone for the rancher or the cop to talk to, and that's why you need 2 of them? <br /><br />If so, okay, I get it. If not, please explain further?<br /><br /><br />JD Paradisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07945134213244873038noreply@blogger.com