Scott McConnell Script Consultant Story Developer
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I help Screenwriters and Producers create resonant stories. To elevate your story skills and scripts read my free writing tips with 14,000 others.
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How to Craft Concept Hooks A hook is that captivating story element that feels fresh and exciting. It often involves an ironic twist or unique angle that makes readers, producers and executives say, “Wow, that’s a great idea. I want to see that film.” More thestoryguynewsletter.substack.com/p/how-to-creat…
HOW TO WRITE A MYSTERY STORY A writer/story consultant once told me that writing a mystery is “following a piece of string.” I would slightly amend this: that writing a mystery is “following the knots in a piece of string.” With each knot being a new clue. Comments below.
Acropolis of Athens Greece 🇬🇷
Nominated for 7 Academy Awards, and winner of 4 - including Best Picture, Best Screenplay, and Best Score. CHARIOTS OF FIRE (1981) #IanCharleson #BenCross #IanHolm #HughHudson #Vangelis #DavidPuttnam
"The Grief of the Pasha" by Jean Leon Gerome (1882)
The family of Bipin Joshi has asked to share the following message: "A week ago, we shared proof of life of our beloved son, Bipin. It was filmed in Hamas tunnels about a month after October 7th, showing our son speaking to the camera, healthy and strong. We held on to that…
Le Train Bleu restaurant located in the hall of the Gare de Lyon railway station in Paris.
CREATING STRONG STORY CONCEPTS Why do some story concepts sell themselves while others go nowhere? The answer is the hook. Learn what makes a hook powerful and how to craft one that grabs producers, agents, publishers, and audiences. Read full article: thestoryguynewsletter.substack.com/p/how-to-creat…
Wow! These beautiful Egyptian sculptures are 4500 years old!
“I never approved of talkies. Silent movies were well on their way to developing an entirely new art form. It was not just pantomine, but something wonderfully expressive.” ~ Lillian Gish
The Pantheon was built by the Roman Empire and 2000 years later its dome, the largest unreinforced concrete dome in the world, still fascinates architects and mathematicians
Art Deco, Temple of the Press, Nancy, France 1920s.
🇬🇷🏛️“The Greeks invented the West by inventing the idea of reason.” Jean-Pierre Vernant
On this day in 1893, Lillian Gish was born in Springfield, OH. In 1988, I wrote to her asking if they had scripts and dialogue to memorize in silent films, or if the director just gave them a sense of what was being said. This was her astonishingly informative reply. Classy lady.
Director John Ford and John Wayne behind the scenes of The Horse Soldiers (1959) "I don't think John Ford had any kind of respect for me as an actor until I made Red River for Howard Hawks. I was never quite sure what he did think of me as an actor. I know now, though. Because…
The Columbus Tomb goes extremely hard
The aftermath of the damage caused by activists who threw paint on the Christopher Columbus painting in Madrid 🇪🇸 What a sadness
🚨 Just in Activists have just thrown red paint on a painting of Christopher Columbus at Madrid’s Naval Museum (Spain 🇪🇸) Columbus Day is shaping up to be a divisive day
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