【S】𝕄ēŘⒸ卄𝒶Ｎ𝕋

I don't pop molly. I rock MS Word. I dabble in #screenwriting (Film/TV grad school). "To 'dabble' is to be bad at something from time to time." - @SteveCarell

[【S】𝕄ēŘⒸ卄𝒶Ｎ𝕋 @screensonia]

#MyLeastFavorite4Words "Where is your plot?"
#screenwriting #Filmmaking #FilmSchoolProfs #narrative #NarrativeStructure #MoPlotMoProblems

[Sesame Street @sesamestreet]

A friendship built on grouchiness 💚

[Scott Myers @GoIntoTheStory]

This lies at the core of the Protagonist's journey. Every event, every character interaction is tethered to the *inner* journey the Protagonist takes through their experiences in the *outer* world. I call it the Narrative Imperative. #storytelling #screenwriting #writing

[Sesame Street @sesamestreet]

Be super kind to your super self! 💙

[Oscar the Grouch @OscarTheGrouch]

Harrison Ford and Jessica Williams stopped by to ruin my day! 😒

[Jamie Nash @Jamie_Nash]

In almost half the scripts I read, the second or third scene is the main character eating breakfast lunch or dinner and establishing the bulk of the exposition at a kitchen table.

#screenwriting

[Jamie Nash @Jamie_Nash]

A webinar I did on using SAVE THE CAT! In a character driven way. Have a look... https://t.co/tOtRTdzAm2

[cinesthetic. @TheCinesthetic]

Michael Keaton wrapped up his Kent State commencement speech by saying “I’m Batman.”

And that is exactly why Michael Keaton rules.

[Sesame Street @sesamestreet]

This morning's special: compliments and encouragement, with a side of Cookie Monster and Ted McGinley.

[Cookie Monster @MeCookieMonster]

Me like to start me day with Cookie affirmations: Me amazing. Me intelligent. Me confident. Me going to have a great day.

[【S】𝕄ēŘⒸ卄𝒶Ｎ𝕋 @screensonia]

@DannyManus What an incredible transformation! You looked beautiful before, and you look beautiful now. Congratulations on all your hard work!

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

Steve Miller has attested that he misheard the word from a doo-wop song, which was probably “The Letter” by Vernon Green and the Medallions.

Green’s word was ‘puppetutes,’ itself a nonce word that he described as meaning something akin to “dream women.”

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

‘Pompatus’ is a ‘nonce word.’

nonce word | noun | word coined and used apparently to suit one particular occasion sometimes independently by different writers or speakers but not adopted into use generally.

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

“Some people call me the space cowboy (yeah) / Some call me the gangster of love / Some people call me Maurice / ���Cause I speak of the pompatus of love.”

- “The Joker,” The Steve Miller Band

FWIW: ‘pompatus’ is not a word.

🧵⬇️

[Conan O'Brien @ConanOBrien]

Right after this photo was taken in 1981 I shouted “I will give the Harvard commencement address in 41 years!”

[CONSEQUENCE @consequence]

Conan O'Brien used his Harvard University commencement speech to argue that humility and the human connection matter far more than any diploma.

"I always recognize the enormous role of luck in my life. Refusing to see how luck has played a role in anyone's success is simply ignorant. Many people are happy to mistake a lucky poker hand for their own brilliance, and fighting that human instinct has kept me sane.

"I honestly believe that community, spontaneity, and a real commitment to humility has helped me build a rich life that means much more to me than any diploma. And believe me, I'm not saying the goal is to renounce accomplishments, but rather to metabolize them. If you carry your victories lightly, other qualities –- kindness, originality, courage, humor, and humanity –- have room to emerge.

"Maybe the greatest lessons I've learned along these lines have been through my 24 travel shows. I have degraded myself in Cuba, Ghana, Korea, Armenia, half of Europe, Argentina, Thailand, Mexico, and Greenland, where I visited a real estate office and tried to buy the country. When I travel to another land, every quality I have discussed -- community, adaptation, and a sincerely humble approach -- are all necessary. When you don't speak the language, no one truly cares where you went to college, and you have no choice but to make friends.

"It's on these travels that I learned a great lesson: let yourself be bad at things. I have been a bad dancer in every country I have visited. But the people laugh because it turns out everyone everywhere is related to at least one terrible dancer. For me, humility on these trips can easily lead to humiliation, which is also a useful tool.

"Three weeks ago, I visited Amsterdam, dressed up as Van Gogh, and forced my way into the Van Gogh Museum, where I started loudly demanding a cut of the merchandising because I made no money during my lifetime. Guards forcibly ejected me. I was roundly mocked by patrons for my pathetic display. But I did see a lot of smiles. And not one person said, now that's a Harvard grad.

"In Tokyo, I met with a teacher of Japanese etiquette who volunteered I wasn't her type. And when I asked her why, she just said, 'face.' In Ghana, after accepting a royal invitation, I was kicked out of the Ashanti Palace by the Queen Mother, because her favorite soap opera was starting.

"I understand that I am preaching modesty and connection at a time when this is not in style. We are living through a period of extreme narcissism. Our current leadership in Washington believes that empathy is a weakness and that our nation stands supreme and alone. Add to that, everyone here today has a phone in their pocket that is algorithmically programmed to celebrate you and you alone by making you the protein-maxing hero of your own special journey.

"Much has been written about how isolated and siloed we've become, but for me, the antidote is quite simple. By de-emphasizing what makes us special — in your case, a prized degree — we can really find one another, not as an exercise in virtue, but as a path towards greater laughter, love, and real growth."

[Scott Myers @GoIntoTheStory]

David Mamet: “Forget every rule Syd Field, Robert McKee or any other screenwriting guru ever taught you. Except one: Never be boring.” #screenwriting

[【S】𝕄ēŘⒸ卄𝒶Ｎ𝕋 @screensonia]

Consider this free @NetworkISA webinar the inciting incident for your next draft. So excited to hear the wonderfully wise @DannyManus share insights on what execs are actually drinking when they ask us to make a script “grounded, but also set in space.”

#screenwriting

[Danny Manus @DannyManus]

Screenwriters - Today at 5pm is our Webinar! Come chat with me and Max Timm of @NetworkISA. Together, we have over 40yrs experience working with over 10,000 writers of all levels. Feel free to drop a question here and we'll answer it live!

[Sulekha Tripathi @sulekhat95]

A man spends 50 years teaching at MIT.

He knows his time is running out.

So he records one last lecture — everything he knows, distilled into a single hour.

He died 5 months later.

This is that lecture.

The most important hour you'll watch this week. 👇
Bookmark it for later

[David Boxerbaum @DBoxerbaum]

https://t.co/stvdwoSxij

A fantastic read and spread in Los Angles Material on our amazing client SCOTT GLASSGOLD and my partner in the empire building of 1201 FILMS. The brains behind all the amazing creative that goes into the success of the short stories, specs, novellas..

[Danny Manus @DannyManus]

If you can unpaywall this, its probably a great article...