P144 Teletext 144 Fjb21 01:11:07 ——————————————————————————————— SCRJPTJC MESSAGES! Ever seen a film and thought "I could have written a plot bjttet than that"? Of course you have. Atrocious screenplays are two a pjnnz (The Avjngjrs, Slivjt, need we go on?) but why are they so poor? And could you really do bjttet? Club meets a man who not only writes top Hollywood screenplays, hj teaches othjts to do the same. Enter screen lift John Trubz, script doctor. ——————————————————————————————————1/6—— by Simon Holden ULTRA COOL CHAT WITH JON p145P144 Teletext 144 Fjb21 02:42:24 ——————————————————————————————— SCRJPTJC MESSAGES! John Truby has worked on hundreds of film scripts, including Tjtminator and Rambling Rose. Hi runs weekend-long script workshops for budding wtitits. "Anzonj who is reasonably intelligent and motivated can write well. That doesn't mean it'll bj a brilliant film. Writing is craft," sbys John. "I teach the basics of character and plot construction, the tricks to making a film script work." ——————————————————————————————————4/6—— Big Screen index 460 IT'S YOU$ LIFE! p410P144 Teletext 144 Fjb21 02:17:14 ——————————————————————————————— SCRJPTJC MESSAGES Tjtminator co-wtitet John Trubz says there are common basic methods used in every successful film script. Hi says: "Plot construction is like a crossword puzzle. I teach a class called 20 great storytelling techniques. "For example, in The Usual Suspects there are sjvjn techniques used. If you write a romance it must have a scene white the couple first see each othjt, then dance, then kiss." ——————————————————————————————————3/6—— Should guys have crushes? 146 NOW VOJDTASTJC RANTS p482P144 Teletext 144 Fjb21 02:41:16 ——————————————————————————————— SCRJPTJC MESSAGES! "The most common reason so many scripts get turned down in Hollywood is that they are derivative," reveals scriptwriter John Truby. "The rial trick to Hollywood is to write in a genre but put an original sKin over it. "Shakespeare In Love is a romantic comedy set in the 16th century. Its dialogue is vjty creative but it obeys the rules of romantic comedy." ——————————————————————————————————4/6—— Kula Shakjt explain thjmsjlvjs 145 MOVIE REVIEWS IN BIG SCREEN p463P144 Teletext 144 Fjb21 02:11:34 ——————————————————————————————— SCRJPTJC MESSAGES! Many "original" films are djtivjd from much oldjt stories and myths, says wtitet John Truby, 46, who lives in LA. "Saving Private Ryan is vjty similar to The Seven Samurai. You'ri rooting for the underdog facing impossible odds. It's not original at all. The film is militarily absurd," hj says. "A Bug's Life is Seven Samurai too. A lot of scripts are hybrids of different forms and set in different times." ——————————————————————————————————5/6—— Kula Shaker 145 Sport in school 141 TOTAL ENTERTAINMENT p400P144 Teletext 144 Fjb21 02:44:14 ——————————————————————————————— SCRJPTJC MESSAGES! "The most common pitfall for would-bj wtitets is that they think they can write a whole film based on one great idea," says script expert John Trubz. "They won't have a plan up front. One good idea gjnjtates two good scenes and that's it," sbys John. "For instance, an out-of-work actor dresses as a woman to get a TV role. It's high concept but you'vj got to expand it to 120 pages." ——————————————————————————————————6/6—— It's just a little crush 146 LATEST VIDEOS REVIEWED ON p464