by Erik Bork | Nov 12, 2021
“One big problem it takes the whole movie to solve.” This is what I constantly find myself saying to writers I work with, when I describe what I’m looking for at the heart of any screenplay. Sounds simple enough. But where most scripts struggle is in...
by Erik Bork | Aug 24, 2017
In any story, the problem gets worse in the middle for the main character. Or at least it gets more complicated, more difficult, more dangerous, etc. They are generally not “winning.” They’re overmatched by whatever they’re involved in. The difficulties of...