by Erik Bork | Nov 6, 2019
Whether you’re a diehard fan of the Marvel Cinematic Universe or agree with Coppola and Scorsese that comic book superhero movies are the scourge of our culture, I think we can all agree that they have taken over a big chunk of the American film industry —...
by Erik Bork | May 18, 2017
One of the most frequent notes I give on scripts is one I’ve given so often that I’ve created a macro for it on my computer. All I have to press is “;na”, and the following pops up: “I would recommend not introducing characters by name, unless...
by Erik Bork | Apr 17, 2016
What makes an audience root for two people to be together? The Save the Cat books have a name for the type of story where the primary external conflict is that two people who are “perfect counterparts” have something big in the way of “living happily ever after.” It’s...
by Erik Bork | Jun 27, 2015
The main character in a movie generally has a big problem that it takes the whole movie to solve. And this is what a professional reader of a script is generally focused on understanding first. What is that problem? Why will it be so difficult to solve that it takes...
