Monthly Archives: April 2012

What place does software have in screenwriting?

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Irv Bauer Leave a comment

Today’s discussion in education is the standard test. We must know what students have learned so we test them. To raise test scores teachers spend much of their time in preparing the students to take the tests. What the students … Continue reading →

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Questioning as a tool.

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Irv Bauer Leave a comment

An important part of what I do as a writer and teach about for others to do is question my/their own work. It seems simple enough but by and large I find screenwriters don’t question their own work!  It’s written…wham, … Continue reading →

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Water and manure.

Posted on April 15, 2012 by Irv Bauer Leave a comment

I am often asked where is the best place to get ideas for screenplays ? Ideas can come from anything or any place.  An item in the newspaper or a magazine piece can stimulate you.  You may hear a bit … Continue reading →

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Rewriting doesn’t have to be “hell.”

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Irv Bauer Leave a comment

Recently I’ve had a number of consultancies on screenplays where my concerns about rewriting became pronounced. There was a pattern. It became clear to me that it wasn’t that the writers didn’t want to rewrite … but they didn’t know … Continue reading →

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“What I didn’t know I didn’t know”.

Posted on April 1, 2012 by Irv Bauer Leave a comment

When I left teaching at the NYU Film School, I set up my own workshops in NY and LA.  The semester commitment was becoming too difficult to negotiate because of my own writing projects.  In my workshops I was doing … Continue reading →

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