tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529570386112067463.post1105234387342961102..comments2023-08-08T05:33:16.999-04:00Comments on The Screenwriters League: Thy cup of free Academy consideration screenplays runneth over - Dark Knight, Doubt, Duchess, Changeling, Happy-Go-Lucky, Wall-E, Vicky CristinaCake Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04345753587752960115noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529570386112067463.post-18944739675928217752008-12-03T11:57:00.000-05:002008-12-03T11:57:00.000-05:00The Dark Knight is by far one of my favorite films...The Dark Knight is by far one of my favorite films of the year, though perhaps my man-crush on Batman makes me a little biased. I've taken a look at the script, though, and it's very clearly a writer-director's script. By that, I mean that a lot of the descriptions and action across the page are concise to the point of being almost underwhelming. I'm not saying this is a bad thing, but it strikes me as a clear difference between the script that Chris Nolan just-the-writer would have written, versus the one that Chris Nolan, writer-director wrote. He knew what needed to happen in each beat, and therefore didn't waste time explainig it in great detail. There's a lesson in writing action in there. Personally, I would have broken a few things out more, but it's certainly an approach to writing action worth studying.Cake Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04345753587752960115noreply@blogger.com