filmmaking

How to write a better film than Renfield

How about some concrete screenwriting tips this week? The kind of thing that for some strange reason, they wouldn’t ever teach in my USC writing classes. Let’s talk about expository dialogue—done poorly, it can make your film a chore to watch. So here’s how to do it seamlessly. Dracula sucks blood. Renfield just sucks. By the way, I was inspired to write this issue because I tried to watch the movie Renfield, and oh my god was the writing rough. I couldn’t even get…