20 Technothriller Tropes We Hope Never to See Again
by David Anaxagoras (dave@davidanaxagoras.com)
Reprinted from Screenwriting Manifesto (http://davidanaxagoras.com).
Originally published July 31st, 2009.
“Everyone in a thriller goes by his or her last name except while having sex or using a pseudonym/codename. That’s an unbreakable rule.”
This is a hilarious and honest list that every beginning screenwriter can benefit from. While I believe if you think in absolutes and have a slavish devotion to “rules” you’re doing yourself a disservice, it does pay to stop and think carefully before you engage in one of these cliches.
20 Technothriller Tropes We Hope Never to See Again | io9
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Friday, July 31st, 2009
About the Author
David Anaxagoras graduated with an MFA in Screenwriting from UCLA. He writes big, fun action-adventure movies -- the kind that require a very large screen and lots of popcorn. He can be reached at dave@davidanaxagoras.com
Copyright © 2009 David Anaxagoras. All rights reserved.
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I didn’t forget, but I did overlook something.
If you go to the home page of the blog (click on the banner in the header) and see this post, clicking on the title of the post actually takes you to the article. The title IS the link to the URL.
But if you somehow end up on this page (from a link directly to here, or by clicking on “comments”) then the title is no longer a link.
Sorry.
These posts are automatically generated so I’ll have to figure out how to include the link in the body of the post.