True or Inspired (Part II)

True or Inspired (Part II)

In this segment we will look at the two other categories of True stories. 3. “Based on” True Events In this format, what is central to the story line is a historical event, a story is then built around this with the use of fictional characters. While the names,...
True or Inspired (Part II)

True or Inspired

True stories make for the biggest “box office hits “in Indian cinema, second only to those based on Intellectual Property. Let’s dig deeper into the finer aspects of both the genres, understand how one approaches the story telling in order to adapt it to screen and...
Generating ideas to convert into Screenplays

Generating ideas to convert into Screenplays

Ideas propel creativity, they are the starting point of any action. In story telling it is the culmination of many ideas that lend to the elements of a well meshed story.       It’s an idea that first motivates the characters, as those ideas...