Tabb Talk
Collection by Michael Tabb
This is mostly about the lessons I have learned during my career in screenwriting. One day, I may include anything I enjoy in life, including: Single-Malt Scotch, Comic-Con International, Love, The World of Entertainment, Fantasy Football... It's all fair game. I'm an adventurous spirit.
SCRIPT NOTES: How Dual Mentor Characters Work
WGA writer Michael Tabb illustrates and analyses the use of multiple mentor characters in a single screenplay.
SCRIPT NOTES: Major Character Types – "Mentor"
Characters are engines that drive ideas into a story. Each of the major character types plays a specific role. Michael Tabb highlights THE MENTOR.
SCRIPT NOTES: Who is the Hero?
How does a script work structurally when there seems to be two central characters? Michael Tabb explains how to determine who is the hero.
SCRIPT NOTES: Where Story Begins - Premise
WGA writer shares how he goes from zero to story without ever incurring writer's block. During these articles, he explains premise, genre, and structure.
SCRIPT NOTES: Major Character Types - "Protagonist"
Characters are engines that drive ideas into story. Each of the five major character types plays a specific role in that process. First is THE PROTAGONIST.
SCRIPT NOTES: Major Character Types - "Antagonist"
Characters are engines that drive ideas into a story. Each of the major character types plays a specific role in that process. Second is THE ANTAGONIST.
SCRIPT NOTES: Genre Gone Wrong
One WGA writer's take on how the standard practice and application of genre can be used in ways that may adversely affect a screenplay.
SCRIPT NOTES: Major Character Types – “The Love Interest”
Characters are engines that drive ideas into a story. Each of the major character types plays a specific role in that process. Third is THE LOVE INTEREST.
SCRIPT NOTES: Can the Protagonist Be the Antagonist?
A professional, WGA Writer bats around the logistical question of the protagonist also being the antagonist in a script. Can a hero also be the villain?
SCRIPT NOTES: Major Character Types – “Reflection”
Characters are engines that drive ideas into a story. Each of the major character types plays a specific role in that process. Michael Tabb explores THE REFLECTION character.
A (not) pre-written Q & A with Michael Tabb
MaximumZ Screenwriting Blog Interviews Writer Michael Tabb, decade-long WGA member and author of the new book Prewriting Your Screenplay: A Step-by-Step Guide to Generating Stories.
A (not) pre-written Q & A with Michael Tabb
MaximumZ Screenwriting Blog Interviews Writer Michael Tabb, decade-long WGA member and author of the new book Prewriting Your Screenplay: A Step-by-Step Guide to Generating Stories.
SCRIPT INDUSTRY EXPERT Q&A: Meet Michael Tabb of 'Script Notes'
Script brings you behind the scenes to get to know our family of contributors on a more personal level. Meet Michael Tabb, author of Script Notes.
Prewriting Your Screenplay
The website of entertainment screenwriter Michael Tabb
SCRIPT NOTES: Where Story Begins – Genre
WGA writer Michael Tabb shares how he goes from zero to story without ever incurring writer's block. This article delves into selecting a genre.