Dumb Little Writing Tricks That Work: Highlight Your Verbs I featured this bit of wisdom from screenwriter Larry Ferguson before here, the key quote being:
Story Type: Mistaken Identity In Hollywood movie circles, there are genres like Horror or Science Fiction, cross genres like Action-Thriller or Drama-Comedy, and…
The Business of Screenwriting: There’s a green light… I’m attending a fundraiser for my son’s elementary school. It’s an alternative private school on the Westside, an institution that prides…
Make More Writing Time by Organizing Work Time Five tips to work smarter and create more time for your writing life.
Story Type: Martial Arts In Hollywood movie circles, there are genres like Horror or Science Fiction, cross genres like Action-Thriller or Drama-Comedy, and…
Great Scene: “Heat” The 1995 movie Heat, written and directed by Michael Mann, is superior entertainment. Here’s an IMDb plot summary:
Page One: “Unbroken” (2014) Screenplay by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen and Richard LaGravenese and William Nicholson, book by Laura Hillenbrand
The Coen Brothers and the Craft of Storytelling My one-week online class begins Monday, December 5th.
Story Type: Heist Movies In Hollywood movie circles, there are genres like Horror or Science Fiction, cross genres like Action-Thriller or Drama-Comedy, and…
Screenwriting 101: Jeffrey Boam “Ultimately, plot is of little importance, more of a mechanical contrivance against which characters come to life. Plot tries to engage…
Page One: “Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me” (1992) Screenplay by David Lynch & Robert Engels, based on the TV series by Mark Frost & David Lynch
Q&A: Alisha Brophy and Scott Miles The screenwriting duo talks about their longstanding writers group along with tips on how to sustain a successful one.
Story Type: Gender Bender In Hollywood movie circles, there are genres like Horror or Science Fiction, cross genres like Action-Thriller or Drama-Comedy, and…
On Writing “I think there are very few rules that can’t be broken. I think there is only one that is very difficult to break. I have seen it broken…
Page One: “12 Monkeys” (1995) Screenplay by David Webb Peoples & Janet Peoples, inspired by the film ‘La Jetée’ written by Chris Marker
Sundays with Sidney Lumet’s “Making Movies” A series featuring reflections on filmmaking by one of the truly great movie directors.
The Theology of Cinema: Baptism Plunged beneath the water as the trial. Rising up reborn as a New Person.
