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Tag Archives: Screenplay
Spontaneous Eloquence
“When asked about rewriting, Ernest Hemingwy said that he rewrote the ending to A Farewell to Arms thirty-nine times before he was satisfied. Vladimir Nabokov wrote that spontaneous eloquence seemed like a miracle and that he rewrote every word he … Continue reading
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Tagged Final Draft, rewriting, Screenplay, Screenwriting, William Goldman, writing, Writing Community
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The Mona Lisa Smile
There are thousands of screenwriting courses, that promise to offer you the opportunity to “write a role that will have every A-List actor out there fighting for your script!” Some of these promises go further and claim that that your script will take the great … Continue reading
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Tagged da Vinci, Hollywood, movies, painting, Screenplay, Screenwriting, story structure, Write On, writing
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Pushing the Envelope
After a somewhat restless night, I dragged self from bed, drank tea, ate breakfast and engaged in my morning meditation. Shortly after, I fired up Ye Olde iMac and tuned into Al Rodriguez’s inspiring blog for Save the Cat!. Perfect … Continue reading
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Tagged Save the Cat, Screenplay, Screenwriting, Spam, writing
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The Faces of They Live Among Us
Now, you’ll see why I’ve been so quiet. Meet the cast! The Faces of They Live Among Us.
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Tagged Blake Snyder, film, Hollywood, Save the Cat, Screenplay, screenplays, Screenwriting, Script, Script Chat, Story, story structure, writing
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My Way
My HRH blog-site has been terribly quiet; I’ve been throwing every ounce of energy into my web-series, which is scheduled to begin shooting October 7ish. At the TLAU blog-site, I’ve been writing about the world that I’ve created, and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Blake Snyder, development, film, Final Draft, Hollywood, Horror, rewrite, Save the Cat, Screenplay, screenplays, Screenwriting, Script, Script Chat, Stephen King, Story, story structure, Write On, writing
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The Kindness of Strangers
“I have always depended upon the kindness of strangers.” – A Streetcar Named Desire Last year, I was approached by my friend Sabina, about a project that she was wanting to film. Ever industrious and pro-active, she had created a … Continue reading
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Tagged Crowdfunding, Film-noir, Hollywood, Kickstarter, Raymond Chandler, Screenplay, screenplays, Screenwriting, Script, story structure, They Live Among Us, writing
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ExecuSpeak – A Traveler’s Guide
Working your way through Hollywood is like traveling in a foreign land in which you do not speak the language. Babelfish is woefully behind the times in regard to ExecuSpeak; I’ve yet to find an Executive to English dictionary. Therefore, … Continue reading
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Tagged coverage, development, film, Hollywood, Horror, movies, Pitch, Screenplay, screenplays, Screenwriting, Script, Story, Studios, Theatre, Write On
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Day Two – It’s All in the Details
Day Two – It’s All in the Details. I’ve a full day of work on TLAU, as well as my comedy, ahead of me. Please take a peek at the project blog, and see what is happening in my world!
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Tagged film, Final Draft, Hollywood, Horror, movies, rewrite, Screenplay, Screenwriting, Script, story structure, writing
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Zen and the Art of Technical Writing
I read the Scoggins report last night; once again, I read a proclamation that the spec market is alive and well. Certainly specs are moving at a much more expedient clip than in the past few years… however, if you … Continue reading
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Tagged Aaron Sorkin, Blake Snyder, development, Final Draft, Hollywood, John Cleese, Lawrence Kasdan, movies, rewrite, Scoggins Report, Screenplay, screenplays, Screenwriting, Script, Spec Market, Story, story structure, Terry Gilliam, Write On, writing
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Next Time, Call Me
I’ve been putting in 7-day work weeks lately; however, this morning, I found myself with a few precious spare hours, grabbed the hubby and headed to the Americana (just for something different) to catch an early viewing of “Cowboys and … Continue reading
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Tagged Cowboys and Aliens, film, Hollywood, John Ford, movies, rewrite, Screenplay, screenplays, Screenwriting, Spaghetti Westerns, Write On, writing
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Extreme Screenwriting
Ah. The thrill of victory! If only. What we more often experience is the agony of defeat. Screenwriting is a sport – no doubt about it. It’s a marathon event; we sprint out a first draft… but that is not … Continue reading
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Tagged Blake Snyder, film, Final Draft, Hollywood, marathon, movies, Outliers, Rejection, rewrite, Robert McKee, Save the Cat, Screenplay, screenplays, Screenwriting, Script, Script Chat, Story, story structure, WGA, William Goldman, Write On, writing
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Two Years
It’s August 4th, again. It’s an emotional day for many of us. Two years ago today, Blake died. I had written a draft of this blog yesterday; in it, I detailed every second of that day – down to what … Continue reading
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Tagged Alvaro Rodriguez, Blake Snyder, film, Hollywood, movies, rewrite, Save the Cat, Screenplay, screenplays, Screenwriting, Script, Story, story structure, writing
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Wonder Princess
Oh, joy! It’s the weekend! That time when we play! This is how I’m playing: Four mile hike in the Hollywood Hills (commencing in T-minus eleven minutes) Pre-timing a script Preparing a production packet for Monday Knocking out draft one … Continue reading
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Tagged Blake Snyder, film, Hollywood, movies, rewrite, Save the Cat, Screenplay, screenplays, Screenwriting, Script, Script Chat, Story, story structure, Write On, writing
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Back to the Trenches
I’m diving back into production training, and have little time to spend tickling the keyboard, not to mention little focus and/or energy. Shit, I’m so tired that taking a shower seems an Herculean endeavor, and this morning, I couldn’t remember … Continue reading
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Tagged film, Hollywood, movies, Outliers, rewrite, Screenplay, screenplays, Screenwriting, Script, Story, story structure, writing
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A Lil Gem For You
Due to my Balls-out schedule over the next few weeks, the majority of my entries will be microblogs. Unless I get really pissed off over something. Today’s treat is a recent podcast from KCRW’s The Business. Scribes Robert Ben Garant … Continue reading
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Tagged Blake Snyder, film, Hollywood, Save the Cat, Screenplay, screenplays, Screenwriting, Script, Story, story structure, writing
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