Monthly Archives June 2009

500 Ways to Beat the Hollywood Script Reader 19th

I’m currently reading “500 Ways to Beat the Hollywood Script Reader” in preparation for a third draft and imminient delivery, via my managers, to the promised land. If you’re offended by the notion of writing commercial stories or recoil when readers talk about your character’s wants versus needs, then bail out now. 500 Ways to Beat the [...] Read More…

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Make the Cool Stuff Happen Closer Together 14th

Just wanted to quickly share something I heard screenwriter, Susannah Grant (28 Days, Erin Brockovich, Charlotte’s Web), say in an interview. She mentioned a foreward in a book she had read (sorry, can’t remember the book), in which the writer thanked his young daughter who advised him, prior to starting the book, to “just make [...] Read More…

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Falls Creek 9th

I spent the weekend at the Falls Creek Film Festival where Diagnosis played in competition. It got some good laughs, which always makes me happy. The festival highlight was the awesomely random animation, Rabbit. Check it out. Another highlight was the 20cm of snow that fell on the mountain, which meant I got to dress like Edmund [...] Read More…

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