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Monthly Archives: April 2009

Gods and Monsters

Thursday, April 23, 2009

I posted this to an online screenwriting group, I figured I’d share here as well. Gods and Monsters, Directed and Written by Bill Condon, adapted from the novel “The Father of Frankenstein” by Christopher Bram. Won Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay in 1998. I was working at an independent video shop at the time [...]

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Speaking at New York Film Academy

Sunday, April 19, 2009

I’m excited this week because I’ll be speaking as a guest to an Advanced Screenwriting class at the New York Film Academy.  I was invited by my former screenwriting teacher Peter J. Hobbs at Elyria Pictures and I’ll be speaking about my experience as a script reader. For a while now I’ve been reading and [...]

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United Filmmakers and Actors Meeting

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

I believe networking is a core component of success in any business. You can’t afford to be shy about who you or the work that you do. When I attended the IFP Script to Screen conference, I made it a point to seek out and interact with like-minded filmmakers. There, I met Michael Wolfe, a [...]

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Full Steam Ahead

Sunday, April 12, 2009

Apologies for the lack of updates the past two weeks. Things have been busy, but I finally broke free. So! What’s going on? Script Writing I recently finished a four month intensive screenplay workshop at the New York Film Academy. The endeavor proved fruitful. In February, I finished my the first draft of my still [...]

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How Not to Make a Short Film: Notes From the Event

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

For those keeping score, I attended a DCTV/Shooting People event  “How Not to Make a Short Film” with Roberta Munroe former Sundance Film Festival programmer. Here are my notes from the event. I’ve tried to faithfully re-create my chicken scratch. Enjoy! UPDATE: Roberta Munroe has linked this post on her website. UPDATE 2: Roberta Munroe [...]

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