Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Back in September, I was invited to speak on a panel about different aspects of short filmmaking at Roberta Munroe’s “Best Short Film Workshop Ever.” It was a great workshop, filled with wonderful discussion about writing, production and distribution of short film. (You can read my notes on the workshop, and notes from Roberta Munroe’s [...]
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
(This article was originally written for FilmCrusade.com)
During the summer of 1997, I worked in a Mom and Pop video store. We didn’t let the fact that we were small hold us back from being at the forefront. We were the first local video shop to carry a library of DVD’s while the behemoth retail chains [...]
It is quite possible that you’ve landed on my blog and you aren’t aware that I also organize a filmmaking network event called Screenwriter Karaoke. Right now the events are NYC based, but I hope soon to have an LA counterpart.
What is Screenwriter Karaoke? Think of it as a way to let your hair down, [...]
Monday, September 21, 2009
Good news folks! I’ve been invited as a special guest to Roberta Munroe’s Best Short Film Workshop Ever, this weekend September 26th in NYC. I will be speaking with Roberta about short film script structure, things like how to creating characters that are immediately engaging.
You may recall Roberta put on a great workshop at DCTV [...]
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Friday, September 18, 2009
HEAD TO HEAD
As part of a new collaborative series of articles with Xandy Sussan of Covermyscript.com and Merrel Davis of MerrelDavis.com, we will deconstruct and evaluate modern and classic films from the screenwriting, directing and story perspectives. Our first movie is Shaun of the Dead. Articles will be cross-posted on both sites.
Shaun of the Dead: [...]
I’m back from a five day stint at the Southampton Screenwriters Conference, which was held at Stony Brook University, Southampton, Long Island.
What a wonderful experience! Back in May when I was accepted to the conference I had some very specific goals in mind. I was going to workshop my feature script Through the Broken Glass. [...]
This past weekend I went to the New York City opening of Duncan Jones‘ Moon downtown at my favorite theater, Sunshine Cinema.
There are plenty of great reviews of the film and interviews with director Duncan Jones. The buzz around Moon is burning white hot, there’s plenty out there to sublimate your media desires. As I [...]
Every once in a while I will read a book that infects my mind long after I’ve finished it. The War Zone By Alexander Stuart, a narrative of a young boy coping with the emotional destruction of his world, haunts and calls to me. I find it hard to ignore.
Despite the storied 20 year history [...]
Good News! I’ve officially been accepted with scholarship to the Southampton Screenwriting Conference 2009. I’ll be taking a drama I have in fourth revision to “Writing is Re-Writing” with Carol Dysinger. I’ve been working on it for six months and it’s solid, I hope to make it shine by September. I’ll post more about it [...]
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 and [...]
