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Become a Better Screenwriter Through Post-Production

Monday, May 31, 2010

Unlike novels, a script has implications far beyond the imagination of the reader. It is the document blue-print for an ultimately collaborative endeavor. In order to be an effective screenwriter, you need to be hyper aware of the production process and post-production process. I say aware, since you don’t have to do those tasks, you [...]

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Shaun of the Dead: How do you Pegg it, when you Wright?

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 [...]

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Avoiding Mental Spackle: How Not To Fill Holes In Your Script

Friday, September 4, 2009

Avoiding Mental Spackle Recently I worked with a friend, Emery, on the seventh draft of his romantic comedy. He had been toiling away for the better part of a year and he was positive that his opus was now finally ready to send out. When he asked me to give it a once over, before [...]

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Room Tone

Friday, March 20, 2009

Yesterday was a mix of interesting, fun and just plain tiring. The documentary production company I’m working for is doing the last round of talking head interviews for their most recent project. I carried and set up a lot of equipment, a green screen, lighting and the such.  One moment in the day stuck out [...]

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Finished 125 page Draft #1- Lessons Learned

Sunday, March 1, 2009

I’m at a unique point in the screenwriting process that separates men (and women) from the boys (and girls). This weekend I finished my first draft of my as yet unnamed screenplay. It clocks in at 125 pages. Now I have to go into my first of many refinements and revisions. I must prepare myself [...]

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Production and Post-Production Resources

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

I’ve found it’s hard to keep track of all these sites out there that can be very helpful to anyone looking for Production/Post-Production services or Job Listings. I’ve decided to make a personal list of Production and Post-Production Resources. This is an ever growing list (on a static page on my blog.) If you’d like [...]

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What takes me out of a movie?

Monday, December 15, 2008

This one has been sitting on my mind for a while. As an editor watching a movie my discerning eye (and ear) can inadvertently take me out of the moment. It can be a continuity mistake, an incongruous plot device, a really obvious over-dub or just a jarring edit. But when I see them during [...]

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Hark! The Importance and Impact of the “Reveal Shot” in Cinema and Television

Sunday, September 21, 2008

One of my favorite and oft under-appreciated visual shots in movies and television is the “Reveal Shot”. Traditionally, the reveal shot consists of pulling back from a tightly framed shot to reveal a larger framing, exposing a greater context with often epiphanous implications to the audience – and in some cases – the on-screen characters. [...]

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