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Screenwriter Karaoke: A Night on the Town!

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

The pictures are in. October’s Screenwriter Karaoke was the largest one yet. Screenwriters and filmmakers filled out the entire bar from end to end. The place was filled creative energy. Check out the pictures. (Yes, I’m the guy in the hat.) And be sure to come to November Screenwriter Karaoke. This will be the last [...]

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Have you been to Screenwriter Karaoke yet?

Friday, October 9, 2009

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 [...]

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Roberta Munroe’s “Best Short Film Workshop Ever” – Twitter Transcripts

Monday, September 28, 2009

This past Saturday, I was a special guest of Roberta Munroe’s “Best Short Film Workshop Ever” — It was a great event, and despite also being a speaker, I took some time to live tweet the event for all those who couldn’t make it. Here is a twitter transcript of the event. Look for a [...]

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A Cautionary Tale: Screenwriting and Craigslist

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Every once in a while I’ll skim Craigslist for production work. In addition to writing, and editing, I work various production roles and places like Craigslist, Mandy and Production Hub provide good, quick turn around for 2 day weekend shoots and the like. But, this week I happened upon an interesting craigslist post for a [...]

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The Best Short Film Workshop Ever with Roberta Munroe [NYC Sept 26th]

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 [...]

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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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Screenwriter Karaoke: September 2009

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Screenwriter Karaoke aims to be a more informal way to get to know your industry peers and counterparts and hopefully make a connection! I created this event as a labor of love and a way to get and keep the community connected in a fun and informal way. What: Screenwriter Karaoke September 2009 When: September [...]

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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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Paula Brancato of The Writers Place

Saturday, August 8, 2009

One of the great things about the Southampton Screenwriting Conference was the relatively small and intimate environment. The social events allowed for some informal schmoozing and conversation. You never know who you’ll end up talking to. On one evening, I had a great conversation with Paula Brancato of The Writers Place, an organization with a [...]

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Southampton Screenwriters Conference: A Look Back

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

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 [...]

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