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Screenwriting and Twitter

Monday, March 29, 2010

This weekend I was glad to be a part of the ongoing and ever-growing Script Chat as a guest for their professional reader panel. In the past year, I’ve watched this small twitter chat go from real life colleagues and friends, and then sky rocket into six degrees of Twitter. Twitter chats aren’t new, just [...]

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Ring in the New Year with some Screenwriter Karaoke

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

photo credit: leinadsimpson Screenwriter Karaoke is a monthly filmmaking network event organized by yours truly in two cities (NYC and LA.) It’s been a great vehicle to meet some wonderful, creative people. I encourage you to come out and mingle, sing or drink! LA: Thursday, January 14th, 2010 at 8:30 PM Sardo’s Grill and Lounge [...]

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Screenwriter Karaoke is Tomorrow!

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Sorry, I’ve been out of pocket this month. Still getting into the groove of LA life. Luckily part of that groove is some fun tomorrow at Screenwriter Karaoke LA. THE NEXT SCREENWRITER KARAOKE EVENT IS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10TH, 8:30 PM AT SARDO’S BAR AND GRILL IN BURBANK, CA. Thursday December 10th, 8:30 PM Sardo’s Grill [...]

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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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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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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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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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