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

Friday, October 28, 2011

Back in 2009, Screenwriter Xandy Sussan and I did a head to head break down of the of the film Shaun of The Dead. In honor of Halloween, let’s take a look at the blast from the past, and how story structure, style, and character elevates a film like Shaun of the Dead. Shaun of [...]

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Finding History in Scripts

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Over at Regrifters.com, I have a new article up, The Thrifter Who Played God. Where I take the reader on a CSI journey to uncover just what kind of script I found at a yard sale in Los Angeles. Turns out, I found a winner! Regrifters isn’t an entertainment magazine, but rather a lifestyle mag. [...]

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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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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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Featured Alumni: The Sheffield Institute for the Recording Arts

Saturday, December 26, 2009

Back in 2002 I was studying to be an audio engineer at The Sheffield Institute for the Recording Arts. I reasoned that since I fancied myself a musician, it was an important step to learn how to produce my own music. I further studied and later re-directed my focus on production and post-production for film. [...]

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Script Reading and Analysis: Why?

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

I’ve been asked a many of times through email about what exactly I do as a script reader, and what the rewards for doing such work are. I’ve formulated my emails into a more comprehensive post for your reading enjoyment. Why do I read scripts? Script reading is great as a vehicle to help cultivate [...]

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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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Here’s my Card

Sunday, March 15, 2009

Keeping in line with the aesthetic of my site, I made up some business cards. Like my splash page, I conjured up my graphic design prowess and hand drew the design. Purdy, eh? I tested the waters with them over at the IFP Script to Screen conference last week. They were a hit. So, what’s [...]

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