Blaine561 Today’s Take on the Film Industry June 24th, 2008!
Here are some tips on screenwriting and the film industry, ….
The Problems with Screenwriting Advice
In this day and age it makes zero sense to pay someone who can’t write for advice when you have A-list writers giving away information for free (thank you, Terry Rossio, John August, and the plethora of other screenwriters). …
You know the thing about screenwriting? It’s all about clarity and structure. You can have the cunningest plot that was ever hatched outside Baldrick’s brain, but it won’t make good telly unless you can harness it, like a kid with an …
Screenwriting Tips - How to Do Research
Michael Bruce Adams is a screenwriter and a friend of mine. I interviewed Michael for my “Art and Craft of the Director Audio Seminar” and I have included a portion of that interview here. Part One (today) is about how to research; …
Vision Into Words Into Cinema… (Screenwriting Part 1)
I just finished reading Rebecca Collins’ excellent series of interviews with the Finalists for the 2008 McKnight Artist Fellowships for Screenwriting. It was enlightening, and it’s always great to hear about the secret lives of …
Screenwriting Tips - The Search for Truth
Michael Bruce Adams is a screenwriter and a friend of mine. I interviewed Michael for my “Art and Craft of the Director Audio Seminar” and I have included a portion of that interview here. Part One (Monday) was about how to research; …
Movie Review: THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES [2008]
Cast: Freddie Highmore, Mary Louise-Parker, David Strathairn Director: Mark Waters Screenplay: Karey Kirkpatrick Genre: Fantasy/Family Running time: 1 hr 37 mins CRITIQUE: It’s hard to invest in a contemporary fantasy film without any …
The Love Guru reviews scored an almost inconceivably low 9 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes. As the movie opens we learn that the Guru Pitka (Myers) is an American who was raised in India, for some unexplained reason, where he studied …
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
REVIEW: This film is often referred to as the most faithful adaptation of Victor Hugo’s novel. Laughton does an amazing job as hunchback Quasimodo and the supporting cast is solid as well. It’s interesting to see how much Disney …
Reel Opinions: Film Reviews - Good Or Bad?
Now I have my criticisms of film reviews, all to often reviews can be swayed by public opinion, (Come on Empire The Full Monty was never a 4 star film) and all too often they can get swept up in the build up to a film, causing them to …
Hope this helps you better understand what film writing is, …
More coming soon,
Blaine561
