Tag: screenwriting
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Short Film Festivals :: DOs and DON’Ts
I’ve been a judge for several short film festivals in NYC since I moved here and I’ve noticed common threads in the ones I reject (finishing up my list for one of the bigger festivals today). Those of you who have been around the block won’t need to read this — you know this stuff…
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Mountain Videos for Summer Church Camps
Wrote scripts for four short summer camp videos back in July. I’ll post screenshots below, but you’ll have to enter the password to watch them. password :: mountains More to come… < p style=”text-align:center;”>
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Story Q&A: When should budget limit my film’s genre?
One of the questions that has come up in Free Lance Friday was posed by a screenwriter and filmmaker: when should my budget limit my story? The answer is either always or never, but not both. First, “never.” Your budget, as a screenwriter, should never limit your story when you write to sell your screenplay.…
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October 11th ~ Free Lance Friday!
Friday, October 11th, I will give away my writing services: Free copy for businesses. Free old-school, blue-pencil editing for writers. Free coaching for non-trad storytellers like filmmakers and public speakers. Need to see my portfolio first? Go to LinkedIn. If you’re not a current client, start sending in your stuff now before the line…
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047: Things to Bring Tonight
burlap sack. guns (those pistols and the shotgun). stuff for making bruises. chair. shop lamps. crappy rope. a sharp kitchen knife. dry ice… chocolate syrup. a generator. the script. your camera. the director’s chair. oh, and fedoras. Lots of fedoras and overcoats. }{ For newcomers — a note on 50 @ 25: Once upon a…
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Storyssentials: Dialect
“De man ain’t asleep — he’s dead. You hold still — I’ll go en see.” He went, and bent down and looked, and says: “It’s a dead man. Yes, indeedy; naked, too. He’s ben shot in de back. I reck’n he’s ben dead two er three days. Come in, Huck, but doan’ look at his face —…