You often see blog posts on changing technology, the genesis from Indie-budgeted movies filmed on 16 and 35mm to the digital realm of the 5D and Alexa. But what about the effect that has on screenplay writing? In writing this book on micro-budget screenwriting, I’m looking at how technology has changed screenwriting. I want […]
How To Find And Lose An Agent At William Morris
October 4, 2013
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In researching Lit Agents for a book I’m writing, SURVIVING OUTSIDE HOLLYWOOD, I came across the name of Bill Contardi. All kinds of nostalgia poured through me. Hadn’t thought about Bill for a looooong time, nor my days at William Morris. To you Weisenheimers who are saying—it’s William Morris ENDEAVOR—allow me to take you back […]
Overheard Dialogue, Part 3
September 27, 2013
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Just had to try one last installment on my Overheard Dialogue series…including a brand new scene from Chicago’s one and only Blue Line that happened to me just a couple days ago. THE ITALIAN RESTAURANT I overheard a Man, a Woman, and presumably her Son eating dinner at an Italian restaurant. The son was standing […]
Classic Structure: The Godfather
September 19, 2013
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A few weeks back we looked at classic screenplay structure– Syd Field- style– for the Matrix. This week, let’s look at those structural points for another movie, The Godfather. I do this for those of you who want to outline, and are looking for how you would go about that. Recognizing the structural signposts in […]
Classic Structure: The Matrix
August 22, 2013
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“You gotta get in to get out…”—Carpet Crawlers, Genesis Learn to forget. Learn something so you can forget it. Master it. Sounds like a contradiction but it’s not. I started Script Gods not so much to pull down Syd Field as to illuminate him, the bad and the good. Syd Field didn’t create 3-Act […]
