We have met the enemy, and we are them. Don’t ever categorize people–it’s a no-win landscape of ignorance. Orson Wells in Lady From Shanghai said, “it’s a bright, guilty world.”– I hear that as I type on in this perpetual 4 degree Chicago February. My stance on screenwriting consultants has been a tough one to […]
Good Reader, WTF! Five years? Where’d that go? Looks like I missed the Anniversary. December 9, 2009 was the first post here at Script Gods. Here’s a piece of it: “You’ve written a script (or 10) and sent it (them) out to varying degrees of success. No breakthroughs, but there’s been “movement.” Or maybe you’ve […]
“I believe you shouldn’t force the audience’s interpretation of a character or story. The more you explain things, the less intriguing and imaginable they are for the viewers. Film to me, in its essence, in its ultimate nature, is silent. Music and dialogue are there in fill in what is lacking in the image. But […]
Hey guys, ’tis the Season for giving. Not really sure what your Humble Narrator here at Script Gods can offer you this holiday season, other than a few Life Lessons on how to improve your writing and avoid making the same mistakes that I have throughout the years. Had an article on some basic improvements […]
One of the best screenwriting teachers around is William C. Martell. You should check his site out. Quite some time he penned this article about writing for Indies on a budget. It’s an ode to Roger Corman and has some timeless lessons that can be applied to writing for digital D.I.Y. movies today. Now, to […]
