“Story is free.” –John August With micro-budget filmmaking you need to lean on the written word to keep costs down. Think about costs at script level. Don’t wait until you get on set to try to save a dime. One of the ways to do this is to create strong sub-plot characters. Think about tributaries […]
SPOILERS! Yes, that’s in 16 font, folks. I don’t want to hear the whining of people who are a day late and a dollar short on their binge watching. I mean, how long are we supposed to wait for you to catch up? Hope this doesn’t spoil it, but… Rosebud? It’s a SLED! Seriously, […]
We talked a few weeks back about the graying of characters—making a difference in your screenplay by working your characters to max out complexity. How do we do that? A few of the way might be to surprise the shit out of your audience in the path you take the characters, and them. It’s to […]
I look across the street. “Wow, what a beautiful elm tree.” You look across. “Elm?” “The tree, right there.” “What are you looking at?” “The freakin’ pretty tree! The leaves. The October golden leaves are all over the place. Are you blind?” “I see a fireplug, man. That dog’s gonna… yeah, saw that coming.” When […]
If you’re the writer of a Studio or Indie flick, you likely won’t get within sniffing distance of final casting decisions. That’s reserved for money people and the director. Or if you’re a hyphen guy writer-director and your last name is Kaufmann, Tarantino, or Black. The dynamic shifts with micro-budget. You’ll be in the room. […]
