“You have to protect your writing time. The easiest thing to do on earth is not write.”— William Goldman “Some can just knock it out and some have to lock themselves in a room and get to a fever pitch of self-loathing before they turn in a first draft. . . . each writer’s process […]
One of my all-time favorite articles is by a fellow you probably have never heard of, Allan Heifetz, who at one point in a pre-COVID world found himself making a buck as a script reader. The powers-that-be, the money people, the people with an actual vote on whether your script is actually made, are not […]
Dialogue, Chicago-Style
April 30, 2022
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*Dedicated to Rob Blagojevich, who just got sprung by you know who in the COVID Twilight Zone Year-To-Be-Flushed 2020… Back on December 7, 2011 came this headline… This year, came this headline… Who cares about Blago and what’s it got to do with screenwriting? Because today I’ve got a greatest movie scene that’s never been […]
Copyright and Intellectual Property
April 5, 2022
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PROPORT:A written report based on numbers; A document characterized by claims that specific quantities have a direct result on the intended purpose of the document; verb: Proports: The juice concentrate package proports; a 1:3 mix to water ratio. noun: Proport: The proport claimed false ingredients. If there’s only thing I’ve learned teaching Millennials at Columbia […]
Video Mixed Bag- Columbia College Special, Part 4
March 12, 2022
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Yes Good Reader, it’s time for the Columbia College-Chicago video bag again! Now that we’re back with face-to-face classes, here are a few selections I show the kids to inspire and enlighten. Hope you enjoy! —THE HUNGER- OPENING SEQUENCE – SCREENWRITERS, TAKE NOTE! 5 MINUTES, 5 WORDS. —THE LISTENING DEAD. ONE OF MY FAVORITES FOR YEARS. […]
