SHOW US THE MOVIE IN YOUR MIND Dump the screenwriting lingo, if possible. Fight to not write BACK TO SCENE, or SMASH CUT TO, or INSERT, or POV. Return to the character name in description. For instance, instead of this: INT. CAR- SUNDAY MORNING Traffic is at a standstill in the shadow of Soldier Field. Professor Pauly […]
It ain’t workin’. You knew it would take time, you’ve put in your dues, but MAN, that fab career in screenwriting just has not arrived. Is your blind belief in your abilities just delusion? You thinking of bailing? What can you do differently? You might have fallen prey to one of these traps. Check it out… […]
WHY I WALKED OUT ON LITTLE CHILDREN I made a vow: “If I hear that voice-over again, I’m walking.” There’s Kate Winslet approaching a playground: “Many times Mary would take her child to the playground.” Kate swings her kid in the swing. “She loved to swing her kid on the swing.” Kate looks to a […]
Updated this one on June 19. Hadn’t seen my guy Joe–yes, it’s Joe’s Barber Shop–since COVID-19 took over. I had attempted to cut my own hair twice and–you know this because you’ve probably done the same–results were uninspiring. We’ve since moved into “Stage 4 reopening” here in Chicago yes, I can see Joe again, but […]
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