by Trevor Mayes | Apr 30, 2010 | Rants, Television, True Blood
Dear TV and Movie Vampires: As mesmerized as I am by your moonlit adventures, I continue to be confused by several aspects of your behavior. Most notably: Why do you have so much blood on your face?! I get it. You love blood. It’s colorful, iron-licious,...
by Trevor Mayes | Apr 28, 2010 | Dialogue, Formatting, Quick Screenwriting Tips
If a parenthetical provides obvious information, it should be removed. Example of UNNECESSARY parenthetical usage — (angrily): JAKE (angrily) I’m going to kill ALL of you! We know Jake is angry because of what he says and how he says it. The parenthetical...
by Trevor Mayes | Apr 26, 2010 | Quick Screenwriting Tips
When proofing the final draft of your script, don’t forget to do a homonym pass. While we’re blazing through our first draft, it’s easy to inadvertently mix up words or contractions that sound the same in our heads. We need to weed-out any of these...
by Trevor Mayes | Apr 24, 2010 | Low-Budget, Shorts
This sci-fi action short, by Peruvian Director Ricardo De Montreuil, was created for only $5,000 and shot in one weekend in L.A. It was originally conceived as part of a trilogy, but now, according to The Latino Review, the director is fielding calls from studios...
by Michele Wallerstein | Apr 23, 2010 | Contests, Industry Advice, Michele Wallerstein
Do you have a question that you’d like to have answered by a longtime Hollywood literary agent next Friday? Send it in! questions@scriptwrecked.com Question: (Anonymous) Why is my contest-winning script about an interesting but relatively obscure figure involved...