by Trevor Mayes | Oct 19, 2011 | Diversions, Humor, Villains
Crafting an Authentic Villain Gone are the days of the mustache-twirling villain who is just evil for evil’s sake. These days to make your villain engaging and believable he or she must be authentic. So to craft your realistic villain, it’s critical that...
by Trevor Mayes | Oct 10, 2011 | Jacob Krueger, Quotes, Videos, Writing
“Keep true to your own intentions.” It’s easy to lose your way while writing your script, or when producers are giving you notes. In the following clip, Jacob Krueger (a WGA award-winning screenwriter and founder of Jacob Krueger Studio in NYC)...
by Trevor Mayes | Oct 8, 2011 | Concept, Critique, Miscellaneous, Plagiarism
When we think of people like James Cameron, Darren Aronofsky, the Wachowski brothers, Tarantino… many words come to mind: visionaries, geniuses, mavericks, thieves — wait, what? Thieves? The experts at CRACKED.com have come up with another excellent...
by Trevor Mayes | Oct 5, 2011 | Television
We’re a few weeks into the 2011 Fall season of new tv shows. I’ve checked out a few, so I thought I’d give you my highly subjective take on the ones I’ve watched so far, from “worst” to best. I put “worst” in quotes...