by Trevor Mayes | May 31, 2012 | Words, Writing |
Spra-what? Some of the coolest words that have permeated the English language are German in origin: schadenfreude… zeitgeist… doppelgänger… And they’re fun to say too! My new favorite word? Sprachgefühl. Why? For years I’ve been talking...
by Trevor Mayes | Apr 17, 2012 | Script Notes, Writing |
Recap In Part 1 of my review, I discussed this unofficial sequel script’s spurious providence and mysterious writer. I also started off with a critique of the cover page and page one. To reiterate, these posts are meant to be educational for writers to see what...
by Trevor Mayes | Apr 6, 2012 | Script Notes |
An Official Sequel Script? No. A while ago, I posted an article discussing the protagonist of The Usual Suspects. In the comments section, a “couple of people” had written about a sequel script that was “leaked from CAA.” So I became curious....
by Trevor Mayes | Mar 29, 2012 | Screenwriting Basics, Writing |
I’ve decided to do a few posts geared towards newer screenwriters. So if you’ve been screenwriting for a while, feel free to ignore the posts, review them as refreshers, or read them so you can cackle maniacally at how far you’ve come. Great...
by Trevor Mayes | Feb 28, 2012 | Movie Reviews, True Blood |
A couple of years ago, I wrote an open letter to the TV and movie vampires of the world. That’s definitely worth a quick read, but if you’re pressed for time, it can be summarized by a simple question: If blood is so tasty, then why do you leave so much of...
