by Trevor Mayes | May 26, 2010 | Characters, Movie Reviews |
Don’t worry — NO SPOILERS! Since watching A Perfect Getaway (written and directed by David Twohy) a few weeks back, I’ve been itching to write about it. This film actually managed to pull off something that many of my screenwriting friends and...
by Trevor Mayes | May 25, 2010 | Interviews, J. Michael Straczynski |
In my last post, I provided you with some insights from prolific screenwriter J. Michael Straczynski (Changeling, Babylon 5). Today I have some more from his Orange County Screenwriters Association Q & A on Saturday. On making all of your characters...
by Trevor Mayes | May 23, 2010 | Interviews, J. Michael Straczynski |
Yesterday I had the opportunity to attend a fabulous (and free) question and answer session with prolific screenwriter J. Michael Straczynski (Changeling, Babylon 5). The Orange County Screenwriters Association (who hosted the event) provides the following...
by Trevor Mayes | May 18, 2010 | Scenes, Writing |
Some movies are unstoppable I’m not talking about runaway box office successes. I’m talking about those movies that can hold your rapt attention in every scene until the closing credits — whether you want them to or not. Sometimes I’ll flip...
by Trevor Mayes | May 13, 2010 | Shorts |
The trend of successful viral shorts being made into movies continues. Previously, I had posted this article about PIXELS. Now comes this news: So many shorts to adapt, so little time. Late last year Sam Raimi paid top dollar for Fede Alvarez’s internet...
