by Trevor Mayes | Feb 14, 2010 | Shorts |
My virtual box of chocolates… This four minute short film by Arev Manoukian brilliantly illustrates the awesome power of love at first sight. Nuit Blanche from Spy Films on Vimeo. Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! Trevor
by Trevor Mayes | Feb 11, 2010 | Industry Advice |
Best. Interview. EVER. Recently John Robert Marlow interviewed Terry Rossio for his web site: The Lonely Keyboard. TERRY ROSSIO is the second-highest grossing screenwriter in the history of the medium. He prefers to write with a partner, which is almost invariably Ted...
by Trevor Mayes | Feb 8, 2010 | Diversions, Links |
A few random links for my fellow Lost fans… NOTE: If you didn’t watch the Season 6 premiere last week, these links contain a SPOILER. * Did the Lost creators make the right call about Jack’s character? * View a side-by-side comparison of the initial...
by Trevor Mayes | Feb 7, 2010 | Diversions, Humor, Links |
As a writer of action-comedy screenplays, I’m always trying to milk the funny in my scenes. Sometimes that means coming up with multiple jokes or approaches, then deciding which one works the best. So imagine my joy when I found this site that lets you create...
by Trevor Mayes | Feb 4, 2010 | Writing |
The Mantra Many screenwriting books and gurus have this mantra: “If you start rewriting before you reach the end of your script, you will never finish it.” They’ll say, “Try to reach the end of your first draft quickly, so you can get to the...