by Trevor Mayes | Jan 18, 2010 | Industry Advice, Michele Wallerstein |
Hey gang, you’re in for a treat! I’m excited to announce that Michele Wallerstein — a respected screenplay & novel consultant and longtime Hollywood literary agent — will be answering your industry questions once a week. So if you have something...
by Trevor Mayes | Jan 15, 2010 | General |
FilmSchoolRejects has a great post listing 30 movies to watch for in 2010. There were a few on this list, like Paul, that I hadn’t heard of and sound pretty intriguing, so it’s worth checking out. 28. Paul The Who: Directed by Greg Motolla; Written by...
by Trevor Mayes | Jan 14, 2010 | Miscellaneous |
Sometimes the most brilliant moments in a scene don’t come from the script. Marc Russel has written an interesting article entitled, “The Top Seven Classic Movie Moments You Didn’t Know Were Improv,” that’s worth checking out....
by Trevor Mayes | Jan 12, 2010 | Writing |
My lousy way of getting it done is better than your great way of not doing it. – Terry Rossio My Formula I was recently mired in the dreaded outlining process for my latest script. I tend to be quite zealous when it comes to figuring out the structure of my...
by Trevor Mayes | Jan 9, 2010 | Structure |
The Stuff of Legend In this age of stock plots and by-the-numbers stories, I thought it would be nice to look back at Rocky [Amazon | IMDB] — a little spec script that broke the rules in 1976, became a box office sensation and won the Oscar for Best Picture. The...
