by Trevor Mayes | Jan 2, 2010 | Industry Advice, Motivation |
“Whatever you do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius and power and magic in it.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe A Bold New Year 2010. A new year. A new decade. A new chance to write and sell a screenplay or otherwise break into Hollywood. But in this...
by Trevor Mayes | Dec 30, 2009 | Plot |
The Bitter Script Reader One of the blogs I follow is The Bitter Script Reader. He offers some great insight into why screenplays work and don’t work, as well as a glimpse into the mindset of a current Hollywood script reader. Occasionally he’ll...
by Trevor Mayes | Dec 29, 2009 | Television |
I had no idea the extent to which green screen was being used in television. I knew they obviously needed it for hangar bay shots and such on sci-fi shows like Battlestar Galactica. But the technology is so widely available and economical now that they’re even...
by Trevor Mayes | Dec 28, 2009 | General |
Time is Running Out! If you have a script that’s ready for a final polish or assessment, there’s only 3 days left to take advantage of Scriptwrecked’s December savings. All services are 50% off for a limited time only. There are currently four...
by Trevor Mayes | Dec 28, 2009 | Style |
Sunday Pop Quiz There are at least seven ways to improve the following short script excerpt. Can you find them all? INT. PATRICIA’S HOUSE – UPSTAIRS – BEDROOM – DAY Patricia is sitting at her computer. She looks at her monitor, then angrily...
