by Trevor Mayes | Nov 5, 2009 | General, Motivation |
In Vancouver, British Columbia, the Grouse Grind is a trail that has become infamous among local hikers. Actually it’s not so much a trail as it is a seemingly neverending staircase forged by evil forest gnomes. Hiking it for the first time can be a truly soul...
by Trevor Mayes | Nov 3, 2009 | My Experiences |
Wading in to Competition A few weeks back, I entered the annual Cyberspace Open screenwriting tournament put on by the people that produce the wonderful Creative Screenwriting magazine and hold the Screenwriting Expo in Los Angeles. For the first round, the rules of...
by Trevor Mayes | Nov 2, 2009 | Critique |
Writing is a very solitary craft. Even if you have a writing partner, most of your time will still be spent isolated on an island of your thoughts, staring at a computer screen, tapping at your keyboard, away from people and distractions. That’s all well and...
by Trevor Mayes | Nov 1, 2009 | Miscellaneous |
Have you ever watched a movie and thought, “Wow, I wish there were some way I could find out what kind of gun that is”? Come on… be honest. No, me either. But for those who have, there’s the Internet Movie Firearms Database. The cool kids call...
by Trevor Mayes | Oct 31, 2009 | Characters |
One of the most common problems I encounter in scripts is the passive protagonist. If you’re writing a mainstream Hollywood movie, you need to make sure your protagonist is active. What does it mean to have an “active” protagonist? Robert McKee...
