by Trevor Mayes | Jul 12, 2011 | Contests, My Experiences |
The first (and last) time I entered Creative Screenwriting’s Cyberspace Open, it was a very, ahem, gut-wrenching experience. The contest has changed a bit since 2009. There’s no more 24 hour phase or two hour rush final. They also film the three finalists...
by Trevor Mayes | Jul 7, 2011 | Actors, My Experiences, Writing |
The Recommended Last night was really cool. At my semi-monthly writers’ group meeting (we’re known as The Recommended), we had a table read for the first act of my screenplay, and one other. Professional actors were invited to participate, and some truly...
by Trevor Mayes | Jan 17, 2011 | Contests, My Experiences |
The Contest The Writers Store recently held an intriguing Screenwriting Contest. An industry screenwriting veteran — in this case, Simon Kinberg (screenwriter of Mr. and Mrs. Smith) — would provide a logline that contest entrants would then need to craft...
by Trevor Mayes | Dec 6, 2010 | My Experiences, Structure, Television |
Many years ago, when I was young(er) and dumb(er), I decided to write a Highlander: The TV Series script on spec. In my story, someone was trying to kill Duncan MacLeod, and the episode was about finding out who it was. Through a combination of tenacity and ignorance,...
by Trevor Mayes | Jun 9, 2010 | Comedy, My Experiences, Steve Kaplan |
Part 1 can be found here. Steve Kaplan’s Comedy Intensive is hailed as “The Industry’s #1 Course on Comedy.” This past weekend I had the opportunity to check it out. So this week I’m imparting a few of its key teachings to all you...
by Trevor Mayes | Jun 7, 2010 | Comedy, Humor, My Experiences, Steve Kaplan |
This past weekend I attended Steve Kaplan’s Comedy Intensive workshop in Los Angeles. He had some pretty nifty insights for comedy writers. So over the next few days I’ll try to decipher my chicken scratchings and post a few of the key things I learned or...
