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The Hobbit and High Frame Rate
Liked the movie. Hated the high frame rate. In select IMAX theaters they're showing the The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug with the higher frame rate (48 frames per second vs. the standard 24 frames per second). Having never seen a movie with this controversial format...
Industry Insider Screenwriting Contest – Reader Submission
Disgruntled A few months back, a reader of my blog (Danny), posted a comment on one of my articles about the Industry Insider Screenwriting Contest. He was "disgruntled" and more than a little baffled as to why his 15 page script didn't make the cut -- especially when...
Formatting Multi-Scene Montages
Reader Question: Formatting Multi-Scene Montages I've been responding to Scriptwrecked reader questions, via email, these past few months. Thought I might as well share a couple of my responses on the website so others can benefit. Here's a question from Steve....
Table Read for My Demon Girlfriend
Evolution As this blog evolves, and as screenwriters evolve, I'd like to add directing, short films, video production and marketing to the conversation on Scriptwrecked. These days screenwriters need to have a utility belt of skills that they bring to table, in order...
292 Days!
Time Flies 292 Days. That's how long it's been since my last post. Yikes. So where the hell have I been and what have I been doing? Writing. As much as I love this blog, it occurred to me a while back, that I didn't want to be a successful blogger. I wanted to be a...
Have you ever changed your mind about a movie?
Second Looks Have you every been wrong about a movie? You know, you're flipping channels and happen across a movie you saw a few years ago that you thought sucked, only to be suddenly drawn in by it. For me, that movie was Starship Troopers -- Edward...
Adam Levenberg – Script Consultant
Since I've been on hiatus from script consulting, I'm often asked if I could recommend other consultants. I'm happy to add Adam Levenberg -- former development executive and author of The Starter Screenplay: An Executive's Perspective on Screenwriting -- to the list....
Don’t F@#%ing Pitch Like This!
On Saturday I attended a fucking great series of talks sponsored by InkTip -- a terrific fucking resource for screenwriters. Why all the profanity? Because I got to listen to one of my favorite columnists -- Manny Fonseca -- who's known for his foul-mouthed, yet...
The Serendipity of Final Draft 8
Final Draft is arguably the most popular screenwriting program out there. Recently I upgraded from Final Draft 7 to Final Draft 8. I know, I know... What took me so long, right? I'm a big believer in the old, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" adage. Anyway, I...
The Oatmeal: How movie theaters SHOULD be laid out
God bless the twisted sense of humor of Matthew Inman and his website, The Oatmeal.com. This particularly hilarious comic, and argument for an improved movie theater layout, was recently brought to my attention (click image for larger version at TheOatmeal.com): Click...
The Role of an Agent
I'm currently enjoying the "Network Hollywood: How to Market Your Script/Build Your Career" online course, with Tom Benedek (screenwriter of Cocoon). It's part of the curriculum at the Screenwriting Master Class -- an online screenwriting university of sorts. One of...
Tips from Screenwriter Rhett Reese (Zombieland)
A few weeks back I went to the Great American PitchFest and had a blast. I posted my overall impressions here. And also discussed a couple of free classes I attended, here and here. Today I'm writing about the third free class I attended -- an interview with...