Month: June 2010

For the Love of the Blog

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On Friday I was a guest again on Larry Jordan’s Digital Production Buzz, a talk radio on digital production. I’ve learned to be suspicious on those days because it seems each time disaster strikes. . Last time, back in 2008, my home page was hacked within hours after the show, just when the exposure was … Read more

The Art of Dialects (2)

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Mystery Man left us some time before 5 June of this year. The Story Department continues to republish his best articles on Monday. Here, you’ll also be informed about the posthumous release of his screenwriting book. “Let’s go back to New York City. Consider this monolog, called, I’m a Type. In a perfect world, this … Read more

Best o/t Web 13 Jun

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:: Plot point in Act One: How big is big?
:: The Hollywood “connections connections” myth.
:: A day of writing, and much more.
:: Mind your business: an agent’s screenwriting book.
:: Strong female characters, an ode to Sarah Connor.
:: When not following protocol, works.
:: Kashmir: a review.
:: Think, really think, can you write?
:: Explorer, artist, judge and warrior: the roles of creativity.
:: To pseudonym or name names, that is the question.
:: The Blind Side’s John Lee Hancock gets by with a little help from his friends.

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The Hidden Tools of Comedy (2)

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This month, Michael Hauge and Steve Kaplan will be in Australia for two weekends of story classes. Today we continue a special guest contribution by Steve Kaplan, plus we give Melbournians the chance to win a free ticket to the event (worth $445). (continued from last week) So what’s comedy? The paradigm of comedy can … Read more

Writing Drama (2)

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Yves Lavandier’s book Writing Drama currently rates as the absolute favorite of our book reviewer Jack Brislee. To give you the opportunity to delve into Lavandier’s amazing knowledge and insight, we will be publishing a weekly excerpt from the book. The blue-eye hero syndrome Dances With Wolves is fairly representative of a trend that surfaces … Read more