Best o/t Web 2 Jan
Story & Structure :: The fatal flaw of characters :: Realism is dead in movies :: How Hollywood guts children’s classics Script Perfection :: Screenwriting Tips: Bold it :: When your work speaks for itself, don’t interrupt :: Joseph Campbell quotes | more Joseph Campbell quotes Pitching & Selling :: From Jesus vs. Santa to Southpark Best of the Rest :: The Illusionist: 2010’s … Read more
Best o/t Web 26 Dec
Story & Structure :: BAFTA screenwriters lecture series :: Robert A. Heinlein biography :: Santa movies frozen out of festive season :: “It’s a Wonderful Life”: The most terrifying movie ever Script Perfection :: Screenwriting Tips: Generating ideas | People under pressure | Teenage protagonists :: My year in screenwriting :: Joseph Campbell quotes | more quotes :: Writing adaptations for practice :: Carson’s top … Read more
Interview: Kaplan on Comedy (1)
Soon after speaking with Steve Kaplan, first on Twitter and later here in Sydney, I became a fan. Although comedy is still very much a mystery to me, Steve has lifted the veil, only an inch but just enough to give me a smidgen of hope. Karel: Steve Kaplan welcome to The Story Department, I … Read more
‘Tis the season to welcome miracles.
The halls have been decked with the proverbial holly. Lists have been checked, twice. Red suits pressed. Reindeers shoed. Huge-never-to-be-repeated-all-stock-must-go-(no-really)-sales are in full festive swing. Resistance is futile. The silly season is upon us once more. Some people rue this time of year because they’re single or their family’s nuts – or both. For me, … Read more