
Here’s my weekly selection from the blogosphere. Feel free to recommend anything or give your feedback in the Questions and Comments below.
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Story. Screenplay. Sale.
Each year Pixar reminds us how well feature animation sells. Then there is the younger sibling, who typically only finds a home at film festivals, competitions and Awards: the animated short. Cherie Lee went to talk to writer/director Eddie White about his much celebrated ‘The Cat Piano’ and about writing for animation. (Scroll down to … Read more
A structural overview of A Beautiful Mind (2001). It took me a while to appreciate this gem by Akiva Goldsman and directed by Ron Howard. Not sure why. The film won four Academy Awards, including Best Picture, so I had a good reason for looking into it. Screenwriter Goldsman had a personal attachment to the … Read more

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It’s that time of the year: filmmakers are writing, casting and crewing for the next edition of the world’s largest short film festival Tropfest. Cherie Lee spoke with this year’s winner Genevieve Clay about her film ‘Be My Brother’. Where did the story idea come from? It was the main actor. When I first met … Read more
Did you know there’s a Secret Weapon to improve your script immediately, in a matter of minutes? Final Draft has it, Microsoft Word has it. Every single word processor has it. It’s the “Find/Replace” function. Okay, perhaps it’s more like a ‘pass’ rather than a ‘draft’. Still, you can have a notably slicker draft in … Read more