A Filmmaker Speaks (1): Writing it.
Award winning writer/director Christina Andreef has seen it all – not getting into film school, working with Jane Campion and finally: seeing her own films at Cannes and Sundance.
Cleo Mees spoke with Christina about writing for the screen and seeing her screenplays through the production process.
Farewell, Blake
I have been referring to SAVE THE CAT more and more often lately. Blake brought the importance of concept and broad story structure back to the craft of screenwriting. To give you a glimpse of Blake and his books, I quote Carson Reeves’ blog. Snyder was the first person since Syd Field to break screenwriting … Read more
Four flaws that kill your Hero.
To build a strong character arc, the writer sets up the Hero’s flaw early on. A flaw is a weakness for the Hero but a strength to the story. However, not EVERY flaw works. Some hero flaws can sink your script – and your movie. Before we dive into these murky waters, let’s start with … Read more
Leave the Right Things Out
Freelance writer/ cinephile Bryn Tilly read the book and watched the movie. Now he scrutinises the changes – and particularly the omissions -author John Ajvide Linqvist made when adapting his own novel Let the Right One In for the screen. I saw Let the Right One In (dir. Tomas Alfredson, 2008) before I read the … Read more