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Over half a century on, Psycho is a tremendous inspiration to low budget filmmakers, as Hitchcock shot the film on a shoestring budget of under a million dollars. Admittedly, to generate the marketing and awareness of the film at the time, studios today would have to spend blockbuster budgets. Because many “B” movies did well … Read more
Story & Structure :: The Five W’s :: Conflict: The Foundation of Storytelling :: Oz The Great And Powerful: Script to Screen :: Toughest Scene I wrote: Beasts of the Southern Wild :: The Toughest Scene I Wrote: Roman Coppola :: 10 Screenwriting Lessons You Can Learn From Ghostbusters :: Screenplay Review: Southbound :: Tales … 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
I am a fan of Ridley Scott’s flamboyant visual style of filmmaking. Although he has had numerous box office successes, in my view he has never equalled the overall excellence of THELMA & LOUISE (1991). It is a fabulous movie and an outstanding debut script by first-timer Callie Khouri. Here is an attempt to analyse … Read more
I like it. I don’t love it. And I see why it is not getting the word of mouth it deserves. My take on the film is primarily from a broad story perspective. I don’t go into dialogue, performance, SFX etc. because I believe they are secondary and ultimately not decisive for the success of … Read more