Crazy day today–lots of travel and some computer issues, but here’s the post for the day. I’m down in Miami for a shoot on Tuesday and was able to make a brief visit to my old stomping grounds at the University of Miami in Coral Gables. Took a drive past my dorm building at Pearson/Mahoney, strolled [...]
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Archive for September, 2012“Emotion means ‘disturbance’ from the Latin ‘to disturb or agitate.’ You’re literally trying to disturb the usual life of the reader; you’re trying to move them, disturb their hearts and minds, in a sense. Karl Iglesias Writing for Emotional Impact As a follow-up to the post Emotional Story Roller Coasters, here’s a brief overview of [...]
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Emotional Story Roller CoastersPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“People have a great need to have their emotions expressed and affirmed by stories.” Dona Cooper Writing Great Screenplays for Film and TV, written by Dona Cooper, was first published back in 1994. But it wasn’t until I flipped through it last night that I really connected with her chapter on emotions. They say when you [...] “When I was an executive at MGM, I was dying for that next person to come in the door and have a piece of material that I could use or purchase. Finding a quality piece is actually really hard.” Stephanie Palmer The past couple of days I’ve been involved in various meetings, emails, and phone [...]
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Why Movie Stars Have Big HeadsPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaToday I found a new source for fresh material—Facebook. And one today with a Hollywood—Iowa connection. “Yesterday I posted about having watched Burt Lancaster give an acting seminar to the University of Iowa’s drama department when I was a professor in the English department. People ask, ‘What did he look like?’ The same as he [...]
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“Goal. Stakes.Urgency.” (Tip #60)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“Every single one of your screenplays should have goals, stakes, and urgency.” Carson Reeves ScriptShadow If there was an official tattoo for screenwriters I think it should somehow incorporate three simple words: Goal. Stakes. Urgency. Maybe just GSU would be enough of a reminder once you understand the basic concept. I’ll credit Carson Reeves over [...]
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“Goal. Stakes.Urgancy.” (Tip #60)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“Every single one of your screenplays should have goals, stakes, and urgency.” Carson Reeves ScriptShadow If there was a offcial tattoo for screenwriters I think it should somehow incorporate three simple words: Goal. Stakes.Urgancy. Maybe just GSU would be enough of a reminder once you understand the basic concept. I’ll credit Carson Reeves over at [...] “Walking through the snow to get to the ocean is a first for me.” Surfer Jamie Sterling (on surfing in Alaska) “Everybody in the United States, and around the world, at some time at any age has seen a pictures of people surfing and went, ‘Wow, I’d like to do that,’ but not everyone lives [...] “Waves are like toys from God. And when I’m out here, I’m just playing.” Surfer Clay Marzo “While on a board, either surfriding or paddling, one is truly free from land-bound restrictions. For that hour he is captain of his fate, of his miniature ship. The burden of city, school, job, as well as the cares and [...] “What’s so wonderful about surfing is that it not only connects you with the ocean but also a certain energy in nature.When you’re surfing, it’s like you really are tapping into that source.” Novelist/screenwriter Kem Nunn “Let me hasten to say I’m not comparing myself to St. Paul. But I know what it is to [...] |
