“I found myself seeking shelter against the wind.” Bob Seger/Against the Wind “Run, Forrest! Run! Jenny in Forrest Gump Many of you weren’t even born when Bob Seger’s album Against the Wind was released in February of 1980. Some of you have never heard the title song on the album. And since this blog has a [...]
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Archive for February, 2013
Feb
13
2013
 
Screenwriting Quote #178 (Brad Bird)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“A screenwriter friend of mine said your number one goal is to get to the end. So write it fast; don’t look back. If you have to have characters yak about something and you don’t have a solution, do it anyway and let it suck. Then go back over it in a couple of weeks, [...] “I was working on The Simpsons as a consultant, and I was trying to get movie ideas off the ground. I could always get on the runway—I could always get a project backed, and I could develop it—but I was never getting cleared for takeoff. And I wasn’t getting cleared for a really dull reasons—because [...] “There are no shortcuts. There is only hard work. Perseverance. Luck. Craft. Failure. Success. Mistakes. And yes, dreams that come true.” Screenwriter Bob DeRosa Last week screenwriter Bob DeRosa started a new screenwriting blog and the above quote was pulled from his post Shortcuts. While it’s true that screenwriter Diablo Cody not only sold the first screenplay [...] “It’s hard to find a decent story.” Ira Glass The above video is an abridged video (and a well done one of that) from the four videos below that are worth your time as Ira Glass does an exceptional job of exploring the mystery of good storytelling. Glass has hosted and produced of the radio [...]
Feb
07
2013
The Magical Power of StoriesPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“In my life I’ve experienced tremendous success across diverse ventures and industries, but I’ve also had a boatload of professional tip-overs, economic mishaps, managerial disasters, and creative flops.” Peter Guber Tell to Win: Connect, Persuade, and Triumph with the Hidden Power of Story Peter Guber has not only produced or executive produced 50 Academy Award nominated [...]
Feb
06
2013
Emotional Transportation Biz (Tip #68)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“I’m in the emotional transportation business. If you want to be in that position, you have to understand drama. You have to understand how characters interact. You must understand how to move audiences emotionally, because that’s what they talk about in word of mouth. You don’t talk about what the film was about, you talk [...] I don’t know what the odds are for one of your sons becoming a head coach of one of the 33 NFL football teams, but there odds of having two sons as NFL head coaches has to be pretty much against you. And the odds of those two sons coaching opposing teams in the Super [...]
Feb
01
2013
Postcard #30 (French Lick, IN)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaYesterday I drove through French Lick, Indiana. It’s not a big town—under 2 square miles and under 2,000 residents. But it is a town I wanted to visit for several decades now as it’s the hometown of Larry Bird. The great Hall-of-Fame basketball player isn’t a screenwriter, he doesn’t strike at a major theme of [...] (Had a technical glitch while traveling and had trouble posting this yesterday.) I saw the Google icon today was of Jackie Robinson on account of January 31 being his birthday. This Brian Helgeland (Oscar-winner for L.A. Confidential) written and directed movie 42 (Robinson’s jersey number when he played for the Dodgers) will be released this April. But [...] |
