Screenwriting From Iowa

I’m starting to think that in terms of screenwriting, writing about irony is like writing about theme. Muddy waters. In fact, many screenwriting books don’t even mention irony. But like theme, conflict, concept, and emotions I’m starting to see irony as a top shelf tool for your writing took kit. In fact, some of my […]

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“Dramatic irony is a powerful convention that occurs when the hero or villain is thwarted or rewarded in a painful or unexpected manner. In All My Sons [written by Chester Erskine from a play by by Arthur Miller], the father is so desperate to earn money for his family that he cheats on the equipment […]

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“You’ll have a huge advantage if your concept contains irony.” Caron Reeves Scriptshadow “We teach best what we most need to learn. And I sure hope this won’t come back to bite me on the ass. Dramatic irony. What is it? I got no clue — says the professional screenwriter.” Terry Rossio Wordplayer/Dramatic Irony It’s […]

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“You’ll have a huge advantage if your concept contains irony.” Caron Reeves Scriptshadow “We teach best what we most need to learn. And I sure hope this won’t come back to bite me on the ass. Dramatic irony. What is it? I got no clue — says the professional screenwriter.” Terry Rossio Wordplayer/Dramatic Irony It’s […]

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Since yesterday’s post was on the Lincoln Highway I was looking for a fresh angle for re-post Saturday and I hit the jackpot. I realized that the Lincoln Highway passed through Chicago and Route 66 originated in Chicago so there was a good chance they two classic American roads intersected. So I just Googled it […]

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I’ve been walking that Lincoln Highway I thought you knowed Hard Traveling by Woody Guthrie A little sun-kissed blonde is comin’ my way Just beyond the Lincoln Highway Golden Gate sung by Al Jolson It seems to me that the Lincoln Highway is eclipsed in popularity by Route 66. They’re both classic roads in North […]

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For years I drove through Illinois on I-80 to and never had a chance to stop in the Peru and Staved Rock area because I was either on my way to Chicago or heading home from Chicago. But I actually had a shoot in Peru the last two days so had a chance to kick […]

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“We make a living telling the history of America…one piece at a time.” American Pickers Yesterday I stopped by Antique Archaeology in LeClaire, Iowa. Mike Wolfe once opened up a bicycle store and repair shop in Bettendorf, Iowa and that eventually led him to collecting and selling antique bikes. Fast forward to today where he […]

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“It’s all television, whether people watch on a mobile device, a tablet or a flat screen.” Bruce Rosenblum Chairman of the Academy of Television arts and Sciences Last week, on July 18, 2013 to be exact, when I heard about House of Cards being nominated for nine Primetime Emmys I knew it was significant, but […]

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“Run fast, stand still. This, the lesson from lizards. For all writers. Observe almost any survival creature, you can see the same. Jump, run, freeze. It the ability to flick an eyelash, crack like a whip, vanish like steam, here this instant, gone the next—life teems the earth. And when that life is not rushing […]

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