Archive for January, 2014
Jan
31
2014
 
David O. Russell on Characters & ThemePosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“I always look for amazing characters who I find are fascinating, charming, flawed, romantic and in trouble”—Screenwriter David O. Russell (American Hustle) “I always look for amazing characters who I find are fascinating, charming, flawed, romantic and in trouble”—Screenwriter David O. Russell (American Hustle)
Jan
30
2014
Filmmaking Quote #39 (Howard Hawks)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“My recipe for making movies has always been…”—Howard Hawks
Jan
29
2014
The Beverly Hills—Ozarks ConnectionPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaYou can’t beat the story about a man name Jed, a poor mountaineer who barely kept his family fed—yet by a strange twist of fate ends up a millionaire living in Beverly Hills. The creator of The Beverly Hillbillies, Paul Henning, was actually a trained lawyer and an Oscar-nominated screenwriter.
Jan
28
2014
Difficult + Changing Times = WhiplashPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“It’s a difficult time in the [film] industry at the moment. There’s a lot of changing over that’s happening, and there are a lot of very bright young people who want to get into it.” Director John Schlesinger in 1969 Same year Midnight Cowboy was released for which Schlesinger won an Oscar for Best Director Quote from […]
Jan
27
2014
The Prophets Lucas & SpielbergPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“We’re all gonna be tuning into the most popular Internet show in the world, which will be coming from some place in Des Moines.”—Steve Spielberg 1999 prediction There’s no “rule” that says movie titles have to be short, but it’s a pretty good proven principle to follow.
Jan
24
2014
Write One Line a Day (Tip #90)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaMy January 1 post Write 2 or 3 Scripts This Year was based on a quote by Christopher Lockhart on how to improve your craft. Today is a nice bookend to that post adding a little advice on how to best chip away on those 2 or 3 scripts. “I have a rule: I try to open […]
Jan
24
2014
Stories That Will Always Sell (Tip #89)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“The Twilight Zone was in peril of not being renewed, season after season. It was not a hit, rating-wise; succès d’estime, yes but not the sort of series anyone could have predicted would be running thirty years later. [Rod] Serling’s skill as a writer has a lot to do with that…also his compassion for the human race […]
Jan
23
2014
What Will Always Sell (Tip #89)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“The Twilight Zone was in peril of not being renewed, season after season. It was not a hit, rating-wise; succès d’estime, yes but not the sort of series anyone could have predicted would be running thirty years later. [Rod] Serling’s skill as a writer has a lot to do with that…also his compassion for the human race […] |
