“As the day ended, the five were satisfied, they had done something new, something different, something more! The Numberlys William Joyce & Christina Ellis Now that my life is so prearranged I know that it’s time for a cool change Cool Change/Little River Band (Written by Glenn Shorrock) Today is post #1,901 on Screenwriting from […]
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Archive for August, 2014(It’s been almost four years since I originally wrote this post—then titled Screenwriting Obsession—and it seems a fitting time to repost it.) “Most creators — and all would-be creators — simply aren’t obsessed enough.” Eric Maisel A few weeks ago I was talking to a couple filmmakers and we got to talking about a favorite […]
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2014
 
‘The Best Log Line’—Tom LazarusPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaTom Lazarus (Stigmata) is not only a produced screenwriter, but a longtime instructor at the UCLA Extension program. Earlier this week I thumbed through a book of his I bought over a decade ago and found this little gem: The best log line I’ve ever read was for an episode of the old TV show […]
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2014
Tom Lazarus (‘The Best Log Line’)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaTom Lazarus (Stigmata) is not only a produced screenwriter, but a longtime instructor at the UCLA Extension program. Earlier this week I thumbed through a book of his I bought over a decade ago and found this little gem: The best log line I’ve ever read was for an episode of the old TV show […]
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2014
Professor Jerry Lewis (Great Filmmakers)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“I’m convinced that the best example of a total film maker was Chaplin.” Jerry Lewis
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2014
Professor Jerry Lewis (21-Year-old Spielberg)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“Breaks will come to the young film-maker, but unless he possesses at least rudimentary knowledge they will be of little use to him. Recently I saw a film made by a twenty one-year-old, Steven Spielberg. It was twenty-four minutes of film called Amblin, produced for around $17,000. It rocked me back. He displayed an amazing […]
Aug
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2014
Off-Screen Quote #28 (Robin Williams)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“In Hollywood people are nice to you just in the first week after the [Academy Award] ceremony. Then they are like, ‘Oh, you just won an Oscar, right?’ Three weeks after the big party people are already thinking about the next year’s Oscars. Life goes on. Winning an Oscar is an honor, but, between you […] “What will your verse be?”
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2014
Professor Jerry Lewis (Directing)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“Simplicity makes better film: master, medium, choker. At least, men like Chaplin and David Lean think it does.” Jerry Lewis “Joe Mankiewicz once said, ‘A good director is a man who creates an atmosphere for work.’ To me, that’s what it’s all about. You start out by giving actors a million-dollar hug. You don’t use […]
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2014
Professor Jerry Lewis (Actors)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“Actors are a strange breed of people. They are all nine years old. They stop at nine.”—Director/Actor Jerry Lewis |
