Starting tomorrow I’ll start a string of posts on Film vs. TV writing, but today I wanted to reflect on Super Bowl 50 and see if I could find any takeaway for dramatic writers. Payton Manning won his second Super Bowl game as quarterback and it had to be pretty sweet knowing that earlier this […]
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Feb
08
2016
 
85 Bears, 50 Super Bowls & 1 John MaddenPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaThe ESPN Films new doc The 85 Bears premiered a few days ago celebrating the Chicago Bears football team who won Super Bowl XX after the 1985 season. And since this is Super Bowl 50 Sunday, I thought I’d post a photo I took in the mid-’80s of the quarterback of ’85 Bears, Jim McMahon with […]
Feb
07
2016
Super Bowl 50, ’85 Bears, & 1 John MaddenPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaESPN Films new doc The 85 Bears premiered a few days ago celebrating the Chicago Bears football team who won Super Bowl XX after the 1985 season. And since this is Super Bowl 50 Sunday, I thought I’d post a photo I took in the mid-’80s of the quarterback of ’85 Bears, Jim McMahon with John […]
Feb
05
2016
Screenwriting & a 10 Foot Concrete WallPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaI had a slightly abridged version of this quote in an earlier post this week, but thought it needed to stand on its on: “I’ve always felt that if you put me in front of 10 feet of concrete and said, ‘walk through it’—I’d get through it. I believe it, I really do. It’s just […] “I’m a craftsman. I don’t know if you’ve seen Jiro, the movie about the sushi chef… There’s a little bit of that feeling of, ‘Finally I’m starting to understand certain things.’ I’m starting to understand how to use certain tools. And there’s tons of things that I need to learn and that I need to practice […] “I’m a craftsman. I don’t know if you’ve seen Jiro, the movie about the sushi chef… There’s a little bit of that feeling of, ‘Finally I’m starting to understand certain things.’ I’m starting to understand how to use certain tools. And there’s tons of things that I need to learn and that I need to practice […]
Feb
03
2016
Writing Quote #53 (PD James)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“To write well, I advise people to read widely. See how people who are successful and good get their results, but don’t copy them. And then you’ve got to write! We learn to write by writing, not by just facing an empty page and dreaming of the wonderful success we are going to have. I […]
Feb
02
2016
Iowa Caucuses & Creative InspirationPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaDonald Trump inspires me. Not politically, but creatively. There I was less than two months ago deciding to write my first spec TV pilot with an idea rooted in a 36-page aborted screenplay I wrote a few years ago. The idea popped back on my radar at the end of last year because I realized […]
Feb
01
2016
Postcard #101 (Canteen Lunch in the Alley)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaAll eyes are on the state of Iowa as I write this post at 9:47 (EST) on Monday, February 1, 2016. The results are starting to come in from the 2016 Iowa Caucuses. It’s the first electoral step as Republicans and Democrats in the state chose presidential nominees. It’s not exactly predictive, but it sets […]
Jan
29
2016
2015 Nicholl Winner on ThemePosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaScott Myers at Go Into the Story has an excellent interview with 2015 Nicholl winning screenwriter Anthony Grieco. Here’s one part that jumped out at me: “When I construct my characters, I start by asking myself, ‘What is the thematic value of my story?’ Then I go, ‘OK. Let’s meet someone at the beginning of […] |
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