“Enchantment lies in different things for each of us. For me, it is in this: to step out of the bright sunlight into the shade of orange trees; to walk under the arched canopy of their jadelike leaves; to see the long aisles of lichened trunks stretch ahead in a geometric rhythm; to feel the […]
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Author Archive “Every man wants life to be a fine thing, and easy. And it tis fine, son, powerful fine— but t’aint easy.” Penny Baxter (Gregory Peck) in The Yearling Since my last post had a shout-out to Lake Howell High School I thought it fitting to show Lake Howell the lake. The lake actually sits […] There’s nothing quite like high school friends. Yesterday I missed writing a post on a weekday for the first time in a long time. But it was just one of those crazy 15 hour shooting days. I’m working on a video version of the Mike and the Mechanics song The Living Years that will be used […]
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Writing Quote #51 (Vladimir Nabokov)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“There are three points of view from which a writer can be considered: he may be considered as a storyteller, as a teacher, and as an enchanter. A major writer combines these three — storyteller, teacher, enchanter — but it is the enchanter in him that predominates and makes him a major writer.“ Russian American […]
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Two People, One ConfrontationPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“Generally in a lot of my plays, two people are in major confrontation with each other.”—Neil Simon “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 […] (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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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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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 […] |
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