“When I was an executive at MGM, I was dying for that next person to come in the door and have a piece of material that I could use or purchase. Finding a quality piece is actually really hard.” Stephanie Palmer The past couple of days I’ve been involved in various meetings, emails, and phone [...]
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Sep
11
2012
 
Why Movie Stars Have Big HeadsPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaToday I found a new source for fresh material—Facebook. And one today with a Hollywood—Iowa connection. “Yesterday I posted about having watched Burt Lancaster give an acting seminar to the University of Iowa’s drama department when I was a professor in the English department. People ask, ‘What did he look like?’ The same as he [...]
Sep
10
2012
“Goal. Stakes.Urgency.” (Tip #60)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“Every single one of your screenplays should have goals, stakes, and urgency.” Carson Reeves ScriptShadow If there was an official tattoo for screenwriters I think it should somehow incorporate three simple words: Goal. Stakes. Urgency. Maybe just GSU would be enough of a reminder once you understand the basic concept. I’ll credit Carson Reeves over [...]
Sep
10
2012
“Goal. Stakes.Urgancy.” (Tip #60)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“Every single one of your screenplays should have goals, stakes, and urgency.” Carson Reeves ScriptShadow If there was a offcial tattoo for screenwriters I think it should somehow incorporate three simple words: Goal. Stakes.Urgancy. Maybe just GSU would be enough of a reminder once you understand the basic concept. I’ll credit Carson Reeves over at [...] “Walking through the snow to get to the ocean is a first for me.” Surfer Jamie Sterling (on surfing in Alaska) “Everybody in the United States, and around the world, at some time at any age has seen a pictures of people surfing and went, ‘Wow, I’d like to do that,’ but not everyone lives [...] “Waves are like toys from God. And when I’m out here, I’m just playing.” Surfer Clay Marzo “While on a board, either surfriding or paddling, one is truly free from land-bound restrictions. For that hour he is captain of his fate, of his miniature ship. The burden of city, school, job, as well as the cares and [...] “What’s so wonderful about surfing is that it not only connects you with the ocean but also a certain energy in nature.When you’re surfing, it’s like you really are tapping into that source.” Novelist/screenwriter Kem Nunn “Let me hasten to say I’m not comparing myself to St. Paul. But I know what it is to [...] “It was the naive 15 year-old girl from California, and her desire to join the Malibu surf set, that launched surfing in mainstream America.” Riding Giants “I got on the plane with a book about how to make movies. I never had formal training in filmmaking, and that probably worked to my advantage.” Director Bruce [...]
Sep
04
2012
Riding Giants & Chasing MavericksPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaSince this is a four day week, and I just returned from a trip to Florida—I think I’ll make this surf movie week. I’ll start with a placed called Mavericks. In the world of big wave surfing, Mavericks is known for its winter swells just north of Half Moon Bay that can produce waves between 25 [...]
Sep
01
2012
Postcard #23 (New Smyrna Beach, FL)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaOn Wednesday the sun finally came out and the waves all but disappeared on the east coast of Florida after tropical storm Issac turned into Hurricane Issac in the Gulf of Mexico. I kicked around New Smyrna Beach looking for a fitting Endless Summer-like photo and came across these two surfers. New Smyrna Beach is [...] |
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