Author Archive
Apr
11
2012
 
Writer Samson Raphaelson (Part 1)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaBack in January, I wrote a post about The Jazz Singer and how that movie was based on a Samson Raphaelson play and short story. The Jazz Singer was Raphaelson’s first film credit, but he went on to write and gain credits for more than a total of five decades. His two most well-known scripts were [...] “Keep a good head, and always carry a light bulb.” Bob Dylan “Every creative journey begins with a problem. It starts with a feeling of frustration, the dull ache of not being able to find the answer.” Jonah Lehrer Bob Dylan had just turned 24-years old when he wrote the song Like a Rolling Stone, [...] Were you ever in the valley When the way is dark and dim? Cup of Loneliness Lyrics by George Jones and Burl Stephens How does it feel To be without a home… Like a Rolling Stone/ Lyrics by Bob Dylan “I have been watching my life…it’s right there. I keep scratching at it, trying to [...]
Apr
06
2012
Screenwriting Quote #166 (Joseph McBride)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaThis week I picked up the just published book Writing in Pictures: Screenwriting Made (Mostly) Painless by Joseph McBride. He’s the perfect person to pull a quote from on this blog because he’s had an interesting career, which actually got a kickstart start here in the Midwest. As a student at the University of Wisconsin [...]
Apr
05
2012
Screenwriting the Pixar Way (Part 3)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaI just started a book on tape this week that you HAVE TO GET. It’s called Imagine: How Creativity Works by Jonah Lehrer. I’m sure I’ll be pulling quotes from it for weeks to come. Lehrer cracks open a glimpse into the inner workings of how creativity works at Pixar: “Everyday at the Pixar studio [...] Did you know that perfection has deep roots in Tangipahoa Parish? You know, down in Southern Louisiana. In the communities of Tickfaw, Hammond, Natalbany is where Baylor girls basketball coach, Kim Mulkey, was raised. Last night as she led her Baylor Bears to a National Championship and they did something that no team in the history [...] Behind those Mad Men is a pack of woman. In yesterday’s post, I mentioned how Maria Jacquemetton was one of the writer/producers on the Emmy-winning TV series Mad Men. I don’t know what the ratio is this season for Mad Men, but in a 2009 Wall St, Journal article by Amy Chozick she points out that, “Seven [...] “Write script after script and never give up.” Maria Jacquemetton Two of the writer/producers on Mad Men is the husband-and-wife team Andre and Maria Jacquemetton. They’ve both won three Primetime Emmy Awards for their work on Mad Men. I found a Q&A of them and thought you’d find it interesting how they got started in [...] My father, Charles W. Smith, was born on April Fools’ Day 1931. He would have been 81 today, but after a career in advertising he didn’t make it to age 65. Last week, I blazed through watching the first season of the Emmy-winning Mad Men—a mere five years after its TV debut. It didn’t take long [...] “You never know what’s going to be great and lasting. Everyone talks about being a writer, but sitting down and actually doing it is a much harder proposition. It’s like telling a filmmaker to get your hands on whatever you can. Don’t be a snob and say, you know, put yourself in debt for $20,000 [...] |
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