I was reading a book today by a film critic and came across this quote: “Not every movie has to matter; generally we go hoping just to be relaxed refreshed. But because most of the time we come out slugged and depressed, I think we care far more now about the reach for something. We’ve [...]
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Author ArchiveA couple of years ago I wrote and directed a short film and cast Dom Wooten in the lead roll just because I wanted to say some day that I worked with Dom. As a black 6’4″ college student from New Jersey you might think Dom is a basketball player, and while he does enjoy [...]
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2011
 
Screenwriting Quote #155 (Robin Swicord)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“What I tell young screenwriters is, ‘Take responsibility for your work.’ Collaborate with friends who want to make films, and with them produce your work on whatever scale your filmmaking team can afford. Digital video has brought down the cost of making your own films. Don’t wait for permission. Create your own opportunities. In terms [...]
May
05
2011
“The Caterpillar and the Butterfly”Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“Every story is “The Caterpillar and the Butterfly.” We start with a caterpillar living among the tall branches, eating green leaves, waxing “hi!” to his caterpillar pals, little knowing that his is a profound deficiency. And then one day, an odd feeling comes over him that’s so scary, it’s like a freefall. Something strange is [...] “When I first went to Hollywood one heard talk from writers about whoring. But you are not tempted to whore unless you want to be a whore.” Playwright & Oscar-nominated screenwriter Lillian Hellman (The Little Foxes, The North Star) Playwrights at Work The Godfather (1972) Written by Mario Puzo & Francis Ford Coppola
May
02
2011
Ansel Adams, Zack Arias & UnicornsPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“The fact is that relatively few photographers ever master their medium.” Photographer Edward Weston (1886-1958) “You can have all the gear in the world and suck.” Photographer Zack Arias (still kicking) I’m going to continue my cross-pollinating of photography in the creative process a couple of more days because I find it a refreshing break. Plus after listening to photographer [...] This is my love affair in photography mixed with how photographers becoming video cameramen can help get your writings produced. It not be a feature film but a photographic essay instead, but it beats your work living on a computer. So April 2011 will go down in my books as photography month for me. It [...]
Apr
30
2011
“The Path is Gone”—Zack AriesPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaThe last couple of days I’ve caught the online feed of the live photography class that Zack Aries has been doing at creativeLIVE which is a pretty sweet set-up. I’ve never seen a live seminar online before so that’s impressive and even more so since it’s free. And given and the fact they even went [...]
Apr
29
2011
The Rise of Storytellers with CamerasPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaOnce upon a time photographers were photographers…now they are storytellers. Even filmmakers. There’s no question that there has been an explosion of interest in film, photography and video in recent years. Of course, over the last couple of decades there has been various waves of people armed with the latest 35MM & videos cameras to [...] |
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