Harry got up Dressed all in black Went down to the station And he never came back New York Minute by Don Henley A great bookend to making sure you have conflict in every scene you write is the whole concept of change. The average scene is 1-3 pages long and in that short time—in every […]
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Dec
05
2015
 
Hawkeyes, Hawkeye & Hurricane Mark RichtPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“It’s like building a stone wall without mortar. You place the words one at a time, fit them, take them apart and refit them until they’re balanced and solid.” M*A*S*H co-writer W.C. Heinz on the creative process Since the title of this blog is Screenwriting from Iowa, I should at least give a shout-out today to […] “I have several wonderful memories of [working with actor] Phillipe Noiret. Once I was preparing a shot, I had set a long dolly on a long down hill road. Now, in order to put the dolly at the same level, the grips even had to make a building – quite a complicated thing. When we finally […]
Dec
03
2015
How to Be Epic on a Limited BudgetPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“If a film is over two hours it’s an epic. [laughs] If you verge on two and a half, you are certainly an epic.” Paul Thomas Anderson “What was nice about [The Treasure of the Sierra Madre] was that it’s kind of a play wrapped up in the clothes of an adventure film. It’s essentially […] “One of the best pieces of advice I took in pre-production was given to me by a director whom I adore, who advised that no matter what, when hiring your crew, do your best to ignore resumes and pedigree, and hire people based upon their attitudes, not just their past accomplishments. In short, ‘go with […]
Dec
01
2015
Discovered Blogging & TweetingPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaScreenwriter Diablo Cody said after she was more or less discovered by Mason Novak via her blog she wrote when she lived in Minneapolis, “Just put your stuff out there and see what happens.” Here are two success stories from the book Poking a Dead Frog: Conversations with Today’s Top Comedy Writers by Mike Sacks (via Stephanie Palmer’s Good […] Here are two perspectives on writing and performing from the book Poking a Dead Frog: Conversations with Today’s Top Comedy Writers by Mike Sacks (via Stephanie Palmer’s Good in a Room blog): “People quit because it’s really hard. It’s hard not to have a house, hard not to have money, hard not to have insurance, […]
Nov
26
2015
Happy Thanksgiving from Alice’s RestaurantPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaJust in case you’ve never heard the entire 18-minute version of Alice’s Resturant, here’s Arlo Gutherie’s story about “stupidity” set around real life events that happened Thanksgiving time in Massachusetts. Scott W. Smith Today my wife and I celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary. We met in an elevator in Burbank, California and married in a covered bridge in Vail, Colorado, and have experienced many of the ups and downs of any relationship that has endured 30 years. I put together 30 pictures that symbolized the sweeping overview of […] “The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.” Joseph Campbell Related posts: The Call to Adventure The Hero’s Adventure ‘Star Wars’ & The Four Functions of Mythology Scott W. Smith |
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