Archive for the “Screenwriting From Iowa” Category
Jun
02
2020
 
Lorraine Hansberry and the Seeds of ‘A Raisin in the Sun’Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaWhat happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? —Langston Hughes Harlem
Jun
01
2020
‘Let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream’Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaNote: I can’t think of a week in the past 12 years where I haven’t written a single post on this screenwriting and filmmaking blog. But that’s what happened in the last week of May. George Floyd died on May 25th shortly after being detained by police. The video of an officer with his knee […]
May
22
2020
How ‘Night of the Living Dead’ Got Made: Everyone Kick in $600. and Let’s Go to a Farm and Shoot Film Until We Run Out of MoneyPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“We were making industrials and commericals and all that, and of course, our passion was to make a feature film. So ten of us got together, the four of us from our company, Karl Hardman and Marilyn Eastman who are two of the actors in Night of the Living Dead (1968)—they played Helen and Harry […]
May
18
2020
Mr. Rogers, Mr. Romero, & Zombies in Pittsburgh —and a Not So Beautiful Day in the NeighborhoodPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“While there have been better-made horror movies in the 50 years since, some even directed by Romero himself, and there have been bigger budgets, better actors and more scares, there may not be any single denouement and message more frightening than the one George Romero leaves us with at the end of Night of the […]
May
18
2020
Mr. Rogers, Mr. Romero, and Zombies in PittsburghPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaOne of the projects I’m working on at home the movement during this lockdown is archiving old tapes. I game across a talk that producer/writer/ director George Romero did in 1995 that was sponsored in part by the Florida Motion Picture & Television Association, Metro Orlando Film & Television Office, Valencia College, the Enzian Theater. […]
May
14
2020
Quarantine Film School at Home with ‘Joker’ Cinematographer Lawrence SherPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaDon’t get scared away by the privacy settings on the below video, just click the “Watch on Vimeo” button and you‘ll be rewarded with a terrific DIY video where ASC cinematographer Lawrence Sher walks you through how he recreates a shot from E.T. by using only things in his house and an iPhone. This is […]
May
12
2020
That Unforgettable Time I Saw My First Broadway Play (‘Three Sisters’) with a Who’s Who of Actors Including Jerry StillerPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaWhen I heard yesterday that actor Jerry Stiller died, I didn’t immediately think of his Emmy winning performance on Seinfeld, I went to Broadway and Chekhov. It was 1997 and my first trip to New York City and seeing my first Broadway play. And it was magical. I don’t have anything to add to the […]
May
11
2020
How Amazon’s Ted Hope Approaches Doing Film ProjectsPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“I do take a personal approach first. I’m not so much market-based. In a place like Amazon, where everyone is employed verses as opposed to self-employed, does have certain business mandates you’re trying to fill and address. But on a much more personal level, the first question is, How do I feel?What kind of response […]
May
11
2020
Why Amazon’s Ted Hope Approaches Doing Theme-based ProjectsPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“I do take a personal approach first. I’m not so much market-based. In a place like Amazon, where everyone is employed verses self-employed, does have certain business mandates that have to be filled and addressed. But on a much more personal level, the first question is, How do I feel?What kind of response does it […]
May
07
2020
Aiming for A Fistful of GreatnessPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“Chasing greatness is a forever thing. I don’t know if you ever archive it, you just continue chasing it and hope that one day you get a fistful of it.” —Tim Howard Since there aren’t any sports being played at this time, the above video on soccer goalie great Tim Howard is a good follow-up […] |
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