Archive for the “Screenwriting From Iowa” Category
Apr
08
2017
 
Revisiting ‘Transform’ by Zach AriasPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaI thought about the short film Transform by Zach Arias today. Hard to believe he first did this almost 10 years ago. Short with a flip camera if I recall correctly. It not only holds up today, but it’s an inspirational classic. Tagged: Zach Arias Stories matter. Stories have been used to dispose and malign, but stories can also be used to empower and humanize. Stories can break the dignity of a people, but stories can also repair that broken dignity.” Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie The Danger of a Single Story Stories are how we make meaning of our lives. Something happens to me sometimes and in recounting it—just in telling the story of what happened to me—there’s a kind of meaning that comes. I think stories are necessary, just as necessary as food and love. It’s how we make meaning of our lives.” Novelist Chimamanda […]
Apr
04
2017
Write 1 Scene a Night=Screenplay in 3 MonthsPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“Everyone who tells me they don’t have time to write, I just say, ‘One scene a night for three months, and you’ll have a movie—you can even use the weekends.’ It’s possible to be a writer if you want to be a writer, even without all the time in the world….After doing the dishes, instead […]
Apr
03
2017
‘This guy from Austin, Texas had made a film that’s playing in New York…’—Kevin SmithPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaOn the heals of writing yesterday’s post about a filmmaker from Austin, Texas, I thought it was fitting to write about a filmmaker from New Jersey talking about being inspired decades ago by a filmmaker from Austin. “I was awed by (Richard Linklater’s film) Slacker, that it existed. And Richard’s story was kind of compelling […]
Apr
02
2017
How to Embrace Your Limitations (and a DVX 100) and End Up at SXSW in AustinPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaNote: This is not a repost from 2008—despite the camera referenced—it’s a brand new post on April 2, 2017. Let’s say you work at a taco joint and think to yourself, “Man, I’d sure like to make a feature film,”—where would you start? Oh, and the problem is you have little money and no real […]
Apr
02
2017
Postcard #122 (Morning Mist)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaI took this iPhone photo this morning shortly after sunrise. The thing about these kinds of shots is you only have about 10 minutes when the right conditions come together and then it’s gone. Scott W. Smith Tagged: Iphone
Apr
02
2017
Embrace Your Limitations (and a DVX 100) and End Up at SXSW in AustinPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaLet’s say you work at a taco joint and think to yourself, “Man, I’d sure like to make a feature film,”—where would you start? Oh, and the problem is you have little money and no real film experience. Were would you start? There are many options including going to film school, working as a PA […]
Apr
01
2017
Off-Screen Quote #30 (Kipling)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“Gardens are not made by singing ‘Oh, how beautiful,’ and sitting in the shade.” Rudyard Kipling
Mar
30
2017
Dollar Baby—Stephen King’s $1 DealPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa’77 was the year young filmmakers—college students, for the most part—started writing me about the stories I’d published (first in Night Shift, later in Skeleton Crew), wanting to make short films out of them. Over the objections of my accountant, who saw all sorts of legal problems, I established a policy which still holds today. […] |
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