Archive for the “Screenwriting From Iowa” Category
Sep
15
2016
 
Screenwriter Greg DePaul Q&A (Part 3)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“I will never know the names of the three screenwriters who judged my contribution to Bride Wars [in WGA arbitration], nor do I need to, but I am grateful to them. With their help, I put myself through law school.” Screenwriter Greg DePaul My Bride Wars “Your wedding better watch it…Your wedding should be very […]
Sep
14
2016
Screenwriter Greg DePaul Q&A (Part 2)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“Getting a movie made is very hard to make happen.” Screenwriter Greg DePaul Even if you don’t care for romantic comedies, who doesn’t like screenplay origin stories? Part 2 of my interview with screenwriter Greg DePaul (and author of Bring the Funny) covers how came up with the original idea for Bride Wars, how he […]
Sep
13
2016
Screenwriter Greg DePaul Q&A (Part 1)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“If the current rates of growth keep up in China, the country will surpass North America as the world’s largest film market in early 2017.” The Hollywood Reporter/3.1.16 Back in June, screenwriter/playwright and NYU instructor Greg DePaul took the time with me to have an hour and a half conversation that ended up being quite […] [Note: Thanks to Brad my Pateron launch was only slightly better than the last Space X launch. Yeah, the one that exploded. One million views=1 Patron, it’s a start. Please consider helping to keep these blog post going and growing by becoming a patron—even if it’s $1 or $3 a month. Thank you.] “It’s good […] So now that I passed a million views on this blog…now what? Good question. I’ve been wrestling with that answer. (If you’re short on time check out a Patreon account I just set up.) Jon Krakauer touches on the theme of how fleeting mountain top experience can be in his book Into Thin Air as he […] “Even the smallest voice can be heard by millions.” Jay Z “I’m telling you Iowa is incredible. We should all move to Iowa and start the revolution.” Hannah (Lena Dunham) in Girls Around 10:30 last night this blog hit a plateau that honesty wasn’t even close to being on my radar when I started this blog in […] “Even the smallest voice can be heard by millions.” Jay Z Around 10:30 last night this blog hit a plateau that honesty wasn’t even close to being on my radar when I started this blog in 2008—one million all-time views. (And I don’t even know who the person was who hit the magic number.) Now […] Well, the wind is blowin’ harder now Fifty knots or there abouts, There’s white caps on the ocean. And I’m watching for water spouts Jimmy Buffett/Trying to Reason with Hurricane Season As I type this post, residents here in Florida are waiting for a hurricane to make landfall in the state for the first time […] “In life I wasn’t funny. I felt on stage or in movies I could do whatever I wanted. I was free.” Gene Wilder It’s hard to write something about Gene Wilder that hasn’t been written since he passed away two years ago. But I’d like to touch on his Midwestern roots and how he found […]
Aug
30
2016
Screenwriting Quote #199 (Gene Wilder)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“Always and consciously, I try to hook the audience in the first five minutes. I want them right from the start to feel something—BOOM! I want an explosion right at the beginning. I always what that.” Writer/actor Gene Wilder (Young Frankenstein) Between playwright Tennessee Williams and screenwriter Diablo Cody graduating from the University of Iowa […] |
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