Archive for the “Screenwriting From Iowa” Category
Jul
26
2016
 
Screenwriting Structure, Snake Oil, & Star WarsPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“The ‘rules’ of structure ensure that a huge reversal happens every 30 minutes, a big one every 15 minutes or so and some sort of smaller one every single scene.” Rian Johnson I pulled the following excerpt from an article by Rian Johnson that I found in a stack of articles I wanted to included […] “Too many scripts don’t have soul. What does soul mean? In character terms, it means, I want to feel what your characters are feeling. And as a writer you’re obligated to give your audience and that reader that feeling. It better happen on the page, or it’s not going to happen in the film.” Screenwriter […]
Jul
23
2016
Screenwriter Rick Ramage Q&A (Part 3)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaQ&A Part 3: Screenwriter Rick Ramage (Stigmata) was still doing studio feature work while continuing to live with his family in Denver when his manager opened doors for him to create (with Andrew Cosby) the TV show Haunted (which starred Matthew Fox) and the USA show Peacemakers with Larry Carroll. The “meat grinder” writing demands on Haunted required […]
Jul
21
2016
Screenwriter Rick Ramage (Part 2)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaThis is part two (of what I think will be four parts) of an interview with screenwriter Rick Ramage (Stigmata). In part one we covered how he was born in Fargo, North Dakota, raised in Denver, Colorado, where in his mid-twenties he was selling tractors when he wrote his first screenplay. That led him to […] “Kindness is free.” Garry Marshall When I learned Hollywood legend Garry Marshall died yesterday, I recalled fondly his career in film, theatre, and TV. The producer, writer, director and actor has a special place on this blog as he’s the only person who I’ve ever blogged about for 31 days in a row. In fact, […]
Jul
19
2016
Screenwriter Rick Ramage Q&A (Part 1)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaScreenwriter Rick Ramage (Stigmata) has had a career which includes some interesting peaks; he had his first script optioned while he was still a student at AFI, developed projects with Steven Spielberg and Sydney Pollack, had a number one hit movie the week it opened, has sold many spec scripts—and been based in Denver, Colorado for most of […] Today I’ll round out my recent run of Aaron Sorkin related posts with a little bit of a twist of Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon. The twist being an oh so loose connection I have to Aaron Sorkin that I just discovered. Over the weekend I flipping through an old notebook gathered from my L.A. […]
Jul
13
2016
Screenwriting Quote #197 (Aaron Sorkin)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa “I put no organization to the writing process. The writing is done on the fly.” Oscar & Emmy-winner Aaron Sorkin (on writing teleplays for The West Wing) The West Wing Script Book page 151 Tagged: Aaron Sorking, THe West Wing
Jul
12
2016
Dialogue as Music (Aaron Sorkin)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“I’m not writing something that’s meant to be read; I’m writing something that’s meant to be performed.” Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin
Jul
11
2016
Screenwriting Shower by ShowerPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaYou’ve tried everything, right? Everything to improve your writing. Your creativity. Well, maybe not EVERYTHING. “I’ve got plenty of quirks. I go to an office early in the morning. Early in the morning is really good writing time. I take anywhere between six to eight showers a day. I’m not exaggerating. I’m not a germaphobe. […] |
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