Archive for the “Screenwriting From Iowa” Category
Jul
08
2016
 
Aaron Sorkin in Jasper, AlabamaPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaAaron Sorkin is that rare breed of dramatic writers who has had success with Broadway theatre, Hollywood feature films, and broadcast television. But did you know part of his start was in small southern towns? After he graduated from Syracuse University (where Rod Serling also went to college) in 1983 with a degree in musical […] “I love writing but hate starting. The page is awfully white and it says, ‘You have fooled some of the people some of the time but those days are over giftless.’” Aaron Sorkin Introduction to The West Wing Script Book “[The West Wing] didn’t not test well. They let us make the pilot, it didn’t test horrendously, but […] “I love writing but hate starting. The page is awfully white and it says, ‘You have fooled some of the people some of the time but those days are over giftless.’ Aaron Sorkin Introduction to The West Wing Script Book “[The West Wing] didn’t not test well. They let us make the pilot, it didn’t test horrendously, but […]
Jul
06
2016
Aaron Sorkin on Good vs. GreatPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“I love writing things that take place in workplaces. There’s sort of a common theme in the stuff that I’ve written which is it’s okay to be alone in a big city if you can find family at work. So I like workplaces. I like people who are really good at their job no matter what […]
Jul
05
2016
Sorkin on Revealing CharacterPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaThe extended title of this post could be called, Dramatic writers don’t all agree on various techniques, but when Aaron Sorkin, David Mamet and Paddy Chayefsky all basically agree on the same approach it’s wise to follow their lead—but I thought that was a little too wordy. “Rather than tell the audience who the character is, I like […] “Right now what the internet is capable of providing is growing, what TV is capable of holding on to is shrinking, but they haven’t met in the middle in any significant way. At some point I think they’ll have to. “ Joss Whedon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator) Earlier this year I promised to write […] “Baseball players say they don’t have to look to see if they hit a home run, they can feel it. So I wish for you a moment—a moment soon—when you really put the bat on the ball, when you really get a hold of one and drive it into the upper deck, when you feel […] “Do what you can, with what you’ve got, where you are.” Squire Bill Widener (Often wrongly attributed to Theodore Roosevelt) “[It’s a Wonderful Life] dealt with the sweeping problem, ‘What would happen if any individual had not been born?’ How would the world be if you’d not been born? Because the Jimmy Stewart character was just anybody […]
Jun
28
2016
Frank Capra & Loving Thy NeighborPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaWhile director Frank Capra is best know today for directing It’s a Wonderful Life (1946), his three Oscar awards came with three film made during The Great Depression; It Happened One Night (1934), Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936), and You Can’t Take it with You (1938), “From Mr. Deeds on my films were pretty […]
Jun
27
2016
‘Kramer vs. Kramer’ vs. Modern HollywoodPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“Sometimes I think we have to rescue the business from the very people who own it.” Screenwriter Billy Ray (Captain Phillips) 2012 Academy Nicholl Fellowship Keynote Speech “Try to sell Kramer vs. Kramer today, which was a big hit [in 1979].You just can’t do it…I don’t know if there are executives that listen to this, but […] |
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