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“In 1968, Allen [Daviau] and I started our careers side by side with the short film AMBLIN’. Allen was a wonderful artist, but his warmth and humanity were as powerful as his lens. He was a singular talent and a … Continue reading →

“How did I learn screenwriting? Endless hours at the typewriter, then the computer, which came along later. It was really a lot of applied time and effort and self-study. Which is the way most people learn.” Writer/director Frank Darabont Long … Continue reading →

Don’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 (Joker, The Hangover) walks you through how … Continue reading →

What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? —Langston Hughes Harlem When playwright/screenwriter Lorraine Hansberry (1930-1965) was a 17-year-old student at the University of Wisconsin—Madison she walked into a rehearsal of Sean … Continue reading →

Yesterday’s post was long, so I’ll make up for it today. “Writing fiction or plays or poetry seems to me to be a very messy business. To be a writer requires an enormous tolerance for frustration, for anxiety, for self-doubt.” … Continue reading →

“If more information was the answer, we’d all be billionaires with perfect abs.” —Derek Sivers (@sivers) (I think this is from an interview he did with Tim Ferriss) As I try to wrap up what I hope is the final … Continue reading →

He had a home, love of a girl But men get lost sometimes as years unfurl New York Minute Written by Don Henley, Danny Kortchmar, and Jai Winding. The original spark for The Fisher King (1991) was screenwriter Richard LaGravenese … Continue reading →

In a day and age of $50,000+ a year film schools, you’ll be hard pressed to find a better 90 minutes of screenwriting advice than Michael Arndt (Little Miss Sunshine, Toy Story 3)—talking about insanely great endings. And this is … Continue reading →

“The question is ‘How do you meet an agent?’ or get your script to an agent—It’s a mystery to me. Everyone sort of is able to find a different path, and usually it just comes to referrals. You can submit … Continue reading →

Jesus Christ on a cracker! It’s been three years since I started writing this review. Obviously, I have been derelict in my duties on my own blog. Been recording a movie podcast, working, and even writing my own scripts, so … Continue reading →