“… (A)nyone who has ever taken color theory 101 knows that if you take two complementary colors and put them next to each other, they will ‘pop’, and sometimes even vibrate.  So, since people (flesh-tones) exist in almost every frame of every movie ever made, what could be better than applying complementary color theory to […]

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“… Let me start by apologizing to anyone who went to see Battlefield Earth.
“It wasn’t as I intended — promise. No one sets out to make a train wreck. Actually, comparing it to a train wreck isn’t really fair to train wrecks, because people actually want to watch those….”
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“… Don’t make things harder on yourself by overloading the show with too many characters, too much exposition, a Byzantine story harder to follow than THE BIG SLEEP, or a part for Jim Belushi.
Don’t give the girls boys’ names and the boys girl’ names. It’s confusing enough remembering who all the characters are without Sam […]

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Dylan Callaghan interviewed Linda Woolverton (Alice in Wonderland, The Lion King, Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey) at the Writers Guild of America, West site.
“The script was based around a question … I just wondered one day, what if Alice was older and went back?”
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In a “Letter to Hollywood” article for Medscape from WebMD citing truthaboutnursing.org’s awards for the best and worst media portrayals of nursing of the last decade, Laura A. Stokowski, RN, MS reports that at least some nurse-focused television dramas are showing improvement of late.
“… The smart and skilled nurses on Showtime’s Nurse Jackie, TNT’s HawthoRNe, […]

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David Mamet exhorted The Unit’s writers’ room at high volume some years back in a memo which surfaced recently concerning the craft of dramatic writing.
“… THINK LIKE A FILMMAKER RATHER THAN A FUNCTIONARY, BECAUSE, IN TRUTH, YOU ARE MAKING THE FILM. WHAT YOU WRITE, THEY WILL SHOOT.
“HERE ARE THE DANGER SIGNALS. ANY TIME TWO CHARACTERS […]

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“… (A)gents are business people who have a certain function — selling screenplays and packaging movies.  Their power comes from their direct connection to major players and agencies, and their ability to navigate the market and make deals.
“That is why writers want an agent — to sell your screenplays and get your movies made.   In […]

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“In the world of screenwriting, THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES OF ANYTHING.
“It’s a sad and painful truth. Just when you think you’ve done everything right and worked your way up the system, and commissions are due or the exciting gig is about to happen, that’s when you can end up with nothing….”
Go to Danny Stack’s place […]

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“This thing is fresh from its vote, and I’m presuming that it will be signed into law, although there might be some additional drama in the Senate.
“What does it mean for us?
“Well, for those of us already covered under the WGA-Industry Health Plan, there seem to be three specific areas to note….”
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Blogger Alex Freedman breaks down recommendations for both comedy and drama specs to consider or avoid in 2010.
(h/t Alex Epstein)
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“… The story of Jackie Fuchs and ‘The Runaways’ provides timely instruction for producers hoping to develop biopics and other fact-based projects without getting life rights from everyone involved. It also highlights one of the hottest debates in entertainment law: With the rise in popularity of real-life, ripped-from-the-headlines film and TV, what rights are necessary […]

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ML Gemmill just completed a six-month long development process with producer Ahmet Zappa of MonsterFoot Productions on a multi-platform project titled “Sci-Fi High.”
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Janet Skeslien Charles interviewed Alexis Niki recently about writing, producing, and making a film in France.
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“… Even if the film was originally shot 3D it takes someone knowledgeable in the field to make it effective. Decisions on convergence between the left and right eyes are just as much a part of the visual storytelling as lens choices, lighting, rack focusing, etc. If you overlook that you get a sloppy 3D […]

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“… Don’t go to agents unless you have scripts that are ‘agent worthy.’  To me, agent worthy means an agent can take it straight to buyers; because it is that good.  No holes, no flaws, no boring parts, and most important – it is has a great hook that makes it easy to sell….
“For an […]

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