I love Scorsese, and I bet The Wolf of Wall Street is a great movie. I remember seeing the trailer in a theater and having that stomach churn of, OK, if I see this movie I will have to do the switch-off thing that a lot of women have to do to enjoy a movie…
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Read moreavajae: So you’ve finished your first read-through and you’ve got a list of notes to fix. But where do you even begin? Today I’m talking about tackling the second draft. RELATED LINKS/VLOGS: How to Love Editing (vlog) How to Edit: The First Read Through (vlog) MyWriteClub.com How to Edit in Passes Editing Technique: Lists (Source:…
Read morefuckyeahwomenfilmdirectors: 10 Women Directed Horror Films to Watch This October* The Babadook (Jennifer Kent, 2014)Dead Hooker in a Trunk (Jen and Sylvia Soska, 2009)A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (Ana Lily Amirpour, 2014)Honeymoon (Leigh Janiak, 2014)The Hitch-hiker (Ida Lupino, 1953)Lyle (Stewart Thorndike, 2014)Messiah of Evil (Willard Huyck & Gloria Katz, 1973)Mirror, Mirror (Marina Sargenti, 1990)Trouble Every Day (Claire…
Read morethereelwomen: @emmanuellazachariou: What’s a defining moment in your life? When I moved to the US from Australia at 10 years old. It was so hard moving across the world and have to completely make new friends and fit into a entirely different culture. This is when I turned to photography /filmmaking to express my feelings….
Read morewriting-questions-answered: Anonymous asked: So, everyone and their grandma seems to say “Write garbage, you’re improving, even if it doesn’t look like it.” But if you don’t know what improvement looks like, how do you know there’s any at all? Here are some ways you can recognize improvement in your writing… 1) You feel more confident…
Read moreNever feel that you’re ‘married’ to an idea, even if it was the original idea that sparked the story. It might have to go, like a scaffolding that comes down after a mural is painted. Laini Taylor (via psliterary) Reblogging with comments because it’s SO true for screenplays. When I read your script, I see…
Read morenotbecauseofvictories: hey kids you know why I like redemption narratives? because a redemption narrative says: no matter how broken or wrong or bad or stupid or ridiculous or harmful or sad or terrible, you can atone. there is still a road back. it might be rocky and steep, complicated and messy. walking it may take…
Read morethekineticmachine: sexyhappychic: “The only way her heart will mend, is when she learns to love again…” I really love this… Re-posted by HPK The end high five is soul-healing! (Source: http://thekineticmachine.tumblr.com/)
Read moreYour Sad Sack Protag
Your protag isn’t relatable or sympathetic just because a bunch of bad things happen to them. Sympathy for your protag does not come from “woe is me” stuff like, “My mom picked today to kick me out of the house, even though I got fired and dumped and lost my phone before noon!” A pile-on of…
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