when they are acquiring practical skills. Knowing how to cook, fix a car, nurse, hang a shelf, grow a vegetable…those writers know that many more ways to tell a story. Reading is good, but expanding your practical skill set will make you a better storyteller.
Read moreglamourweaver: Yvette Nicole Brown wrote this joke based on actual experience with directors who didn’t want to use the word “sassy” but 100% wanted her to play it sassier.
Read morethefilmstage: “Never try to convey your idea to the audience – it is a thankless and senseless task. Show them life, and they’ll find within themselves the means to assess and appreciate it.” Andrei Tarkovsky, born on this day in 1932. See his 10 favorite films. Watch him discuss the enigma of cinema in a one-hour…
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Read moreThere Will Be Spoilers #14: REVENANT
So I decided to read and remark upon all the awards scripts that are going around in Caty’s excellent post. Which keeps getting longer!! Revenant is a weirdly sci-fi titled Western adventure about the limits of endurance in pursuit of vengeance. It’s a rip-roaring read. The narrative never quits for a minute. This is an…
Read moreannerocious: writerlyn: writerlyn: writerlyn: writerlyn: writerlyn: writerlyn: writerlyn: writerlyn: writerlyn: writerlyn: writerlyn: writerlyn: writerlyn: writerlyn: writerlyn: writerlyn: writerlyn: writerlyn: writerlyn: writerlyn: writerlyn: writerlyn: writerlyn: writerlyn: writerlyn: writerlyn: TFW your boss asks you to give in depth comments on a script professionally for a client…and it’s not even in format. This script is hitting all of…
Read morenprfreshair: Fresh Air film critic David Edelstein reviews The Big Short, directed by Adam McKay, adapted from Michael Lewis’ book of the same name: “I don’t know how director Adam McKay pulled it off, but with The Big Short he has made an exuberant comedy about the global financial apocalypse of 2008. It’s goofy, suspenseful,…
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