Tone + Genre + Story + Universal Message = Target Audience The first thing you decide is what story you want to tell, and the second thing to decide is who you want to tell it to. Really, it will make so many of your choices so much simpler. You can’t please everyone, but you…
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Read moremygayshoes: Today I saw a dude try to physically remove a teenage girl from the disabled seating on the train, complaining about his weak ankles and hypertension and how pathetic and discourteous youth were. She literally threw her prosthetic leg at him. I love this. It’s conflict, it’s visual, it reveals character in two directions….
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Tone + Genre + Story + Universal Message = Target Audience The first thing you decide is what story you want to tell, and the second thing to decide is who you want to tell it to. Really, it will make so many of your choices so much simpler. You can’t please everyone, but you…
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More Pilots! lifeascaty: I love pilots. Good pilots & bad pilots, old pilots & new pilots. Just pilots. Here are 50 more for you to get your teeth into. (The original 70 pilot post can be found here.) 90210 (2008) Almost Human (2013) About a Boy (2013) Archer (2010) Arrested Development (2003)
Read morebluestockingfilmseries: This is what a complex female protagonist looks like! Our t-shirts are a soft cotton-poly blend, sourced ethically (Made in the USA), and hand silkscreened in Maine. Get one for your very own! My Mom found out I got her one for Mother’s Day. My mom reads my blog. But she went nuts for…
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Read moreAdvice from an Indie Producer: Budgets Line by Line
Advice from an Indie Producer: Budgets Line by Line nywift: There are two major components to an indie film budget: above the line and below the line. Above the line typically includes the fees paid to the writer, director, producer and cast. Below the line is everything else you need to buy or rent to…
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. How to set up a joke. One of my favorite lines of all time. You can see that comedy is not about the writer showing that…
Read morebluestockingfilmseries: This is what a complex female protagonist looks like! Our t-shirts are a soft cotton-poly blend, sourced ethically (Made in the USA), and hand silkscreened in Maine. Get one for your very own! Getting one for my mom for mother’s day!
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