Book to Screen
I write this blog at a project crossroads with adapting a book to a screenplay. I wrote the book, “Unearthing Christmas,” a few years ago. I started the story as […]
Shield Against the Imposter
I know the feeling. As a grant writer, I’m as good as my last award and as bad as my last rejection. Past awards mean nothing. They go into the
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The Magic Window
Point of view is the magic window into your story world! And it determines who is telling the tale. In writing, the point of view typically employs either First person
Art and Business
I recall my first day of American Film History class in college. Dr. Harris Ross, a certified film historian, became my favorite professor. He legitimized my obsession with all things
Revising with Notes
It’s done! And you’ve experienced moments somewhere between euphoria and inner turmoil. The personal battle with words, ideas, organization, themes, and all the stuff of storytelling has played out. And,
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Let it Go!
You wrote the spec script. But it’s been a few years, maybe a decade since you sent it out to a slew or even a handful of development execs. And
Real to Reel
They were called actuality films and ran for one minute or less. Prime examples are the 1895 ground-breaking films by Auguste and Louis Lumière entitled “Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory”
The Sleeper Hit
Back in the box office’s salad days, a “sleeper hit” was a film that grew in popularity beyond a weak opening, poor reviews, or minimal marketing. Obviously, they were a
Running on Empty
No doubt most, if not all artists, know what running on empty feels like. In my case, I always hope it doesn’t last very long, although it’s kind of scary
Play It Again
Some movies just shouldn’t be remade. Or so it seems. There are films that are sacrosanct to the degree that it would be unthinkable for a new version? If we’re