I had the distinct pleasure of interviewing Doug Jones (Hellboy 1 & 2, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Pan’s Labyrinth) when he was on the set of Ryan Dunlap’s Greyscale last year. The article I wrote (which a certain publication refused to pick up, mainly out of laziness, I believe) is now up [...]
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Watching Bad Movies on Purpose
Previously I had written that when tackling a screenplay, you should absorb as many of the great films in your chosen genre as possible. But over the weekend I learned that watching bad genre examples is equally important, if not more so.
Frantic, Roman Polanski’s 1988 “dread filled thriller” (to quote the marketing blurb), is about [...]
Researching Genre - And I Need Suggestions
In writing a film, it is crucial to have an excellent grasp of the genre you’re working in. How could you hope to write an effective romantic comedy if you’ve never seen Annie Hall or You’ve Got Mail? And how weak would your supernatural horror script be if you’d never seen The Exorcist or The [...]
