So it’s been a while since I updated. But I have one of those “excuse” things that I hear are all the rage with politicians: I and my family are moving. And not a small move, an across-the-country-sell-the-house-find-a-new-job-that-I-currently-have-no-leads-on move. That, to put it mildly, has messed with my headspace a bit, especially since our lovely [...]
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On the Importance of Loglines
Logline: (per Wikipedia) A brief summary of a movie, often providing both a synopsis of the film’s plot and an emotional “hook” to stimulate interest.
Sounds thrilling, don’t it? Log lines, however, can be crucial when it comes to building interest in your film, raising money for it, or marketing it once it’s done. They’re simple, [...]
Procrastination Enabler of the Week: Left 4 Dead Parties
Affectionately dubbed “Zombiegeddon-pocalypse-palooza-fest ‘09″, the shindig involved 4 televisions, 4 Xbox 360s, 4 copies of Left 4 Dead, and 14 participants. One team played the humans desperately trying to escape from the zombies, while the other team played the zombies desperately trying to feast on the humans. Good times all around.
Thursday and Friday afternoon were [...]
Procrastination Enabler of the Week - Bioshock
In my free time I should be working on my script. Or on the other projects I’m editing. Or reading up on screenwriting. Or watching pertinent genre films and studying their structure.
But sometimes I procrastinate. And when I do, I’ll tell you about it. Because, more likey than not, whatever is sucking away at my [...]
