How That Movie Got Made
How movies get made, screenwriting / film / TV musings, and the occasional cinematic short story
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What It's Like To Be On Set For A Movie You Wrote
If you’ve ever written a screenplay or even aspired to write one, you might have imagined what it’s like to be on set, when a film you wrote gets made.
Having experienced this a few times, I’m here to tell you, it’s kind of like wildlife...
The Prestige Is Christopher Nolan's Best Film
In college (many, many years before I met my wife, let’s make sure that’s really clear in this post) I took a date to see The Prestige in the theater.
She wanted to make out. I was so engaged by the movie, that I genuinely wanted to watch...
If You're Asking, "How Do I Get An Agent?", You're Not Ready For One
1.5 million years ago, one Neanderthal grunted to another Neanderthal after beating a bison to death with a big rock:
“How do I get an agent?”
It’s FINAL DESTINATION meets THE SOUND OF MUSIC… No one’s ever done it before!
In the world...
Making The Most Perverse, Deranged, Yet Brilliant Movie... Ever?
I first saw Oldboy was I was in high school, probably 16 years old. For anyone reading this who has seen the film, you can likely imagine how staggered I was by it.
For anyone reading this who has NOT seen the film, the premise is that a...
The Few, The Proud, The "Real" Screenplay Contests: Can You Beat 1,000 Other Writers (Or More)?
*Let’s get out of the way immediately that this post is only referring to the legitimate screenplay contests, of which there are very few. Contests whose judges have a real track record in the industry, and whose prizes, if you are the over...
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Former film exec. Produced writer of film, TV, & scripted podcasts. Set up numerous cinematic short stories for film/TV adaptation. I'll be posting generally about how movies get made (and the weirder short stories) + various film/TV musings.
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