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Reader Question: How to go about the query letter process?
“Is there any direction as to how to go about the query process? Should I target a few dream-list agencies or should I paint the town with…
Why Low-Budget Horror Will Never Die
“But for all this buzz, just how many filmmakers and producers working in this high- (or low-, depending on how you look at it) end world…
Writing and the Creative Life: 14 Artists Break Down the Creative Process
Words of wisdom from filmmakers, poets, architects, sculptors, dancers, musicians, and more.
Daily Dialogue — November 15, 2019
Miles: Where do you live? Buck: In the city. Miles: You have a house? Buck: Apartment. Miles: Own or rent? Buck: Rent. Miles: What do you…
If you’re stuck in your writing…
A modest suggestion on how to find inspiration on the page.
The Return of Family Films?
With the launch of Disney Plus, the company is making live-action family movies like they used to do.
The Business of Screenwriting: Everything You Wanted to Know About Specs [Part 7]
“Having a major producer attached — somebody with a studio deal, multiple credits, relationships at the major agencies, independent…
Daily Dialogue — November 14, 2019
Detective Fronteiri: You filmed him dying. Lou Bloom: That’s my job, that’s what I do, I’d like to think if you’re seeing me you’re having…
The Importance of Theme in Writing a Screenplay About an Historical Figure
“You may very well have to shape the details and contour of your central character’s life-story to make it a movie. As they say in…
Hannibal Lecter in ‘The Silence of the Lambs’ = Mentor?
A 7-minute video featuring… me.
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