Great Student Film Competition
Voted “Best” Student Film Festival by MovieMaker Magazine, the Angelus Student Film Festival draws entries from graduate and undergraduate students of film from around the world.
Continue readingJohn McCain – Power of Idealism
In watching the grand drama of the American election play out, it’s interesting to look at the candidates’ Character Type. John McCain is a classic Power of Idealism character.
Continue reading#WritingAdviceWednesday – Making It Personal
#WritingAdviceWednesday – Quit obsessing and start writing.
Continue readingRevolutionary or Rebel Part Two
#TypesTuesday – In order to have real power, a story and a character must have a single clear emotional focus.
Continue readingRevolutionary or Rebel
#MondayMusings – Rebels are opportunistic, but Revolutionaries strive for change
Continue readingIdeas in the Air
A question I frequently get asked is: “What if someone steals my idea?” The fact is, you cannot protect an idea. You can only protect the expression of the idea. Your unique expression or individual point of view is what makes any of your script ideas valuable or protect-able.
Continue readingWall-E – Getting to the Essence of Things
In a few seconds the audience (or executive in a pitch session) should be able to get the essential core of your story and character. One of my favorite quotes is by Albert Einstein: “If you can’t say it simply and briefly you probably don’t understand it well enough.”
Continue readingBrett Favre – The Power of Truth
Power of Truth characters value loyalty and commitment very highly, but they can be very unsettled and indecisive. They can become self-doubting and suspicious to the point of paralysis. At that point, they no longer trust their own instincts.
Continue readingThe Dark Knight & Emotional Content
The Dark Knight is a classic example of the Emotional Toolbox premise that– “In the battle between reason (plot) and emotion (connection), emotion ALWAYS wins.”
Continue readingThe Dark Knight & The Power of Truth
In a Power of Truth film things are never what they seem. None of the major characters in The Dark Knight are what they seem at first glance. The tangled undergrowth of human duplicity catches and pulls at every character in the film.
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