The One Hour Screenwriter eCourse
July 29, 2010 – 10:34 AM | 2 Comments

The highest praise a reviewer can give a novel is that it is “cinematic.” A great story unfolds like a movie in the reader’s mind. That’s what every film script must do as well. Someone reading your screenplay must be able to “see” your movie. Whether you are writing a novel or a screenplay you will find the tools here to make your story flow like a film in someone else’s imagination! I can help you “Get to the Heart of the Story®.”

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Summer Blockbuster Roundtable
April 22, 2011 – 8:00 AM | No Comment

Video on writing the summer blockbuster

God Grew Tired of Us – Day Forty – #40movies40days
April 18, 2011 – 8:07 PM | No Comment
God Grew Tired of Us – Day Forty – #40movies40days

God Grew Tired Of Us chronicles the horrific journey of three young men, John Bul Dau, Daniel Pach and Panther Bior, across war-torn Sudan and finally to the United States.

Rififi – Day Thirty Nine – #40movies40days
April 17, 2011 – 8:44 PM | No Comment
Rififi – Day Thirty Nine – #40movies40days

Rififi is a 1955 French crime film that is probably the basis of every intricate heist movie you’ve ever seen

The Secret Life of Words – Day Thirty Eight – #40movies40days
April 16, 2011 – 4:51 PM | No Comment
The Secret Life of Words – Day Thirty Eight – #40movies40days

Sarah Polley gives a mesmerizing performance as a young woman whose silence is her protection from terrors she’s seen.

Triage – Day Thirty Seven – #40movies40days
April 15, 2011 – 12:08 PM | No Comment
Triage – Day Thirty Seven – #40movies40days

Injured and traumatized war photographer, Mark (Colin Farrell), returns home from a photo assignment in Kurdistan. He returns alone. He professes to have been separated from his best friend Colin. Unravelling the mystery of what happened is key to his recovery.

Punch Drunk Love – Day Thirty Six – #40movies40days
April 14, 2011 – 5:31 PM | No Comment
Punch Drunk Love – Day Thirty Six – #40movies40days

Punch Drunk Love is a dark romantic comedy written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. It’s a fascinating portrait of a Power of Love protagonist.