Archive for April, 2007
How to Diagnose Your Third Act Woes
One common structural problem I’ve noticed in screenplays is that the ending doesn’t match the beginning. Let me see if I can quantify that.
The story will play out something like this. The protagonist has gone through his Act II journey, pursued his false goal and has completely failed. This brings us to the [...]
Posted: April 18th, 2007 under The Craft.
Comments: 1
Five Shocking Revelations
My friend Dave Anaxagoras at Man Bytes Hollywood has tagged me for a meme. The scary thing is that for the people who know me, these things aren’t very shocking.
1. I can belch on command. I tried to teach myself to fart on command but wasn’t as successful.
2. I own a Star Trek [...]
Posted: April 14th, 2007 under Announcements.
Comments: 4
Firehouse Dog
When I took Mike Werb’s 434 class at UCLA (the infamous Werb 6), Mike and his writing partner Michael Colleary were turning into producers. He said everyone was looking for the next superhero, why couldn’t it be a dog?
As teachers, both Mike Werb and Michael Colleary were very generous with their comments, expertise and [...]
Posted: April 7th, 2007 under Announcements.
Comments: 2