Archive for July, 2014

Screenwriting Course #114: Slumdog Millionaire Vs. Benjamin Button

Hello again, screenwriters.  I promised you that I would provide seminal information you wouldn’t normally hear in your typical screenwriting class, screenwriting workshop and or screenwriting course.  I fulfill that promise in this post as well. It is a murderously hot day in Los Angeles therefore a good time to talk about movies – as […]

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Screenwriting Course #113: What Can We Learn From Twilight?

Hello, screenwriters. As you’re well aware, my one real guiding principal in doing these posts is to provide insights that you wouldn’t normally hear in your typical screenwriting workshop, screenwriting classes or screenwriting course.  This certainly fits that bill. It’s another overcast morning here in L.A. so it’s the perfect setting to talk a little […]

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Screenwriting Course #112: How Do You Bring Great Emotional Depth To Action Films?

Hello, screenwriters.  As you have all guessed by now, my mission statement is to provide information you wouldn’t normally get in most screenwriting classes, screenwriting courses or screenwriting workshops.  This definitely fits that bill. I’m doing a webinar July 22 at 1:00 pm on this exact topic and thought I’d give you a little taste […]

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