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Tag Archives: screenplay
Learn to Make Great Videos for next to Nothing
If you fancy learning how to make decent videos cheaply, come along to my course. It will involve watching videos, discussion, questions and answers, and practical exercises. Making videos is great fun, and it’s far easier and cheaper than you’d … Continue reading
Casting Couch in Post Production
My short script Casting Couch has recently been filmed, and is now in post. It’s not going to set the world on fire, but it’s an amusing little riff on a common cliché within Hollywood. I’m really looking forward to seeing the … Continue reading
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A Tale of three Trailers
After getting some interesting feedback for the trailer I wrote for Judgement Date, I’ve now written three, each in a different style: Witness Trailer Mystery Trailer Clarity Trailer They’re all 3 pages long, and will take under 5 minutes each … Continue reading
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Tagged develop, feature film, judgment date, screenplay, script, Trailer
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The Script of the Trailer … of the Film … of the Screenplay
I’ve just written a 3 page trailer script for my feature film screenplay Talent Show Takedown. People are busy these days, and don’t want to read 2 hour screenplays by writers they’ve never (yet) heard of. So how to interest them? People like … Continue reading
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Just Sold my First (Short) Script
It’s only a short, but it’s a start. An aspiring actress in LA has been looking around for material, and she enjoyed my throw away 6 page comedy short Casting Couch: An attractive actor auditions for a pretty casting agent. … Continue reading
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Which Way from Here?
My local screenwriting group didn’t really take off, so I’ve let it lapse. Never mind, it was an experiment. They don’t all come off. My next question is where to focus my energies. I love feature films, and have learned … Continue reading
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Tagged comedy, feature film, learning, online, screenplay, script, story
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A new Adelaide meetup group for Screenwriters
I’ve recently created a new local group for writers to meet every month. While the focus is to learn by reviewing each other’s work, we’ll also review other screenplays, share resources, and encourage each other on the journey. I’m really … Continue reading
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The Academy says Thanks but No Thanks
I sent Judgement Date off to the Nicholl this year, who graciously thanked me but said I’d not progressed to the quarter finals. It’s a disappointment, but I shouldn’t expect to set the world on fire with my first screenplay. … Continue reading
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Marketing Judgement Date
Even though writing this screenplay has been a huge wonderful challenge, marketing it is perhaps an even bigger challenge! Hollywood is constantly innundated by screenplays, most of them dreadful, so getting read can be a massive challenge. I’ve been trying … Continue reading
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Judgement Date logline is a Finalist
The good folks at Three Lines or Less will now send it out to some industry reps. It’s only a small step, but I’m grateful for every little advance that comes. Now I’ll find out whether anybody in the biz … Continue reading
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