I’m not ashamed – I’m going to go right out there and say it. I watched three movies this weekend. Three. Sure, the sun was out. Yeah, I probably had housework to do. But I swung by my local Blockbuster and got a bunch of DVDs to watch instead. You might say lazy. I say …
As if they’d do that!
One key thing that can often throw a reader out of a script is characters acting…well…out of character. Imagine if you knew someone who was a bouncer at a night club. It’s a Saturday night. 4am. A bunch of drunk revellers stumble out and suddenly there’s a full scale brawl happening in front of your …
The Filmmaking Olympiad
In case you guys hadn’t already noticed, the Olympics have just started in London. It’s sports, right? It’s not about creativity, it’s about muscle and precision. It’s a collection of events – some so obscure that people would never usually watch – but it comes around once every four years and everyone gets obsessed with …
One Page Only
I’ve been working on a screenplay for awhile now and was recently asked to write a one page synopsis for it. I opened up Word, drummed my fingers against the side of my glass of water and pondered. What’s the best way to write a synopsis? This – before you ask – isn’t going to …
Getting Into The Swing Of It
I’ve been back in Australia for nearly a month now and I’m hoping that the normality will soon return and I can get on with it. I’m hunting for a job, I’m catching up with family, I’m trying to figure out time differences – it’s all been entirely hectic. As a result (and as you …
There’s No Place Like Home
Sorry for the blog silence over the past few weeks. I’ve been in the process of moving my life from London back to Australia which has been a rather massive undertaking. I am now, however, back in my home town of Melbourne, Australia, trying to figure out how to start again. It’s been a really …
How Do I Get My Short Film Made?
The answer to this question is easy. Make it easy to make. “Yeah, right,” I hear you say. “Cause it’s that simple.” It really is though. Think about it. You’re a producer who is really really eager to make a short film and get their career started. To dip their toe in the water. You’ve …
Post Production Update!
Sorry for the delay on the blog post over the past fortnight. I could regale you with reasons why I haven’t managed to write anything but that would waste perfectly good time when I could be telling you about all sorts of fun stuff that’s been happening with the ‘With A Little Help From Our …
A Whole New World
I recently put the call out on Twitter to see if there we any requests for topics (if you have any of your own, feel free to add them into the Comments) and a post on world building was asked for. The world is the place where your characters are interacting. They can vary from …
It’s Not Easy Being a Fictional Character
And nor should it be. A film should be about the most important moment in your characters lives. If it’s not, they why aren’t you writing about that instead? If it’s the most important moment of their lives, it means that there’s a lot at stake. And I don’t mean a lot, I mean A …