Desperately needing a break from my latest writing project—a Christmas movie that's more The Deer Hunter than It's A Wonderful Life—I decided to get a little video editing practice in. So, I clicked on over to Pexels.com to peruse their huge selection of stock footage. For the record, I'm neither afilliated with, nor do I … Continue reading Video editing: fun with stock footage
CHAOS the movie is like The Tommyknockers vs. The Crazies
CHAOS isn't your grandmother's zombie movie. In fact, they're not really zombies. Well, in the traditional sense. Check out our proof of concept teaser trailer for CHAOS, a feature-length horror film going into production later this year. Directed by Tony Oliver and written by Benjamin J. Gohs. https://youtu.be/GrW6et9i9C0
How the improv myth hurts screenwriters
You won't be shocked to learn that writers have always been undervalued. Maybe it's because nearly everyone does write ... to a certain extent. In the age of the social media post, we're just 8 Billion pseudo scribes thumb-blasting our way from respectable obscurity to digital court-jesterdom. To quote my favorite no-collar Poet Charles Bukowski … Continue reading How the improv myth hurts screenwriters
Movie featuring Bill Nighy as Bill Nighy … and Bill Nighy?
Let me start by saying that—as of this date—there's no film project starring Bill Nighy as Bill Nighy. At least, not that I know of. There is only the hope of one. Dangers inherent in writing spec scripts is that you've wasted great gobs of time on material that will never get produced ... let … Continue reading Movie featuring Bill Nighy as Bill Nighy … and Bill Nighy?
Zen and the art of coincidental correlation
Hoping to better endure the Jack Torrancian hellscape that is the Michigan winter, the wife and I are currently reading, for our own little private book club, Robert M. Pirsig's Zen and The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. While I've ingested this tome, in whole, at least five times—and in pieces several more—this is her first … Continue reading Zen and the art of coincidental correlation