by lunchtime, i found myself with, for the first time in years, absolutely nothing to do. so i decided i'd return to one of my favorite places — downtown Memphis — and be a tourist.
keep reading...My Blog
dessert
12.03.01 fiction, prayer, screenwriting, vision Beale Street, cheesecake, downtown, Memphis, story
Owen, Dewan, and me
12.02.27 fiction, screenwriting
as with many of the stories i will post here, this story may be rooted in some truth like all fiction, but is still fiction. and though it may be in first person, the narrator
keep reading...canine dreams
12.02.23 family, fiction, screenwriting, vision dogs, dreams, Larry, Mathilda
i love watching Mathilda sleep. she does it with as much intensity as she does everything else. looking at her, it's hard to remember she's only 18 months old, but her behavior is very
keep reading...House, LOST, Community, and jumping the proverbial shark
12.02.06 film, screenwriting, television ABC, Arrested Development, Community, film, HOUSE, hulu, jump the shark, LOST, NBC, Netflix, screenwriting, television, tv, video, writing
from the Fonz literally jumping the shark on that fateful episode of Happy Days to Barry Zuckerkorn's subtle homage on Arrested Development, television viewers have discussed the concept now known as "jumping the shark". it's
keep reading...development part ii – the screenplay
10.03.30 film, parabolos portable production, screenwriting Apple, development, Final Draft, iPad, iPhone, MacBook Pro, parabolos portable production, Quickoffice, Screenplay
at some point all of those notes, cocktail napkin sketches, ideas, pictures stolen from flickr, etc. end up turning into words somewhere. Â for the writer, it begins a long time ago, but for everyone else
keep reading...development part i – the research
10.03.25 parabolos portable production, productivity, screenwriting development, iTalk, parabolos portable production, Quickoffice
the development process is, in my opinion, the most important part of the production process. Â i feel way too many take it lightly. Â a lot of young filmmakers focus on the finished product. Â a polished
keep reading...