This is an amazing article I came upon looking for baby names for a film project I’m working on. That babies as young as seven months can communicate via signRead More
How Would Your Character Quit?
In the past few days the nation has been captivated by the story of the JetBlue flight attendant who publicly quit his job by cursing out a passenger, grabbing aRead More
The 5 Requirements Of A Slam Dunk High Concept Script
A number of my students have found success in their writing in the past few weeks, including Vito LaBruno, who had his script optioned soon after he pitched at TheRead More
Fidelity
A friend posted this article on “negotiated infidelity” today and I thought it would make an interesting jumping-off point for a discussion of the use of relationships in story. PerhapsRead More
Congratulations Vito!
Good news from my student Vito LaBruno concerning his screenplay Don Alhabib. Says Vito: “LA For Hire, (Wendy Kram) has optioned Don Alhabib. It’s an exclusive option for her toRead More
Give Your Character A Signature Look
Sherlock Holmes had his pipe and Dracula his cape and fangs. My assistant has a friend who only wears short pants regardless of the weather. Shelly Winters and Marilyn Monroe,Read More
