As I’ve asked for help on Reddit to find a place to ask for actors, I figured I’d list the descriptions I’ve worked up for the principal roles. My budget for “Treasure Hunt” now allows me to pay …
Month: June 2018
Editing Myself
This is really an extension of an earlier post on editing.
I’ve been rereading what I feel is becoming my bible on directing, “Directing: Film Techniques and Aesthetics” by Michael Rabiger and Mick Hurbis-Cherrier, and this morning started …
RedDom Coverage Reports
Because of my doubts regarding my “Treasure Hunt” screenplay, even after getting positive feedback from one of my screenplay editors, I scheduled script coverage reports for “The Dominatrix Wore Red” from two professional script readers. …
Screenplay Coverage – Screenplay Mechanic
I contacted Drew, the Screenplay Mechanic, for a coverage report on my script “The Dominatrix Wore Red.” The excellent logline and synopsis told me he read my script in detail. Though his feedback wasn’t encouraging, nonetheless it …
Screenplay Coverage – ScriptGal
I contacted Amanda, the ScriptGal, for a coverage report for “The Dominatrix Wore Red.” I was very happy with her response, and not just because it was encouraging. Her logline and synopsis told me she carefully read …
Chanur Novels – CH Cherryh
I believe I’ve loved everything I’ve ready by CJ Cherryh. I don’t know that I’ve managed to read all her scifi (yet), but I’ve read a number of series in her Alliance/Union/Compact universe.
I typically smoke a cigar …
Prologue – The Dirty Word
First, what the heck is a prologue? It’s not trivial to define one, as I found out when asking an author friend to critique this. For the purposes of this post, I’m going to go with Wikipedia’s definition:
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RomCom?
I just got the response back from one of my script editors and she was very positive. The main thing I took from her feedback was her characterization of Treasure Hunt as a romantic comedy, something I hadn’t considered.
I …