I’m being persuaded that I should cut out or rewrite a couple of scenes in my screenplay. On the one hand, I think the way I’ve written it is more visually interesting and tells the story better. On the …
Author: mitusents
Biochemist, MBA, then programmer. Now novelist, screenplay writer and hopefully director. What a strange trip it's been.
Architectural Vision
In a discussion with someone who I hope will become an avid collaborator in the future, I characterized how I hope to work with cast and crew thus…
I view my role as the writer/director as an architect with a …
Reel, Beer and Pizza
So I have my first draft done for Treasure Hunt and struggling with building up my ego to start trying to find a Director of Photography, an Editor and a Sound Guy. I’ve read in a number of locations that …
Conflict regarding conflict
Too meta for me
I wasn’t feeling well last week and took off work early to go home and sleep. I wound up sleeping probably 14 hours or so. I did a lot of dreaming, and things got weird.
I dreamt that I tried …
Convention, and why it is important
This is an adaptation from a response to a beta read I just sent. It’s about convention, and why it’s important if you want people to read, and enjoy, your story…
It’s very challenging to shed your author’s blinders when …
Spectre
I just finished (re)watching the James Bond movie Spectre. Bond movies have gone back to forgettable, sadly. I absolutely loved Casino Royale, the first Craig Bond. It was fresh, it was serious, Bond didn’t joke around and drop …
First draft done
Over our vacation in Orlando (lows in the 60’s, highs in the 80’s; such a nice change from the dreary weather at home), I wrapped up all the scenes I originally envisioned when I wrote the synopsis for Treasure Hunt…
Director’s Statement
My goal with Treasure Hunt is twofold: first: to learn, by doing, how to assemble and manage a team to produce a feature-length film that’s engaging and entertaining. Second, but no less important, to evaluate if making movies is as …
Whaza Critique Partner?
A critique partner (CP) is sort of like being alpha/beta reader to each other. Good ones are hard to find. I’ve only got one after trying a dozen or more times. There are a number of authors I regularly …