I was on my friend Richard’s podcast, Pulling Your Hair Out, where he interviews writers on their process. Check out my interview here.
In the interview, I mention how I write in my bed and bought a specific laptop stand just for that purpose. It took me months to find one that would do what I wanted, but I love it and use it every day. If anyone is curious, here’s the link for the laptop stand.
And check out his other interviews. Lots of interesting conversations on the creative process.
i only have 2 roles in my short, MIKE and SUSAN. if possible, i’d like them to be a young, interracial couple. the casting notice went up on 6/10 and so far, i’ve received several submissions that seem promising for the role of SUSAN. however, i haven’t gotten nearly as many submissions for the role…
i met tawnya several years ago where she taught the writing class that i was taking. i was not a fan of the institution, but i loved tawnya and her class! then a year ago, i saw the list of people who were accepted into the nbc writers on the verge program, and saw that…
i’m really excited to have started preproduction on my 6th short film! i was too busy last year because of the workload from the nick fellowship, but now i’m not working and so i wanted to make good use of this time. title: you will meet a sexy stranger logline: a comedy about a guy, a…
even working industry folk have to go through the process of making a short film. alex epstein, screenwriter and author of the excellent book Crafty Screenwriting, talks about his decision to make a short film. http://complicationsensue.blogspot.com/2006/12/why-short_17.html he’s shooting hdv, not film or hd. he’s keeping it short, around 4-6 minutes from what i can gather….
we had a mixer with writers from the various network writing programs, including cbs, wb, disney, the new fox program, and us from nbc wotv. there were maybe 40 writers plus the people who run the programs. it was really crowded, and a lot of fun. here’s something you might not have known: many writers…
here are some notes i was scribbling. they look like jibberish, but the notes make sense to me. this is an important part of the brainstorming process where i play around with different blocking of the actors in relation to the camera. to me, storyboards by themselves aren’t that useful, but they help me figure…