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Extras work – you might be edited out
Long hours spent waiting around for the film crew to prepare the scene before the real cast appear and show us their years of acting training – that‘s an extra’s day’s work. To survive as an extra, the main rule you need to clearly remember is – don’t look at the camera. If an extra [...]
Continue reading...What does a gofer do on set?
19. April 2012
Essentially, the gofer goes for this and goes for that. Anything required arranging on set can be the gofer’s responsibility. The real name for the position is production assistant, also known as a PA. If you are good at fetching coffee, copying screenplays and moving both crew and equipment to specific locations which might be [...]
Continue reading...Without the boom, the movie fails
17. April 2012
Without the technically proficient boom operator, the movie will struggle to pass the real deal. When people’s voices drift in and out of the scene as they move across the stage, you know the boom operator wasn’t trained properly and the production team have failed to over-ride the problem in Foley. Boom operators work with [...]
Continue reading...Getting paid for your screenplay
16. April 2012
When a producer agrees to buy your screenplay, that is when the producer says yes, it’s not really a complete yes until you receive a contract. Even then it requires both parties to sign the document and have it witnessed to be complete. Until the check clears the banking systems, you won’t know if the [...]
Continue reading...Author’s delight or ID theft predators paradise?
28. September 2011
There are two distinct views that arise after looking over a fake name generator website. Either it’s a brilliant idea for fiction authors and screenplay writers or it’s the most excellent piece of software available for people to commit today’s most increasing crime; that of identity theft.
Continue reading...How do you write a logline?
11. February 2010
If you need to know what a logline is, you’re right at the start of screenplay writing. If you look in television schedules and see what’s written about a movie, a drama or even sport, the few words describing the viewing will be its logline; telling you all you need to know before you decide [...]
Continue reading...Academy Awards® 2010 nominations
3. February 2010
The nominees (from movies in 2009) are… Best Picture Avatar The Blind Side District 9 An Education The Hurt Locker Inglourous Basterds Precious A Serious Man Up Up In The Air Best Actor In A Leading Role Jeff Bridges – Crazy Heart George Clooney – Up In The Air Colin Firth – Single Man Morgan [...]
Continue reading...Do movie trailers work?
20. August 2009
The quality of a movie trailer is often difficult to evaluate. Sometimes you get to see all the best explosions or the best jokes before you see the movie. Then, when you do pay for your ticket, you find you’ve seen everything worthwhile; you feel cheated and wonder why you bothered. Some trailers are completely [...]
Continue reading...Screenplay experts speak
27. May 2009
From time to time it’s good to go back to basics and learn screenplay writing from the experts. You don’t have to agree with all that they say, but by checking out different views you can decide what might work for you. Here’s a selection of the different types of people involved with screenwriting: writers, [...]
Continue reading...What is it about a movie?
13. March 2009
Just what makes you want to rush from the cinema and tell everyone you know (and many you don’t know) about your experience, good or bad? Could it be the high emotions you’ve experienced looking out for your hero and fighting against the antagonist? It’s different for all of us. For some it might just [...]
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