Tag Archive | "Movie making"
Mamma Mia! Here I go again.
Two central fixations struck me after this afternoon’s viewing (my third in just over a week) of the movie, Mamma Mia. One, I keep seeing more delicate subtle touches throughout the film and two; I appreciate Abba’s songs more than I ever did before. Catherine Johnson’s screenplay is a masterpiece. I don’t know how much time [...]
Continue reading...Screenwriter’s fees
Saturday, September 13, 2008
When you look over what the Writer’s Guild of America (WGA) say you should get for your screenplay at between $39,290 and $80,427 with another $26,495 to $43,875 for the treatment, you can look to screenplay writing as a good way to earn a more than reasonable living, providing you’re selling more than one a [...]
Continue reading...Will top actors bring money to your movie?
Friday, July 25, 2008
You’ve no doubt been so concerned with your low budget independent movie and the amount that you’ve allocated for your star roles. Is it enough? Will it bring the people to the cinema? What if I had another ten million for a star name, will that make me more than the extra ten million back [...]
Continue reading...Making Short Films (2008) by Clifford Thurlow
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Our rating 3 stars*** I really wanted to like this book, it gets such enthusiastic reviews from many commentators. However, as hard as I tried, it didn’t really do it for me in the way I expected. I wanted to find out about film and movie making. I felt like I was in a history lesson at [...]
Continue reading...Raindance Writer’s Lab Write + Sell The Hot Screenplay
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Our rating 5 stars***** If you only choose one book on being a screenplay writer, then this should be your choice. This is the book that takes you through the various parts of writing your screenplay, how to complete it, who to get it to and lays out all of your business resources exactly where you want [...]
Continue reading...Screenplay help & tips from www.FILMandMOVIEmaking.com
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Screenplay help & tips from www.FILMandMOVIEmaking.com is all about looking at ways to make a great first impression with your screenplay when your script lands on the desk of the most important person in the world (after your family, your friends and your dog) – the person who will say either yes (recommend), maybe (consider), [...]
Continue reading...Sex and the City (2008)
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
2 stars** Been there, seen it; got the t-shirt. Now the film. The movie has been hyped up for what feels like a long time. Do the four lead actors get along with each other or not? Did they argue over positioning of their names in the credits? Was this just to disguise what has finally [...]
Continue reading...Mamma Mia (2008)
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
The movie of the year? The Mamma Mia stage show is one of life’s great treasured moments; if you haven’t been, please do; you’ll have the time of your life. Around $1.5 billion has been spent by audiences watching the show in theatres around the world to date; it may even run as long as Agatha [...]
Continue reading...Film reviews
Friday, May 30, 2008
I’ve been asked why there have been so many film and movie reviews on this blog recently when so many readers have been expecting updates on the progress of the short film. They want to know if the screenplay is ready yet and is pre-production complete? Well, no. The experts say you should study films before taking [...]
Continue reading...Vantage Point (2008)
Thursday, May 1, 2008
4 stars**** I’m very pleased I chose to go and see Vantage Point. It was an outstanding entertaining movie. Essentially we saw the film from various people’s perspective’s in ten minute slots with each one just giving us a little more information over the last. Only when we saw each person’s point of view were we able [...]
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Saturday, September 27, 2008
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