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Screenplay Structure
Referring to the cliché ‘if you fail to plan, you plan to fail’ sums up the screenplay writer’s needs for structure. Wail and scream all you like, but structure to your movie is all about planning. It’s essential and don’t believe you can miss out this important part of your writing process, even when you’re [...]
Continue reading...Screenplay first impressions
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
How many chances do you get to make a first impression? Whether it’s walking into your job interview, the first date with a new potential loved one or showing an important person your new screenplay, you’ll get just one chance to make a positive impression. Experts say that we make up our minds (whether rightly [...]
Continue reading...88 Minutes (2008)
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
4 stars**** Everyone else and I really mean everyone else, has absolutely panned this movie, but I’m going against the majority: I enjoyed it. It wasn’t Shakespeare, but then I didn’t anticipate it might be. Sure the plot was stretching the imagination and most of the cast (except the lead, Al Pacino) appeared to be [...]
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...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 [...]
Continue reading...The Bank Job (2008)
Thursday, May 8, 2008
4 stars**** Jason Statham emerges in a role that appears written for him. It almost certainly wasn’t, but if you want a bank robber and/or small time criminal in London circa any year from 1965, then Jason is your man. Yet again, another Brit movie that hits all the high notes; the Brits are certainly [...]
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 [...]
Continue reading...Which film to see at the cinema?
Saturday, April 26, 2008
I have some spare time on Monday so I thought I’d treat myself and go and see a movie or two, but which to choose? Forgetting Sarah Marshall is just out; the trailer looks good, but I’m not sure if it will maintain my interest all the way through. Website rottentomatoes.com scores it 85%, but [...]
Continue reading...World famous actress says: “Acting only please”
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
I was lucky enough to run into (not literally) a world famous actress today. We chatted about making movies. We talked about the various film and movie making courses that were running locally. In particular, there’s a group who meet most Sunday afternoons (they’re not full time professionals yet and this is their free time) [...]
Continue reading...Basic Instinct 1992 Movie review
Monday, March 17, 2008
5 stars***** To understand the culture behind Basic Instinct, you need to look at the brilliant writing of Joe Eszterhas. While others may argue about his bigger and perhaps (technically) better successes with other films, here at filmandmoviemaking.com we give this film a 5* rating because it scores high in every area. Joe’s words flow [...]
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Saturday, November 8, 2008
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