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A Mastering Film Three-Fer: On Writing
I know, I know. My capacity for posting these pieces here has right shit of late. But nonetheless, here we go… In my last post, I talked about one of the most important steps you take as a writer: walking away between the first and second drafts so you an approach the rewrite as objectively ...
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A Mastering Film Two-Fer: The Writing Series Continues
Joining my first two posts in my writing series at Mastering Film, Screenplay First Drafts: Out of Your Brain and Onto the Page and I Can’t Read My Writing & That’s OK!, are two new pieces, the first on the majesty of Post-It notes, and the second on the most important rewriting step you take: ...
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@ Mastering Film: I Can’t Read My Writing & That’s OK
Part two (part one can be found here) of my writing series is live over at Mastering Film dot com! In “I Can’t Read My Writing…,” I lay out the pros and cons of being a “write by hand” guy, and my love of making doctors be proud of their own handwriting. Here’s a snippet. ...
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@ Mastering Film: Screenplay First Drafts
My newest piece (and first part of a series on writing) for Focal Press’s Mastering Film is live! Here’s a sneak, and be sure to follow the link to read the article in full! I came into filmmaking and writing through composing music. Near the end of my tenure as a scribbler of notations for ...
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@ Mastering Film – Courting Controversy
It’s a day of new posts as my newest piece for Focal Press’s Mastering Film goes live! In “Courting Controversy,” I offer a few tips on how to handle hot-button documentary subject matter. Here’s a snippet… When I made my first historical documentary, The Fourteen Minute Gap, I was asked by my boss if I ...
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@ Mastering Film: “Jazz, Interviews, & Penmanship: Five Tips for Successful Interviews”
My newest post for Focal Press’s Mastering Film website went live this week. In “Jazz, Interviews, & Penmanship: Five Tips for Successful Interviews,” I share the five guiding principles that have resulted in great on-camera interviews in my documentary work. Here’s a peek: I’ve talked a lot about questions in both of my previous posts: ...
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@ Mastering Film: Strengthen Your Documentary by Questioning… Yourself
My second post for Focal Press’ Mastering Film Dot Com is live! In “Strengthen Your Documentary by Questioning… Yourself,” I talk about how any work of creation is the process of answering your own questions. Have a look, have a read, share a lot, and enjoy! In my first post, I examined what I believe ...
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@Mastering Film – Everyone Has a Story
I’m very excited to announce my new writing gig as a regular contributor to Focal Press’ “Mastering Film” website! When I left my life as a musician in 2004, I immediately started teaching myself the nuts and bolts of the film medium, and Focal Press books were a huge part of my education. Seven years ...
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@The Indie Film Hub – The Indie Responsibility
A couple weeks ago, I was very lucky to be asked by my good friend Oli Lewington (@olilewington) to be one of the inaugural “home-grown” pieces of content on his great new Indie-centric curation site, The Indie Film Hub (www.theindiefilmhub.com). The piece is called “The Indie Responsibility,” and here’s a little snippet. Click the link ...
