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Screentalk #03 - Blade II/CSI- Mar/Apr 2002
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Blade 2: Guillermo del Toro Cuts Horror to the Bone - Scare yourself and go beyond the limits, it will be good. Guillermo del Toro tells us what goes into the making of a horror movie. In the last decade he's written and/or directed a number of supernatural movies including Cronos, Mimic, the Spanish language film The Devil's Backbone, and the recently released Blade 2 starring Wesley Snipes.
Honorary Cinematic Soul Brother: Legendary Low-Budget Auteur Jack Hill - Hill has created a lasting body of films that are action-packed, shocking, funny, and influential. Like many independent filmmakers of his era, his story is as varied and unique as his movies.
Temple Mathews: Living Life Through Children's Eyes - Who wants to grow up anyway? It's during our most difficult times that we need to retain our sense of wonder and our ability to laugh at ourselves.
Anthony Zuiker: Doing His Homework On ""CSI: Crime Scene Investigation"" - From tram-driver in Las Vegas to Hollywood top television writer, Anthony Zuiker has found that doing your homework, being loyal and working hard pays off.
Screenwriting At Its Best - We talk to Karl Iglesias who had the opportunity to interview 14 of the most successful screenwriters in Hollywood and then wrote The 101 Habits of Highly Successful Screenwriters.
U.S.A Heartland Screenwriting Success - Finding the tenacity to write and produce his first feature, Jack Young explains the frustrations along the way.
""X"" Marks the Spot: Mutant X Head Writer Howard Chaykin - With the freelance or staff opportunities on network series almost nonexistent, action series like ""Mutant X"" represent some of the few opportunities to break-in or maintain a career in television.
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Don't Blame the Script Reader - Would you pay nine or ten dollars to see your movie? If not, then don't blame the Reader for saying ""It's not quite what we were looking for"" about your masterpiece.
How to Make the Most Of Your Subplots - The mission of every subplot is ot serve the main question of your screenplay. So, create subplots that you can manipulate which better serve your main question.
21st Century Noir - We review the construction of Memento as film noir of the twenty-first century.
Frodo Doesn't Change - How and why did the writers of Lord of the Rings get away with creating Frodo as a character who doesn't grow or change during the course of the movie?
Turning Nicholl Into Gold: Part Two - First, Act - Our journey continues with four of the five winners of the 2001 Nicholl Awards a few months after they received their fellowship. Exclusively in SCREENTALK.
Setting As Character - It makes a difference what you use as the setting for your film. We explore this topic as it relates to films like The Shining, Casablanca, Cliffhanger, or your own film.
Dishing the Dirt: Writing A Satisfying Gossip Scene - Learn to use ""gossip"" - a provocative little puzzle unto itself, a microcosmic myster that rouses attention, piques curiosity and gives rise to anticipation.
Give Us the Hook - Two Of Them - Story Hooks, initial and overall, make the difference between an excited reader and a bored one. Learn how to captivate your audience.
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Notes From the Edge: Start With A Bang - The Secret To Great Opening Scenes - How to start in motion and leave them saying WOW!
From the Trenches: Where Do You Want to Go Today - And How Do You Want to Get There? - Larry Brody, top television writer and teacher, is changing the world of media for generations to come.
The Write Game: The Logic of Plot - Part I - Plot Logic, the way you present your story to your audience, may or may not follow a basic linear timeline, and it may be different than the plot that your characters actually experience.
Evoking the Story Journey: The Character Ring of Balance - Matching Characters to Sustain Conflict - The more powerful a character, the more powerful an opponent must be to create the kind of balanced conflict that will sustain drama in a story.
Convergent Media - Progress Report: Convergence 2002 - An update on what's happening in the technological world of filmmaking.
Screenwriter's Cafe: Writing With and Without Hitchcock - We talk to Steven DeRosa whose fascinating new book, Writing With Hitchcock, invites us behind the torn curtain of Alfred Hitchcock and John Michael Hayes' profound, prolific, and ultimately poignant relationship.
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Canada's Own, Peggy Thompson - Screenwriter/producer Peggy Thompson tells us the secret to successful indie filmmaking.
One Night At McCool's: Harald Zwart - A Director Who Is Serious About Comedy - Variety placed Zwart among the ""Ten Young Directors to Watch."" It didn't take long before Michael Douglas was watching - and hired Zwart to direct One Night at McCool's.
Yves Lavandier - French screenwriter/director, script doctor, and renowned author of La Dramaturgie, talks about his feature Oui, mais... and French filmmaking today.
Screentalk #03 - Blade II/CSI- Mar/Apr 2002
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