Archive | February, 2011

Blank Twitter Screen

I encountered this the other day, out of the blue. For no apparent reason, going to Twitter.com resulted in a blank white screen. Lots of people are having this problem. I discovered a possible solution (at least it worked for me). I am running Windows XP and Firefox 3.6.13. Your results may vary, but I [...]

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2011 Creative Screenwriting Cyberspace Open, Entry Submitted.

Well, I’ve submitted my little five page script. I could have tinkered with it for the next 16 more hours, but I don’t think it would have changed much. I’m happy with it, and hope I advance to the next round, if only to just compete again. If I don’t advance, I just might do [...]

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2011 Creative Screenwriting Cyberspace Open, Third Draft Complete

Apart for any last minute tweaks, I think I’m done. I got some great feedback from a few people I trust. This was a lot of fun to write, although I have to admit finding the right idea took some work, and did get frustrating after a while. One thing I found interesting with this [...]

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2011 Creative Screenwriting Cyberspace Open, First Draft Complete

Well, I brainstormed ideas, got stuck in a rut for a while on an idea I really liked but could not for the life of me make it work the premise. I had to file that one away, but in the process a single image of something popped into my head and spawned a whole [...]

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2011 Creative Screenwriting Cyberspace Open, Round One

Ok. The premise dropped at 5pm today. Here it is: Premise: Your PROTAGONIST and his or her LOVE INTEREST are at odds. One of the protagonist’s schemes has gone terribly awry, and the love interest has had it. Write a scene in which they have it out – but in an unconventional way. Their words [...]

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Green Zone

Green Zone

There are a few things I really liked in this thriller. One, it’s not all spelled out for you, giving you details through poorly conceived flashbacks, or monologuing for the sake of exposition. The film treats the viewer as a smart individual who can figure things out for themselves. However, what we are shown gives [...]

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