Month: December 2014

Diana Vaccarelli Sees GONE GIRL

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Looks like I should start reading more books, as the film industry is making more and more films based on literature, contemporary and old. GONE GIRL, written by Gillian Flynn, is one of those films.

Like the book (or so every single bit of publicity about this project has told me), the film follows a man named Nick Dunne after the disappearance of his wife and shows us the media circus that develops once he is a suspect. Ben Affleck tackles the role of the charming husband with something to hide. As a fan of Affleck’s writing and directing but not so much his acting, I’m surprised to say that this role suited him perfectly. He portrays Nick with charisma and an interesting, edgy attitude that I didn’t expect.

Rosamund Pike takes on the difficult role of Amy Dunne, Nick’s rich wife. The part has many layers that Pike peels back and exposes with perfection. She definitely proves herself not only as a star but as Oscar-winning material. read article

Cartoons: “All the World’s a Stage”

Grant Snider’s definitely got this right:

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See more of Grant Snider’s genius on Incidental Comics

WGAW December 2014 Calendar of Events

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Seeya at the Guild Hall, Brothers & Sisters!

Cargo 3120: The Making of a Sci-Fi Franchise #8

CARGO3120Entry 8 The Pains of Cutting…

by Aaron Walker Sr.

(EDITOR’S NOTE: The Story So Far starts HERE)

Though we were able to reduce a grotesquely overwritten script from 117 pages to 90 in the first advanced class, there was still work to be done in the realm of overall story structure. I believe one of the most difficult creative writing skills to master is the ability to know what to put in, and what to leave out of the story. We tend to want to cram all of the ideas floating in our head onto the paper, but in doing so the story as a whole has the potential to suffer.

In the second advanced writing class we continued cutting and refining. But cutting was the hardest part.  As writers, I think we all tend to grow attached to the scenes we write. When inevitably tasked with revising or removing one or more of those beloved scenes, we feel like we’re removing a part of ourselves. That’s what happened when I had to remove an entire scene that I was absolutely certain needed to remain. But it pays to listen to those who have more experience than ourselves. read article

Angelo J. Bell: Pitching is exhausting…

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by Angelo J. Bell

… And I truly don’t want to do it anymore.

Pitching  for television is exhausting. I truly no longer want to do it, however, I realize it is a necessary evil if you want to break into that wonderful land of television production. I am lucky and blessed to have worked with numerous writers in the past 2 years, and have been able to pitch series, dramas, sitcoms, MOWs, and various unscripted programs for an average of 1 pitch meeting a month for twenty-four months. With every meeting I feel like we get one step closer.

The truth of the matter is my production company, KISS HUG FIVE ENTERTAINMENT is doing what many writers aspire to do, but few have been able to do. read article