Cool web series here. These guys definitely know how to make the best use of their budget – and their actors:
Saving money by using characterization above action. Wotta concept!
The Wachowskis Rag About Hollywood
And here’s the thing: Just because they aren’t exactly first with this POV doesn’t mean they’re wrong.
‘Cloud Atlas’: Andy & Lana Wachowski and Tom Tykwer On The Problem With Hollywood – by Christopher Rosen
To call “Cloud Atlas” the year’s most ambitious film would be an understatement. The adaption of David Mitchell’s sprawling 2004 novel tells six interweaving stories — among them, a 19th century sea expedition, a present day fish-out-of-water comedy and a post-apocalyptic adventure set 106 winters after the fall of humanity — with stars like Tom Hanks, Halle Berry and Jim Sturgess playing multiple roles of varying genders and race.
munchman: The Writer of GROUNDHOG DAY Tells How He Does It
Danny Rubin, whose credits include GROUNDHOG DAY and HEAR NO EVIL, has a book out called How to Write Groundhog Day. Inasmuch as I love the film, I’m hoping the book is great. Here’s a helpful sample:
How to Write Groundhog Day: 10 Rules for Screenwriters – by Danny Rubin
Last summer another list of writing rules popped up, this one in a Sunday edition of The New York Times.
The comfort of rules can be very important to a writer’s motivation because telling them the truth (there are no rules and nobody knows anything) is for most people not useful and a little intimidating.
More Great Productivity Tips from Lifehacker.Com
We wouldn’t dare argue with any of these. Well, certainly not with the doods who created them:
The Best Productivity Tricks Used By Evil Dictators – by Thorin Klosowski
History is full of evil dictators, and while the had their share of bad qualities, it’s undeniable they were efficient at getting things done. Here’s what we can learn from them, despite their evil nature.
Bob Tinsley’s Been Thinking About New Media
…And, frequent TVWriter™ visitor that he is, Bob has a few questions (as well as an opinion or three):
LB and Munchman seem to believe that web series are, if not THE future, one of the major elements of the future of TV (is that term even relevant anymore? More later.) writing. I decided to force Monkey Mind into investigating this phenomenon.