Another little gem from Arika Okrent, our favorite grammar cop/English language scholar. Today she analyzes another of our pet peeves, using the word “literally” to mean “figuratively.” And, as usual, she does it with charm.
Tag: online TV writing workshop
Web Series: ‘Stinking Thinking’
This series is proof positive that if you have an English accent you can get away with anything.
Providing you’re talented and weird as hell as well.
For example:
Web Series: ‘Sam and Pat are Depressed’
Frequent (but not frequent enough) TVWriter™ guest columnist Bri Castellini has a new web series on Seeka.TV, and, spoilsports that we are (to Seeka.TV and its ilk anyway), we’re here to give you a glimpse into its darkness, despair…and humor.
SAM AND PAT ARE DEPRESSED
TRAILER
Episode 1 is also out and about…but you’ll have to go here, to Seeka.TV, to see it. Which reminds us:
WARNING! Seeka will make you join in order to watch. It’s free, and the show’s worth more than that, but still, it kinda bugs us, you know?
Steven Spielberg Gives Us Some Advice
And now a few words from Steven Spielberg on filmmaking, success, directing, success, writing, success, living an authentic life, and, hmm, what’ve we left out? Oh, right – success.
Anyway:
Indie Video: Creating Powerful Themes & Great Characters
The last time we featured a Microbudget Film Lab video was back in October, and as good as that one was, we think this will be even more helpful. The info here isn’t just about indie film-making, it’s what everyone who writes just about anything (except maybe Ikea furniture assembly directions) needs to know.
The Microbudget Film Lab Channel is HERE