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Archives for 2004

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory teaser up

December 9, 2004 Charlie, Projects

The teaser for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is now up at Yahoo!, for those who are interested. It should be attached to movies beginning this weekend. One good thing about a movie like this is that you don’t have to worry about the trailer spoiling the movie, because the story is already familiar to […]

Formatting a reality show proposal

December 7, 2004 Formatting, QandA, Television

Here’s how to present a reality TV show. Use it wisely.

Getting sidetracked by other movies

December 6, 2004 Psych 101, QandA

Tricks to get you back in the mood of your screenplay.

Back to work

November 28, 2004 News, Projects

After the trip to Miami for the Urban Challenge, and an extended Thanksgiving weekend, it’s finally back to work. That is, if I can avoid the life-destroying forces of World of Warcraft. For those who are curious, I’ll eventually get the full write-up of the Miami race posted. The short version is that we crossed […]

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