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Corpse Bride

Changing heroes mid-stream

January 20, 2016 Corpse Bride, Frankenweenie, Writing Process

As an animated film moves from screenplay to storyboards to scratch reels, you see the story coming to life — and the problems front-and-center.

New interview up

October 5, 2009 Big Fish, Charlie, Corpse Bride, Go, Projects, The Nines

I did an interview this afternoon with Sam Heer at BlogTalkRadio’s 123Film station, in which we talked about Go, The Nines, the Burton movies and screenwriting in general.

Are animated specs worth the time?

May 27, 2008 Corpse Bride, Genres, Projects, QandA

Short answer: yes. But be realistic about the chance of it getting made.

How accurate is the page-per-minute rule?

March 22, 2006 Big Fish, Charlie, Charlie's Angels, Corpse Bride, Go, QandA

Most screenplays are about 120 pages, and most movies are around two hours. But the conversion rate between paper and celluloid is rarely one-to-one.

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