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Rewriting the rewriter

December 10, 2008 Charlie's Angels, Directors, Film Industry, Projects, Psych 101, QandA

Sometimes there’s good reasons why original writers leave and return to their projects.

How long should it take to write a script?

December 1, 2008 Big Fish, Charlie, Film Industry, Projects, QandA, Television

Knowing the answer is part of the craft, just like a cabinetmaker promising a delivery date.

Trifecta

November 28, 2008 News, Projects, Shazam, Videogames

The combination of family travel, lingering illness and Fallout 3 has kept me away from the blog this week, but I should be back to a normal schedule beginning Sunday. There’s actual news, including my next writing project and an update (post-mortem?) on Shazam!. Plus, I really want to write something about this misguided memo […]

The Nines, recut

October 29, 2008 Education, Projects, The Nines

An editing class will recut The Nines from scratch. Final film unseen.

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