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October 23, 2008 Prince of Persia, Projects, Videogames

Friend and occasional writing partner Jordan Mechner has been tinkering on a website for a few months, and is now ready to invite the world in. He has a lot to share about 20 years in the videogame industry, and the transition from designer to screenwriter. Basically, my plan is to blog, post sketches, and […]

Indie film, cont’d

October 20, 2008 Film Industry, Follow Up, Indie, Sundance, The Nines

How some are navigating distribution of indie fare.

The Remnants, in script form

October 9, 2008 Projects, The Remnants, Web series

The complete script for The Remnants pilot, along with the accompanying character bios, are now up in the Library.

The Remnants

October 9, 2008 Projects, The Remnants

Yesterday, a Google News alert informed me that the web pilot I wrote and directed way back in February has been dis-embargoed. I’ve been deliberately sketchy on details about the project, but since Variety has the story, there’s no reason to be coy. It’s called The Remnants. It’s a comedy about a group of squabbling […]

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