In the short term, yes, the rush towards 3-D may affect the kinds of movies that get greenlit. But the underlying “nature of cinematic storytelling” doesn’t tend to change much even in the face of tremendous technical innovations.
QandA
Numbers in dialogue
For dialogue, use as few numbers as possible, and write them out unless it’s cumbersome to do so.
Academy’s Film Noir series
The Academy is hosting a Monday night screening series focusing on film noir of the 1940’s. I’ll be handling “The Dark Mirror” on July 12. (Olivia de Havilland! Twins! Murder!)
Should she take anxiety medication?
Jenny was prescribed anti-anxiety medication, but worries it will mess up her writing.