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The Screenwriter (Eternalus Optimistius)
Sometimes a designer just has to make a fun picture. It could apply to any creative endeavor, really. Keep chasing those dreams, folks. (and yes, that is a Looney Toons reference, in…
July 11, 2015 -
Stories, Empathy and Emotional Investment in Things That Aren’t Real (except in our imagination)
Do you remember this one? It’s a classic, and a real example of how we invest in things that technically aren’t real, save in our own imaginations. Personification, expections, subversions of expectations and…
July 10, 2015 -
Reviews @Talentville: The Lowrie Gang
A review of a Historical Western script for Talentville member Andy Froemke. This one was one of, if not THE, top script at Talentville in 2014. Feel free to visit Andy’s website. He’s…
July 8, 2015 -
My “Drew Struzan: Oeuvre” Review on Amazon
A couple years back, I was given the opportunity to illustrate a poster for a low-budget indie flick written by a friend of mine. Whenever I get new and exciting jobs, I…
July 7, 2015 -
My “The Art of The Last of Us” Review on Amazon
I bought the book largely sight unseen back in 2013. I’d just moved, money was tight, but I’d been seeing the artwork for it cropping up online (the broken overpass was the…
July 6, 2015 -
Growing Up In The Shadow Of The Cold War’s Shadow
I’m old enough to remember the Cold War – the arms race, the pervading paranoia, the anxiety and “The Iron Curtain”. Kinda sorta. I remember all those things, but not completely firsthand.…
July 3, 2015 -
Designing The Bowling Themes – Big Brothers Big Sisters
Bit of a throwback with this one. Really, this one job sparked an resurgence in my design career like nothing else has before or since. When Chantal at Big Brothers Big Sisters…
June 29, 2015 -
Reviews @Talentville: The Snake
Here’s a review I did last year for T’ville member Scott Vasey. He’s since revamped the script with all the reviews received by myself and over a dozen other reviewers… and to…
June 28, 2015 -
Review Checklist pt 7 – Writing Style and Wrap-Up
And here we reach the final sections. Writing Style is a slider… Wrap-Up is just an extra category that I created to let me talk about stuff that didn’t fit elsewhere. WRITING…
June 28, 2015 -
Review Checklist pt 6 – Dialogue
As with Character, the dialogue’s a little short on points: Do the characters speak with unique voices, not just with affectations and speech patterns, but do they speak from a worldview specific…
June 27, 2015
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