This is a test of the Scrippet plugin for WordPress, which would help me render bits of scripts and screenplays and such. I’ll be tweaking this until it looks OK. INT. RESEARCH OFFICE – DAY SMITH stands next to BILLY, who is seated at his desk. Billy hands him a fat folder. BILLY I don’t [...]
Posted by Chris in Blog, ScriptFrenzy, Technology, Writing on June 12th, 2009 | 1 Comment »
It’s what you’ve all* been waiting for, the blockbuster hit of Summer 2009. The Last Domino finally has a screenplay, and you finally have a chance to read it. Let me know what you think of it.** * Deana, basically ** only if you loved it
Posted by Chris in Film, ScriptFrenzy, Writing on July 9th, 2007 | 6 Comments »
The good news: The script is done. The accursed, untenable, unsalable, hackneyed, nagging time travel screenplay has finally been completed. The entire plot outline was covered, the crises averted, the ending tied up in a neat bow. I’m done with the first draft. Done! The bad news: It’s less than 16,000 words, around 85 pages. [...]
Posted by Chris in Film, ScriptFrenzy, Writing on June 30th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Wow. I just made it through one of those sections of the plot outline that was a single line, and even that line was hand-waving. (Seriously, it read “Block 5: montage of LURVE.”) It’s the part of most movies that doesn’t work at all if the actors don’t have chemistry and the director doesn’t have [...]
Posted by Chris in Film, ScriptFrenzy, Writing on June 21st, 2007 | Comments Off
Work on the Accursed Screenplay has been slow, but I’m plodding away. (“Plodding” isn’t exacly the word one wants associated with a film script, but whatever.) I’m actually kind of proud of the progress I’ve made so far. Dialogue isn’t my strongest suit, but I’ve been able to discover new things about my characters just [...]
Posted by Chris in Film, ScriptFrenzy, Writing on June 19th, 2007 | 1 Comment »