Next Saturday it would have been 100 days since I last heard from MM. When I reflected on this last week, I realized he had never been completely silent for that long. Today I received the sad news our dear friend passed away. I had the honor
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One of Celtx’s first three new “Learning Templates” is a tool pack for script development: “The Writer’s Development Kit”. I can highly recommend it, not only because of its ridiculously low price ($1.95) but also because I wrote it. :) There has been a lot of confusion about the terms logline, synopsis, and treatment
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We have raved before about Yves Lavandier’s book Writing Drama. This time we have something very special to announce to you. Throughout June, July and August we will be running a weekly post covering some of the best excerpts from this book. In addition, if you like
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You’ve probably seen the memo to the writing staff of the now defunct show, The Unit, by David Mamet. I’ve had a closer look at the memo and broken it down into seven main statements. Mamet’s take on drama in a nuthell or… Aristotle for TV. 1. INFORMATION
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I woke up this morning and the site had a purple look and feel to it! It’s not an early April Fool’s joke, just proof that the transition from Melbourne (AU) to Culver City (CA) was successful. We’re now looking at the new Story Department servers with
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The CEO’s of and Scripped.com and Zhura.com have just announced the merger of their companies in an email to their members. Both have provided online script formatting services for the past 2 and 3 years. Together they claim they will be the largest screenwriting community online. In the email to
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TheStoryDepartment.com.au may show some less than convenient quirks this weekend. Lee and I are flying our trusted server over to a faster and more reliable host in sunny California. Meanwhile you can just keep reading… photo credit: ArtBrom UPDATE 24 March ’10: When you click on
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I have seen The Hurt Locker and I enjoyed it. But I don’t get the hype. Is this a memorable movie? Is it memorable for the right reasons? I’d love to hear your comments. I have serious doubts whether most people who voted for the Best Original
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