Monthly Archives: September 2006

COMPRESSING MY OWN POST

Artful Writer has a nice post on event compression, a tool worth understanding. My own word of caution: overly compressing events can be jarring if inartfully handled. Have a sense of what you are omitting and how it feels to … Continue reading

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WAITING….

There is a guy you know who knows a guy. You called him and he agreed to give you some feedback on your script. You worked for a year on this script; you know it’s a killer story. And you … Continue reading

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THE TERRIBLE JOB OF PRODUCER

Someone who uses various names and claims to be from various places asks more than once: What does Hollywood really think of companies that offer services like InkTip? The best answer to that is to explain how producers find material. … Continue reading

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