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In- Depth Look – Edgar Wright
I recently saw the trailer for "Baby Driver," and I am more than ready for the next Edgar Wright film to come out. It made me think about this great video I saw a few years back about how he uses his visuals in his directing style. In my opinion, he's one of the best comedy … Continue reading In- Depth Look – Edgar Wright
Judd Apatow
"I always felt as a kid that I was underappreciated, invisible or weird, but I've always secretly thought people would one day appreciate what is different about me. I'm always putting that message out there." Judd Apatow
Creativity Defined Once and For All
Jason Mantzoukas on Pitching TV Shows
"It’s a very improvisational process. Even though I know loosely what I want to talk about, I let the people’s responses dictate how I proceed. So if I start talking about a show, and I’m saying, you know, It’s a modern-western! It’s like a Deadwood or something, and the person’s like, ‘Oh I love Deadwood,’ then … Continue reading Jason Mantzoukas on Pitching TV Shows
Parks and Recreation Showrunner on Naming Characters
"We had a rule at “Parks and Rec” that every character had to have a first and last name regardless of whether they had one line or no lines — any casting had to have a complete name. It was such a pain in the ass but it was so fun. We got so invested … Continue reading Parks and Recreation Showrunner on Naming Characters
Writing Quote of the Day
“Make it dark, make it grim, make it tough, but then, for the love of God, tell a joke.” Joss Whedon (former member of theOffice!)
Quote of the Fey
"Don't waste your energy trying to educate or change opinions; go over, under, through, and opinions will change organically when you're the boss. Or they won't. Who cares? Do your thing, and don't care if they like it." Tina Fey, Bossypants
Let It Go
First Draft I recently finished the first draft of the comedy pilot I’ve been working on with a writing partner. It’s great except that it’s about twenty pages too long and not funny. We cringed every time we read it. The thing needed rewrites. Not the kind where we could just go through the script … Continue reading Let It Go
QOTD
"I’ve found my productive writing-to-screwing around ratio to be one to seven. So for every eight hour day of writing, there is only one good productive hour of work being done. The other seven hours are preparing for writing: pacing around the house, collapsing cardboard boxes for recycling, reading the DVD extras pamphlet from the … Continue reading QOTD
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