Writing worlds since 1986, I've been telling stories since I was in the womb. No, really. What is DNA if not the script for one's life story? Writer. Filmmaker. Master Manipulator. Through a collection of scratches on paper, I can make you feel powerful emotions for characters that are not even alive. I can make you pant for breath during an action sequence. Gasp and jump in fear. Fall in love with the protagonist. Scream about the antagonist's injustice. Hope for the anti-hero to get away with it. Cry when a beloved character fails and falls. I can do all this through words and a projection of colors on a screen. Don't take my "word" for it. Instead of delighting you more with tales about my spectacular writing, I prefer to let my stories speak for themselves. Put my scripts where my mouth is. If you'd like to experience the wonders of my storytelling abilities, take a look at my portfolio. Fair warning though: you will feel powerful emotions for my characters. I am not liable for any and all love, joy, heartbreak, or depression that may result from attachment to my fictional beings. Now, without further adieu... Welcome to my World.
The Exorcist keeps getting funnier every single time i see it.
Adam: What are your qualifications?
Beetlejuice: Ah. Well… I attended Juilliard… I’m a graduate of the Harvard business school. I travel quite extensively. I lived through the Black Plague and had a pretty good time during that. I’ve seen the EXORCIST ABOUT A HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SEVEN TIMES, AND IT KEEPS GETTING FUNNIER EVERY SINGLE TIME I SEE IT… NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT YOU’RE TALKING TO A…
“And remember… I’ll eat anything you want me to eat. I’ll swallow anything you want me to swallow. But, come on down and I’ll… chew on a dog! Arroooo!”
This has been another edition of Tickled Tuesdays (because laughter is the best medicine, and I’m all out of morphine). Today’s giggle inducer was brought to you by Beetlejuice.
“Remember, George: no man is a failure who has friends.”
This has been another edition of Thunderous Thorsdays (because no one can spark your creativity like a thunder god)! Today’s inspiring bolt was brought to you by It’s A Wonderful Life.
Flavius
Go, go, good countrymen, and, for this fault,
Assemble all the poor men of your sort;
Draw them to Tiber banks, and weep your tears
Into the channel, till the lowest stream
Do kiss the most exalted shores of all.
See, whe’r their basest metal be not moved!
They vanish tongue-tied in their guiltiness.
Go you down that way towards the Capitol;
This way will I: disrobe the images,
If you do…
George Bailey: Isn’t it wonderful? I’m going to jail!
This has been another edition of Tickled Tuesdays (because laughter is the best medicine, and I’m all out of morphine). Today’s giggle inducer was brought to you by It’s a Wonderful Life.
Bad narration usually has not mastered the art of the unsaid.
No matter how much a writer may try to avoid them, some stories just need a narrator. Stories have minds of their own, and some require specific framing devices in order to make them shine. Narration can be used for a variety of purposes: explaining a complicated story in a shorter time frame, adding a framing device for structure, adding insight that otherwise not be there, establishing…
Mothers know nothing about creeping marauders burrowing through the snow.
Ralphie as Adult: Mothers know nothing about creeping marauders burrowing through the snow toward the kitchen where only you and you alone stand between your tiny, huddled family and insensate evil.
This has been another edition of Thunderous Thorsdays (because no one can spark your creativity like a thunder god)! Today’s inspiring bolt was brought to you by A Christmas Story.
Pistol
Ha, though mountain-foreigner! – Sir John and master mine,
I combat challenge of this latten bilbo.-
Word of denial in thy labras here;
Word of denial: – froth and scum, thou liest!
Willy Wednesdays (an homage to the great Bard, William Shakespeare). Today’s wit arrives from The Merry Wives of Windsor.
Ralphie as Adult: [narrating] The old man stood there, quivering with fury, stammering as he tried to come up with a real crusher. All he got out was…
The Old Man: Naddafinga!
This has been another edition of Tickled Tuesdays (because laughter is the best medicine, and I’m all out of morphine). Today’s giggle inducer was brought to you by A Christmas Story.
Use the Hero's Journey as a starting point and veer off the path at your own risk.
What’s better than laser swords, blaster pistols, spaceships, aliens, and big bad guys? Yes, that’s correct: It’s nothing!
Star Wars has defined a generation, and it’s about to define another. But what is it about this saga that captivates the entire world? Let’s forget about the lightsabers and star destroyers and analyze the important features.
Ben Obi-Wan Kenobi: You can’t win, Darth. If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you could possibly imagine.
This has been another edition of Thunderous Thorsdays (because no one can spark your creativity like a thunder god)! Today’s inspiring bolt was brought to you by Star Wars.
How much better is it to weep at joy than to joy at weeping!
Messenger
I have already deliver’d him letters, and there appears much joy in him; even so much, that joy could not show itself modest enough without a badge of bitterness.
Leonato
Did he break out into tears?
Messenger
In great measure.
Leonato
A kind overflow of kindness: there are no faces truer than those that are so wash’d. How much better is it to weep at joy than to joy at weeping!
A good lesson when writing characters who will become involved in a romance.
Han Solo: Wonderful girl. Either I’m going to kill her or I’m beginning to like her.
A good lesson when writing characters who will become involved in a romance.
This has been another edition of Tickled Tuesdays (because laughter is the best medicine, and I’m all out of morphine). Today’s giggle inducer was brought to you by Star Wars.
What else could this week's movie spotlight be on but Star Wars?
What else could this week’s movie spotlight be on but Star Wars? I know I’m not the only one super excited about the Force Awakens coming out this Friday, so let’s dive into the originals to drive up the anticipation. Here’s a great fan cut of the original footage in the style of the Force Awakens teaser trailer.
All ensemble films revolve around one primary character.
Ocean’s Eleven is a great example of an ensemble film done right. Filled with rich, interesting characters, everybody contributes to the eventual goal of the greatest heist in Vegas history. But what makes an ensemble film work? How can the audience follow along with so many different characters vying for the same screen time?
