Posts Tagged ‘Adaptation’
Catching Up on Blogging
p>Just got back from Spokane for the Democratic State Convention. What did I learn? I learned that politicians' stump speeches are actually pitches to the voters. It's all very similar to our story/screenplay pitches where we need a solid hook with a concrete beginning, middle, and end, a repeated theme, a focused delivery, and emotional [...]
So You Wanna Sell A Spec?
As many of you know, I try to keep up on what's being sold down in the old H-W. So after analyzing the recent sales posted on Done Deal Pro, I was slightly disheartened. Out of the 21 sales: 9 - Adaptations (comic books, graphic novels, novels, video games) 5 - Original Specs (2 of which are under Hilary Swank's prod co) 3 - Remakes of films [...]
Oscars
Since most of us dream about winning an Oscar, here's the list of nominees for 2008: Writing (Original Screenplay): Juno by Dibalo Cody Lars and the Real Girl by Nancy Oliver Michael Clayton by Tony Gilroy Ratatouille by Brad Bird. Story by Jan Pinkava, Jim Capobianco, Brad Bird The Savages by Tamara Jenkins Writing (Adapted [...]
