We finished writing the first draft of our new script a little while ago. Since then, we’ve been letting it sit for about a week. Now we’re jumping in again with another draft.

We’re trying something different. Rebekah and I are each writing a separate draft. No idea how this will work out, but we thought it might be beneficial.

Nothing much to report besides that. Rewriting on my end has been slow. But I did have a brainwave about half an hour ago. We’ll see how it pans out.

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You remember the blue screen from iSundae II, no? Back in those days, we had no idea how bad wrinkles could be. Hours of work in post later, we emerged, vowing that we’d think twice before working with blue screen again.

Until now. Read on to see what changed my mind.

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The Five C’s of Cinematography: Motion Picture Filming Techniques (Paperback)
by Joseph V. Mascelli
ISBN: 187950541X

Price: USD 19.77
66 used & new available from USD 16.78

Summary

A veteran cinematographer tells you practically everything you need to know about cinematography. [Continue reading Book Review: The Five C’s of Cinematography …]

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In addition to making movies, you may be unaware that we also host a book review site, Incredibooks.com. It’s time for the annual Summer Read-a-Thon there, so our Phantom Moose brains concocted this introduction video:

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Save The Cat! The Last Book on Screenwriting You’ll Ever Need (Paperback)
by Blake Snyder
ISBN: 1932907009

Price: USD 13.57
56 used & new available from USD 11.97

Summary

A successful screenwriter gives eight chapters of important pointers for writing your screenplay. The book is written from the perspective of marketing your script to a producer from page one. [Continue reading Book Review: Save the Cat …]

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