Book Review: The Five C’s of Cinematography

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

Price: USD 19.77
65 used & new available from USD 11.80

Summary

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

Video for Incredibooks.com

You may be unaware that, in addition to making movies, 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:

Book Review: Save the Cat

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

Price: USD 13.57
54 used & new available from USD 9.79

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 …]

Brief Script Update

Well, we’ve been moving right along on the first draft of the script, more or less. It’s been fast at times and slower at others, but we’re well into what we think is Act 3. That may all change as we’re not totally sure our structure was right. Plus, we rearranged a bunch of stuff, just to make things interesting.

However, we’re currently taking about two weeks off to take a breath and work on a couple of other things. So things aren’t too bad.

Idea Gathering: Rebekah’s Thoughts

“How do I get my ideas?” Is that a question possible to answer? What if I asked you why you put your right shoe on first? You’d be stuck for an answer, too. But, I shall attempt to do the difficult—I won’t say “impossible.”

For the most part, my ideas just come. There. Was that helpful? But sometimes I have to go after them (or myself) with a club, especially when it’s just plain easier to do something other than come up with brilliance. So, for lack of really good idea to write in this post, grab your club and come with me. We’re going to hunt some brainwaves. [Continue reading Idea Gathering: Rebekah’s Thoughts …]