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2010 - A New Start

Sako wrote 5 days ago: After the Lebanese elections, I stopped updating my blogs since I didn’t have time for it. I w … more →

Tags: 2010, lubnan blog, stats

Most viewed posts for January 20091 comment

Ed Walker wrote 11 months ago: These are the five most viewed posts for January 2009: Government legislation to force entertainment … more →

Tags: most viewed posts 2009

The State of this Blog

Robert Moore wrote 1 year ago: In the wake of the digital history-focused discussions (here and here) of last week, I figured it wa … more →

Tags: digital history, American Civil War, Re-inventing CW memory, "Shuffled" CW memory, Civil War Memory - General, Civil War memory, Southern Unionists, Black Confederates, Bull Runnings

Learning to be "Good in a Room" (part 1)1 comment

Scott W. Smith wrote 1 year ago: “Let’s talk about something important…coffee’s for closers only.”     … more →

Tags: Screenwriting, Screenwriting Biz, Alec Badwin, Blake Snyder, Bruckheimer Films, Carnegie Mellon, David Mamet, Des Moines, Diablo Cody

Starting Your Screenplay (tip #6)1 comment

Scott W. Smith wrote 1 year ago: “My psychological state when I start a screenplay is always the same. It’s a mix of fear, anxi … more →

Tags: Screenwriting, Screenwriting Tips, Movies, Entertainment, writing, juno, Akiva Goldsman, rain man, a beautiful mind

Screenwriting & Structure (tip #5)4 comments

Scott W. Smith wrote 1 year ago: “Structure is the most important element in the screenplay. It is the force that holds everyth … more →

Tags: Screenwriting, Screenwriting Tips, Movies, writing, Lew Hunter, Robert Mckee, Robert Frost, David Mamet, Syd Field

Can Screenwriting Be Taught?7 comments

Scott W. Smith wrote 1 year ago:    “I wrote screenplays as a way to get into production. I wrote six or seven before I sold on … more →

Tags: Screenwriting, "A Raisin in the Sun", Bernard Malamud, Daddy Day Care, Entertainment, film, Geoff Rodkey, goethe, Iowa Writers' Workshop

Screenwriting, Infomercials & Gurus3 comments

Scott W. Smith wrote 1 year ago: “So many gurus and so few good writers. Where are all these lessons going?”              … more →

Tags: Screenwriting, Movies, Entertainment, writing, Filmmaking, Iowa Writers' Workshop, Seth Godin, rocky, Akiva Goldsman

Everything I Learned in Film School (tip #1)5 comments

Scott W. Smith wrote 1 year ago: Here’s everything I learned in film school (and in screenwriting workshops and books)…bo … more →

Tags: Screenwriting, Screenwriting Tips, Movies, Film School, Jimmy Buffett, Georgia, AFI, .:*Conflict*:., driving miss daisy

The Juno-Iowa Connection3 comments

Scott W. Smith wrote 1 year ago: Yesterday the Oscar nominations were announced and Diablo Cody and her script Juno were nominated fo … more →

Tags: Screenwriting, Screenwriting Road Trips, Movies, Entertainment, juno, Iowa, Diablo Cody, University of Iowa, Iowa Writers' Workshop


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