Saturday, February 25, 2012
Screenwriting (Story Creation) Quotes
Can't remember where they're all from, but here's some thoughts to consider as you boil your stories:
The artist must be a prophet, not in the sense that he foretells things to come, but that he tells the audience, at the risk of their displeasure, the secrets of their own heart.
Saul Bellow
I write scripts to serve as skeletons awaiting the flesh and sinew of images.
Ingmar Bergman
The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder.
Hitchcock
There are just two stories: going on a journey and a stranger comes to town.
John Gardner
A film is-or should be-more like music than like fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings. the theme, what's behind the emotion the meaning, all that comes later.
Kubrick
As soon as you have chosen a subject for a film, you have already made a success or failure.
Billy Wilder
Don't be seduced into thinking that which does not make a profit is without value.
Arthur Miller
It took me fifteen years to discover that I had no talent for writing, but I couldn't give it up because by that time I was too famous.
Robert Benchley
Writers are only rarely likable.
Joan Didion
The dubious privilege of a freelance writer is he's given the freedom to starve anywhere.
S. J. Perelman
First cut out all the wisdom: then cut out all the adjectives.
Paddy Chayefskey.
Never launch a major rewrite unless you've heard the same criticism from at least 4 people.
The more successful the villain: the more successful the picture.
Hitchcock
You miss 100% of the shots you never take.
Wayne Gretzy
The artist must be a prophet, not in the sense that he foretells things to come, but that he tells the audience, at the risk of their displeasure, the secrets of their own heart.
Saul Bellow
I write scripts to serve as skeletons awaiting the flesh and sinew of images.
Ingmar Bergman
The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder.
Hitchcock
There are just two stories: going on a journey and a stranger comes to town.
John Gardner
A film is-or should be-more like music than like fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings. the theme, what's behind the emotion the meaning, all that comes later.
Kubrick
As soon as you have chosen a subject for a film, you have already made a success or failure.
Billy Wilder
Don't be seduced into thinking that which does not make a profit is without value.
Arthur Miller
It took me fifteen years to discover that I had no talent for writing, but I couldn't give it up because by that time I was too famous.
Robert Benchley
Writers are only rarely likable.
Joan Didion
The dubious privilege of a freelance writer is he's given the freedom to starve anywhere.
S. J. Perelman
First cut out all the wisdom: then cut out all the adjectives.
Paddy Chayefskey.
Never launch a major rewrite unless you've heard the same criticism from at least 4 people.
The more successful the villain: the more successful the picture.
Hitchcock
You miss 100% of the shots you never take.
Wayne Gretzy
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Research / Development Sample
Monday, February 13, 2012
For All You Gamers in the Crowd
There's great stuff on how Skyrim is designed from the emotion of concept art and the story part hits about the 30:00 mark.
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Friday, February 10, 2012
Guest Lecture WEEK 8: Jason Groh
From our guest:
"Jason Groh has worked in Television Animation for 20 years.
He is the Product of his Parents on a careless Saturday night and Famed Sheridan College Animation and Applied Arts Program.
His client list includes Nickelodeon, NICK JR, Channel 4, WNET/ PBS, YTV,ABC, Fox Television, American Greetings Corp, CBS, NBC, QUBO,Treehouse TV,Warner Brothers and Teletoon among others.
He has also worked in Development on more shows than a Monkey has fingers and toes.
The long list would include Development on top secret shows for king of all media Howard Stern, Comedian Jamie Foxx and 70's Blacksploitation Cult hero SuperFly.
In 2008 Jason was awarded the prestigious Cartoons on the Bay Pulcinella Award for Best Preschool Show.
In 2009 he was awarded the Alliance of Children's Television Award/Best Animation for a show he Directed, which also garnered a Personal Gemini Nomination for Best Direction.
Famous for a one block radius around the office, he is known for his big picture thinking topped with uncanny attention to detail, chiseled man essence,clubbed foot and tiny bladder.
Jason loves working on TV that Inspires and Entertains.
Jason will stop talking about himself in the Third Person now."
See lots more here: http://blammoblog.blogspot.com/
A REASON TO GET UP IN THE MORNING
"Jason Groh has worked in Television Animation for 20 years.
He is the Product of his Parents on a careless Saturday night and Famed Sheridan College Animation and Applied Arts Program.
His client list includes Nickelodeon, NICK JR, Channel 4, WNET/ PBS, YTV,ABC, Fox Television, American Greetings Corp, CBS, NBC, QUBO,Treehouse TV,Warner Brothers and Teletoon among others.
He has also worked in Development on more shows than a Monkey has fingers and toes.
The long list would include Development on top secret shows for king of all media Howard Stern, Comedian Jamie Foxx and 70's Blacksploitation Cult hero SuperFly.
In 2008 Jason was awarded the prestigious Cartoons on the Bay Pulcinella Award for Best Preschool Show.
In 2009 he was awarded the Alliance of Children's Television Award/Best Animation for a show he Directed, which also garnered a Personal Gemini Nomination for Best Direction.
Famous for a one block radius around the office, he is known for his big picture thinking topped with uncanny attention to detail, chiseled man essence,clubbed foot and tiny bladder.
Jason loves working on TV that Inspires and Entertains.
Jason will stop talking about himself in the Third Person now."
See lots more here: http://blammoblog.blogspot.com/
Animation Business Model Evolving
Monday, February 6, 2012
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Friday, February 3, 2012
Ronald Searle
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