January 2009
2 posts
Creating Suspense and Holding It: How a...
Tonight I watched Taken with Liam Neeson. It was very solid on many fronts. Gripping story, classic anti-hero comes back into his daughters life after years of being away, hoping his dark past doing covert government ops wouldn’t come back to haunt him, loses her, then uses that very skill set he developed being away from her, to get her back safe and sound.
First off, they developed his...
So, You're a 'Writer'
For a long time I referred to myself as a ‘writer’. There are books that will tell you that categorizing yourself is the easiest way to get ahead in entertainment.
“Oh Tim, he’s a writer, Patricia is a DP, and Bob here is a heckofa grip!”
Quick categorization – quick jobs.
Notsomuch.
You could have the best network.
Have the best skillset for writing suspense thrillers.
And still not be a...