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Tag: Writing

Red Shirt Diaries

By kimblack Posted on May 3, 2014 Posted in Cinema Toast Tagged with darlings, Movies, red shirt, rules, Star Trek, Writing

There is a well-known rule in writing, movies, and story-telling in general. It is that you must kill your Darling. That beloved side-kick with the fun sense of humor—that adorable and plucky comic relief with the gleam in his eye—must …

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When I Grow Up

By kimblack Posted on January 11, 2014 Posted in Cinema Toast Tagged with Alice in Wonderland, Books, Carol Burnett, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Jo March, Little Women, Movies, Nancy Drew, Story telling, The Wizard of Oz, Writing

When I was five years old, I remember someone asking me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I told them “Carol Burnett.” It was true then and it’s still true for me. As I grew a little …

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Thank You for Acting!

By kimblack Posted on August 25, 2012 Posted in Cinema Toast Tagged with Actors, Dialog, Movies, NaNoWriMo, Pinterest, Writing

When I read a book, it doesn’t take me long to cast the “movie” that plays out in my mind. A few choice adjectives and verbs, a page or two of dialog, and I get a fairly clear picture of …

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Watch it Again

By kimblack Posted on May 1, 2012 Posted in Cinema Toast Tagged with Actors, Cary Grant, director, Hitchcock, Movies, Spielberg, Writing

What makes a movie re-watchable? What makes a casual fan into a devotee? Is it the actors? Is it the story and the writing? Maybe it’s what the director says subtly through the sub-plot. Perhaps it’s the musical score. I …

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Writing for the Movies

By kimblack Posted on April 3, 2012 Posted in Cinema Toast Tagged with indiegogo.com, Movies, NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, Screenplay, Script Frenzy, Writing

After the amazing fun I experienced last November participating in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo~ 50,000 word novel in 30 days), I decided to get in on April’s Script Frenzy. It is a challenge to write a 100-page script (I’m …

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