MM on Monday
Until Mystery Man disappeared in 2010, he was a regular contributor to The Story Department. His very last public article was published here and it is still ranking as the most popular post on the site.
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Sex in Screenwriting (2)
George Bernard Shaw once wrote “A pornographic novelist is one who exploits the sexual instinct as a prostitute does. A…
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Sex in Screenwriting (1)
Let’s skip the introductions and go straight to the sex, shall we? Because I have a few questions for all…
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Breathing Room in Films
I really enjoyed this post on Emerson’s scanners in which he talked about an interview of Ramin Bahrani, the director…
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The Timid Screenwriter (2)
Naturally, everyone knows you must keep your action lines in the present tense and use active verbs because you are…
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John Michael Hayes, Lucky Bastard
John Michael Hayes was the one screenwriter who worked more often with Alfred Hitchcock than any other screenwriter, having written…
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The Timid Screenwriter (1)
I reread Stephen King’s how-to diatribe, On Writing. In fact, I read quite a few grammar books as a refresher…