Oh yez, we have meme winners. Yay! Go see. Also, as of now the book is up on Barnes & Noble and Kobo and going up next on Amazon [expect that by Thursday]. We will see how long iBooks takes, word on the street is iBooks is pretty slow. But — If you do […]
The New Screenwriter’s Survival Guide web page is up. Ooh la la. Why, you ask, does the book have a page before it is in print? Planning, my ninjas, planning. The page needs to be around long enough to get picked up by search engines and propagate so when the eBooks come out in […]
Readers are entirely dependent on you. There is no movie unless you put it on the page. So, you have, absolutely have, to give readers a visual. This does not mean a map of the furniture layout in the protagonist’s room. This means an impression of the location. Is the furniture out of Salvation […]
I will be speaking at — Showbiz Expo December 4. Subject: The Art of the Pitch Location: Los Angeles Convention Center – SOUTH HALL G Time: 11:00AM Saturday, December 4th For more info on upcoming appearances and classes visit :::classes::: Hope to see you there. pictured above: max adams at neon venus art […]
This is pretty entertaining. It is a satirical look at the PJ McIlvaine/20th Century Fox sitch and if you have missed that [how?] you can read up on it :::here::: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IU9SwalCDo]
Hmm, it appears — There is some confusion in the press about whom this blog belongs to. Let’s clear that up. Celluloid Blonde is the personal blog of screenwriter Max Adams. That is why it says “the sometimes suspect musings of max adams” right up there at the top of the blog. Also. Max […]
pj mcilvaine & goliath — by max adams The day PJ McIlvaine was — Supposed to be celebrating the baptism of a child, two strangers knocked on her door and informed her, in front of her children, 20th Century Fox was suing her for 15 million dollars. Two hours later, after grilling her with […]
Big congrat’s — To my student Julie Howe who just won best comedy screenplay at Austin Film Festival. Yay yay yay! *pictured above, 5150 members Lauren Sheppard & Julie Howe at Austin Film Festival
I am filling seats in the next two ONLINE classes: Visual Writing which is next up and begins 11.16.10 The Art of the Pitch which begins 01.11.11 _________________________________________________ _____ Visual writing is about setting scenes in ways that will make readers “see” a film or scene. This is especially important for film writers — without […]