As I state in my about page, I am looking to educate myself in the realm of film making as much as I can before the time to attend school comes, all with hopes of starting with, a “clue.”

One of my stronger allies in the quest for knowledge has been literature written by experts in the field. These books, I have come to find, are immensely helpful as they are pure background and foundation, the basics….Indulge me for a bit as I will attempt to put this in metaphorical terms. …click here to read more

Every aspiring screenwriter has his or her share of favorite and influencing works, works that they would like to draw comparison towards, as far as quality and effectiveness goes. This sometimes leads to direct replication of an existing work and at times, multiple works. Then, they are disguised just enough to avoid drawing direct and immediate comparison, or so it can be labeled an original work. It is important not to make a habit of this (or do it at all) because in reality it won’t be more than an obvious collage of excerpts of other people’s work. A real life example of this, I think, is the film Eagle Eye. As the reviews pointed out, this film is a migraine inducing combination of the Mission: Impossible, Bourne, James Bond franchises and everything in between. Not to mention 1983’s Wargames. …click here to read more