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Has anyone here worked with John Fogel or JAF Entertainment? I'm just looking for insight and thoughts. Feel free to email me- Walterjac@hotmail.com Thanks JC

Cute Your second Nazi wasn't in frame at all at first... perhaps a quick cut to show him sneaking up... Then, as Indy hit the tree, a reverse reaction would have been good. Spielberg did a lot of Harrison close up after getting hit. Added comedy and sympathy. Also, he had to drag Indy 20...

Synopsis is not the same as a one or two sentence logline. It is not meant to be a cliche'. It's also not meant to be a complete 10-15 treatment. A synopsis should be engaging by covering the main theme and feel of the story, intro the protagonist and some of their conflict as well as the...

Is anyone on here going to this thing? It's like $160.00 and the chance to meet industry folks, but I'm worried that sense the program is dominated by panel discussion and workshops that it will mean no real face time for pitching and networking. Anyone familiar with this event? JC

There is myriad of books out there. Most of them by someone who sold maybe a few scripts, but Hal Ackerman has a great book out on his method. He's a writer/professor, whose students have won Oscars, let alone his own work. He focuses on the broader elements not just the structural issues...

On the casting director thing. If this was the real deal, she's contracted to cast the film. There's obviously a previous relationship between her and other involved otherwise she wouldn't be this controlling. And I agree, the director needs to get a pair. But, he's so green and so convinced...

The first thing that popped into my brain was... HERMAN'S HEAD Where the different aspects of the guy's personality resided in his head and debated about how to handle different situations. They've done some of that on the Ozzy and Drix cartoon too. However, if you're CONSCIENCE was a very...

Different schools of thought The totally random name - which makes no real sense. Some one named that person at birth. There was at least some thought into it. Unusual names often come from that, being named after a relative or someone famous. No name is truly random. The perfect name - A...

Simple formula Pulitizer nominated author (Jane Martin) + Cinematographer with 20+ years experience (Rodney King) + Award-winning Director (Christopher Poole) + Working Hollywood name talent + High-Definition Digital Video on a modest budget ($3.1 million) + A premier post-production company...