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Tag Archives: Commercials
On Writing: Query Letters
One of my fellow DFWWW writers posted that the trailers for 2012 were a model for “the worst query letter ever”. While I’m not one to resort to simple statements of authority, I think I can say here that he’s wrong. 2012′s commercials, for all their lack of detail and big FX, are designed to [...]
Posted in Blog Also tagged Aspiring Writer, Aspiring Writers, Blood And Sweat, Disaster Flick, Doing The Right Thing, Fellow, Formal Feature, Fx, Girl Of Your Dreams, Good Luck, Heart And Soul, Inspiration, Melodrama, Novel, Pitfalls, Query Letter, Rerun, Time Today, Writing Query Letters 1 Comment
District 9? No, Thanks.
District 9? No, Thanks. Can we declare the era of the pseudo-reality movie over already? First there was Blair Witch. Not very good, but at least it was original. And it was a low budget student film. It was a novelty. Good? Not really. But at least it wasn’t something you see everyday. Then came Cloverfield (Godzilla meets [...]
Posted in Blog Also tagged Alien Nation, Apartment Building, Blair Witch, Diary, District 9, Gimmick, Godzilla, Low Budget, Student Film, Thanks But No Thanks, Zombies 3 Comments
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