Monthly Archives: August 2009
Daniel Audet
For Daniel Audet, the idea of confining his two female characters to an old, rusted car sunken into a coulee at the edges of town was just the beginning of his screenplay. He needed a ‘spark,’ a punch line – … Continue reading
Books of Interest
If you’re a writer, you’re always looking to improve your writing. One of the ways to improve is by reading others work, and reading theory on writing to get insights into how it all works. So with your help on … Continue reading
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NY School of Arts To Offer Short Film Master
The art of Short Film making is appreciated in the New York School of Visual Arts. Perhaps finally someone else truly knows that Short. Is. Better! In a post that the Hollywood Reporter made last week, they announced the following: … Continue reading
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Interview with Carolynne Ciceri
Miriam Cross is at it again with yet another interview with an interesting mind. Carolynne Ciceri, writer, director, writer and producer. Donning many hats gives the opportunity to take in a wealth of knowledge about the industry, and Miriam got … Continue reading
Character Development Hints
On the Short Is Better twitter feed, I had posed the question, “What is the hardest thing when writing a screenplay”, and I was attacked with a plethora of responses regarding characters and character development. Now to make your life … Continue reading
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Interview with Josh Strait
Ilan Mester, a wonderful and talented writer involved with the CSSC has had the opportunity to interview Josh Strait. This is the first part the interview with actor, musician and producer from the CSSC short film “Seeing in the Dark.” … Continue reading
Writers Wednesday
Well it’s the start of the new week, and it’s going to be the second week of tradition for the CSSC (Canadian Short Screenplay Competition). What is this tradition? Some may say it’s a spin-off of the ever popular Twitter … Continue reading
The Website Is Up!
A few days ago I had posted about the new website being up, but shortly after we had issues and had to take it down again. Well guess what? All issues have been resolved and the new site design is … Continue reading
David Cormican Interview on PressPlus1.com
David Cormican, founder of the Canadian Short Screenplay competition, and star of last years CSSC winning screenplay, Seeing in the Dark, recently was interviewed by the talented Miriam Cross. The following is what you can find on the website, PressPlus1.com: … Continue reading
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CSSC In the Press
There’s nothing like kicking back in the morning with your coffee in hand, newspaper in front of you and radio buzzing in the distance. What would make this occasion even better? Well, by adding some Canadian Short Screenplay Competition of … Continue reading
