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Somehow keyboards have become the predominant way of creating text. We had them on typewriters, we have them on notebooks and even our smartphones emulate them. Just think about it… the configuration of keys, the idea that instead of handwriting
So The Secret Life of Pets is a movie but there’s something about these little furry critters that makes them valuable beyond the point of simply being cute. They actually make excellent companions. Cats and dogs will sometimes interrupt your
Performances always seem to work better when an actor has their own bearing as a human being. To be someone else, it helps to know who you are and this is also true of screenwriting. The art form requires an
Composers will sometimes come up with a tune in the middle of the park or on a rumbling train. Unable to grab a pen and paper, far from a recording device… simply humming the melody until you create a memory
It’s 2020, a time Back to the Future envisaged we’d be using hoverboards! The technology is still getting there when it comes to a commercial hover-anything with a number of remote control toys leading the way, but let’s not get
People often equate the idea of screenwriting with romantic elements such as scribbling in a coffee shop or plonking away on a typewriter. While this dreamy disposition can work for some, these are antiquated ways of getting notes and ideas
Have you ever noticed how someone’s often credited with having written a documentary? Documentaries by their very nature are meant to be documents. We expect films documenting something to come with a level of objectivity in order to be taken
I’m listening to one of my favourite bands from the ’90s as I type this… Spending my teenage years in that decade, I was connected to alternative music and stumbled upon Rage Against the Machine. An influential band of the
Never say never. There are definitely exceptions. For instance, in comedy sometimes deliberately doing this can be very effective. Although this usually creates a self-awareness and opens a door that can’t be closed. Breaking the fourth wall to poke fun
David J. Ferreira is a go-getting film-maker whose drive, determination and passion spurred his faith-based short film, Evade. Having started as a church community project, the short film snowballed as friends and industry professionals came onboard… turning it into a