Stories of Suspense with a Sense of Humor
Mickey Hadick My brain really wrapped around the idea of a Beat Sheet when I read “Nail Your Novel”. It was an expansion of what I learned from Chris Soth’s mentorship and his Mini-Movie Method. I’ve blathered before about Truby’s Anatomy of Story, and it’s the combination of his Scene Weave exercise with the Beat Sheet that … Read more
I kept a browser tab open to Trilane.com for the past year, specifically to their screenplay format reference. I have books, but it’s simpler, when writing online, to use online reference. It seemed like I needed it every day; I didn’t, but it seemed that way. I finally read their front page and, by gosh, … Read more
I have been driving into downtown Lansing, on and off, for 24 years. I have come at the problem from all angles. The roads leading into Lansing haven’t changed much in these past two decades. I am very familiar with all of them. In fact, I’m fairly certain that the roads follow paths that have … Read more
In the movie “Contagion”, the transfer mechanism that spreads the deadly virus is the combination of touching an infected object and then touching your eyes, nose, or mouth before disinfecting your hands. The deadly little monsters are everywhere, it turns out, and our strange habits of self-soothing lead to our demise. Riding the bus had … Read more
This freeze frame video is punch the world in the face awesome. I think only a FakeGrimlock could be more awesome about it. Watch it.