Script Development – a development exec’s point of view:
“One of the things I’ve learned is that it’s really about the concept. Other things may change dramatically, but the idea always remains the same. So the job is about finding that really unique idea…and finding the right way to grow the idea into a film. When the writer is able to turn the idea into a blueprint for a movie, it’s electrifying… (more…)
In honour of a special annual day of recognition…
The pending glow of the summer solstice shines on more enlivened clichés (with the original in italics):
A little practice, and you too can become an expert…
Time to bask in the glow of more enlivened clichés (with the original in italics):
Script Development – Say Goodbye:
(a) “If you’re hoping to be a screenwriter in Hollywood, you will be rewritten. That’s just the way it is. They treat you like you’re on a factory line. You’ll be fired because ‘they can’t really tell a love story’, ‘they can’t do action properly’, ‘they’re not funny…’ You’ll be fired for different reasons, but it’s the way executives pretty much cover their asses when it comes to the movie coming out.” (more…)
the watch of time 
What Top Insurance Producers Say
Who knows what lies inside the minds of top insurance salespeople? The June/July issue of The Insurance & Investment Journal knows, thanks to reports of the 2015 Canada Sales Congress, held May 20th in Toronto.
Here are excerpts of ‘some wise words’ and ‘advicelets’ from top sales presenters: (more…)
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