The Other Point of View
Screenwriting is a complex art. It has demanding rules, and success is rare. Like swordplay, it takes focused study of the art to master the basics. It has variations from medium to medium…feature films have a different format than sitcoms,…
Slow The F— Down…
If I could only ever do one thing to improve my fencing, it would be slow work with a competent partner. It’s the mother of all good technique, it’s the best teacher there is. In one bout of slow work,…
Tone Deaf
Going to rant a little bit. It doesn’t take much to get me going, some days. Today it was Twitter’s fault. Or rather a tidbit that was forwarded on twitter, linking to an online article. How could I not click…
A Little More Film Fun
The new phone has a handy built-in video highlight feature. Just had to try it out in class last night, and share the results with you guys. A little swordplay: A smidge more of our workouts: And a little bit…
At the tip of the sword
Martial arts is so much easier than writing, sometimes. It might just be that I am newer at one thing than the other. A houseguest for a few days not only costs me my buffer of pre-written blog posts, but…
East and West and Up
Worf and Squeak were back in class last night, freshly jet lagged from visiting Austria and Poland. It says something about dedication to training to be hitting class less than 24 hours after touchdown. I fell asleep last night reflecting…
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