After being filmed in an acting class, a student actor discovers his dancing eyebrows. He worries that they’re wild. Undoubtedly. More to the point — they’re eloquent. Driving home, I remember studying the laws of lashon hara*: What happens on the face is a form of speech. A sneer. A lifted eyebrow. A glance. All… Continue reading The Glance of Speech
Making It
About this business: What do you love? What do you hate? What would make you quit? How will you know when you’ve made it? An actor asked those questions to the dozen or so who made it to his class. A small class, with the other dozen off making movies or for other good actorly… Continue reading Making It
Power Through the Misery
Over the last two years, my screenwriting learning curve has been steep and rocky. But my time at Writer’s Boot Camp in Santa Monica, finished in April 2012, was the beginning of a new way to tell old stories. This e-book-lette is an appreciation of my fellow writers and, in particular, Jason Graham, who taught… Continue reading Power Through the Misery
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