November 2006
Miradas--in Spanish
by jlesage
extensive critical discussion of Latin American film and TV; Cuban site
Please help me find movies that end with the main character dying. | Ask MetaFilter
by jlesage
It's a query that garnered 135 comments and added film titles within ten days. It lets me think MetaFilter might be fun for students, to craft media-related questions that would get lots of responses, simple queries like this one.
Film Experience Blog: The Vampire Blog-a-Thon
by jlesage
Oct. 31, 06; over fifty film bloggers contributed to the Vampire blogathon
Senses of Cinema
by jlesage
one of the best online film journals; exhaustive and regularly updated links page
Digital Archive of American Architecture: Contents
by jlesage
invaluable for mise-en-scene; suggestive for writers
October 2006
Guardian Unlimited | Science | DNA discovery may crack old murder cases
by jlesage
news article that gives new plot device to use in crime tv scripts or detective films; new way to interpret old or poor quality DNA samles
The Hero's Three-Part Journey
by jlesage
different versions of this mythological structure, often used by screenwriters; somewhat male-oriented
BBC - Writersroom - Scriptsmart
by jlesage
free screenwriting formatting tool to use with Microsoft Word; I have not tried it and do not know how well it works.
Screenwriting and Movie Screenplay Database: Show Me: Free Screenplays
by jlesage
source for film scripts
September 2006
The Top 50 Movie Endings of All Time : filmcritic.com
by jlesage & 2 others
I teach screenwriting students to write for the ending; it economizes crafting a storyline.
the complete idiot's [eejit's] guide to all aspects of filmmaking
by jlesage
clear and witty, useful for practitioners as refresher or for students, especially production teachers
August 2006
The Tangled Web of Syriana
by jlesage
a fun chart illustrating the plot and connections between characters of a good political film
July 2005
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