De-coffin-ated.

I don’t know about you, but before I start writing or working on a new project I need a cup of coffee to get things started.

Sign Up Now for instant access to our FREE online event A couple days ago I was watching The Happening, one of M. Night Shyamalan's lesser known movies. M. Night has had one of the most interesting careers in filmmaking. He wasn't even 30 years old when one of his...

Sign Up Now for instant access to our FREE online event Typically, I like to put a movie on in the background as I work on a project. It sets the mood and gets the creative juices flowing. Recently, I had Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho on. And then it got me thinking of...

Sign Up Now for instant access to our FREE online event (Dracula Voice) He did the monster mash. The zombies were having fun. The party had just begun. The guests included Wolfman. Dracula and his son. Okay, okay you know the rest... In college, I had to take a...

Sign Up Now for instant access to our FREE online event As you grind in your career for the next years and decades, you are going to have divas and idiots hate on you and your projects. This one time I submitted my screenplay to a coverage service that will remain...

Sign Up Now for instant access to our FREE online event That's the million dollar question filmmakers have been asking themselves the last 40+ years. I find it mesmerizing that Steven Spielberg wasn't even 30 years old when Jaws hit theatres. It shows how far...

Sign Up Now for instant access to our FREE online event Yesterday was one of my favorite days of the year. In North America, June 21st is the longest day of the year. It was nice enjoying the Southern California sun until 9 P.M. It's not uncommon for it to get dark...

Sign Up Now for instant access to our FREE online event When your agent or manager says "think high concept" what does he or she really mean? High concept this high concept that. It's all I hear now a days, and I don't think the person screaming it down our throats...

Sign Up Now for instant access to our FREE online event I like to wake up early and put in a solid effort of writing first thing when I wake up. Whether I get ten pages done, one page or one paragraph. If I don't get anything else done that day I can at least say I...

Sign Up Now for instant access to our FREE online event It's a cloudy morning here in Los Angeles. We're at the end of "May Gray", but will be getting into "June Gloom" soon. It doesn't get sunny until the afternoon, and sometimes stays gray all day. The total...