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My thoughts on writing in general, be it fiction, poetry or film.

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Context {screenwriting}

Posted on 27 March, 2014 by val

Well, I say screenwriting, but really this applies to any writing, or any form of communication, I guess, even without words. And what do I mean by context? The Collins Continue Reading →

Posted in Fiction, Filmmaking, Writing | Tagged context, deepen, deepening, impact, meaning, more, screenwriting, writing

Advice to Screenwriters – Let the Hero have his way

Posted on 3 May, 2013 by val

I’ve been doing some script analysis lately, and ran into this peculiar phenomenon, whereby the hero changes along the story. so I thought I’d share my thoughts on the matter. Continue Reading →

Posted in Filmmaking, Writing

How to solve Error 500 after upgrading WordPress

Posted on 14 July, 2010 by val

If you’re like me, and you deal with installing or setting up wordpress sites, you’ve probably encountered this annoying error… Here’s how I fixed it: 1. Log on to FTP Continue Reading →

Posted in Personal, Writing | Tagged error 500, how to solve, resolution, upgrade, wordpress

A thought on the Industry

Posted on 23 April, 2010 by val

Here I am, having watched Clash of the Titans in 2D last night, and left with the clear sensation that it was supposed to have been seen in 3D instead. Continue Reading →

Posted in Filmmaking, Personal, Writing | Tagged 3d, avatar, clash of the titans, future of filmmaking, red cliff, review

Update of my Celtx.jar file to 2.7

Posted on 13 January, 2010 by val

With the recent all too groovy update of Celtx to 2.7, I’ve merged my changes with the new .jar file, so you don’t loose neither my functionality, nor the new Continue Reading →

Posted in Celtx, Free Stuff, Writing | Tagged 2.7, celtx, custom functionality, freeware, scriptwriting, update, writiing tool

Thoughts for the New Year (Part 3)

Posted on 3 January, 2010 by val

The magic formula that will make a successful movie. But they look at numbers only… sales… and not so much with an audience. Big marketing hype builds our hopes, only Continue Reading →

Posted in Filmmaking, Personal, Writing

Thoughts for the New Year (Part 2)

Posted on 3 January, 2010 by val

(who knew WordPress articles had a size limitation!) It is us who will continue making films long after the corporate dollars have stopped flowing, for we and our dedicated cast Continue Reading →

Posted in Filmmaking, Personal, Writing

Thoughts for the New Year (Part 1)

Posted on 3 January, 2010 by val

Another January. It’s been just over a year when this whole adventure that is 7SoL started. As we sit and take in all that has happened, it gives us pause. Continue Reading →

Posted in Filmmaking, Personal, Writing | Tagged hew year

A Simple Random Name Generator (in Excel)

Posted on 30 December, 2009 by val

Here’s a simple tool I developed to create random characters (great when you’re in the middle of writing down an idea and don’t want to stop to figure out a Continue Reading →

Posted in Filmmaking, Free Stuff, Writing

My favorite writing tool (Celtx) and my mods

Posted on 30 December, 2009 by val

(NB: I have updated my mods for Celtx 2.9 here) I can’t rave enough about this tool! I used to use Final Draft until I chanced upon Celtx by accident Continue Reading →

Posted in Celtx, Filmmaking, Free Stuff, Writing
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