Recent content by nathanproctor

Wrote and directed some excellent films. Hard to pick a fave. If forced, I’d prolly choose LADY EVE. I view him with the likes of Howard Hawkes as exemplars of the studio system. In my mind, Sturges wasn’t quite as wide ranging as Wilder. And that’s perfectly fine. What he did write and direct...

I’ve done my best to summarize below. Note that this research is not specific to screenwriting. I was not, in other words, interested in screenwriting-specific pedagogy. I was instead focused more broadly on how elite performers from a wide range of disciples have approached learning. Summary...

Life is indeed to short not to live it. My favorite genre to write? That’s a tough one. I am still very much in learning the craft mode, and will be for quite some time. So I am not sticking to one genre at the moment, I am instead leaning from all genres, or at least many of them. I am taking...

Hello all! Name’s Nathan. And yes, I did quit my well paying and job to try my hand at one of the world’s most difficult and fickle businesses. Am I crazy? Quite possibly. Why do such a crazy thing? In short, I can no longer afford to ignore what makes me feel most alive. For too long, my soul...