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The film adaptations of Lord of the Rings, while missing a great deal of scenes, and having a lot of additions, is the best that could have been asked for so far, and it could have been much, much worse. I say worse not that I think the film adaptations are bad, I believe they're great movies...

How much time roughly would you need to complete Dustin? Lol very hard Maz, yeah the strategy I proposed would be very tedious. I mean, perhaps as an exercise to apply for a short story it might be more feasible. The collection of short stories by Stephen King, Everything's Eventual, had some...

Well if you're looking for an alternate theory to apply to creating a 5 minute short then you could try looking at a theory usually applied to a stage play, for example this one, which looks at Shakespeare's Five Act Structure...

As an exercise, a few years ago, I had a certain strategy in mind in how to adapt Stephen King's The Stand into a screenplay. The strategy was to analyse the novel chapter by chapter and as each chapter was analysed the idea was to turn that chapter into screenplay format. Obviously doing it...

What stage of writing are you at - have you written a first draft yet?

I agree, hard work and putting in the time and effort is definitely a key element to any success. The people who don't have success don't think about the effort those who do have success needed to put into it, they just see the results of the hard work. I think too it depends on a person's own...

I've had a recurring thought over the past week about how a person interested in a certain creative field, whatever that may be, finds success in a new arena, a new platform, or a new concept, and the more that do so, the less chance other newcomers have to be noticed. One such arena and...

I think that biggest problem is the fact that there's such a very small window of time in which to complete the project for the deadline of possibly obtaining a grant, and if you had known before you were actually informed about it then on your side of the fence you'd be in a better position...

Horror Cafe This is a round table discussion/brainstorming session filmed in the early 90s focusing on crafting a horror story that takes place at the turn of the new millennium, involving Clive Barker, John Carpenter, Roger Corman, Lisa Tuttle, Ramsey Campbell and Pete Atkins...

Why not change the time period the story is set in to a time in the past?

I agree that is the key issue. I used those words to generalise but in terms of specifics it obviously does come down to what the issues are, and whether they are major or minor too. Mistakes that are constant would definitely have long term effects, for instance if someone is quite clumsy that...

It seems then that when you break it down it comes to the same things that would cause you to lose work in any other profession or job. On a global scale then would it be possible for someone who may find difficulty finding work in a certain country related to films, after whatever issues have...

This is a hypothetical question but what types of situations would lead to an individual being blacklisted industry wide? What circumstances would allow an individual who may have caused issues, but were of minor consequence, to still have the potential to work in the film industry after...

Unfortunately I don't have any statistics however I can provide a link to the section of the Screen Australia website that focuses on funding - http://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/funding/default.aspx My information was coming from memory really. There was a film course I did a few years ago and...

Australia is generally more for our own market than the US. It is one of the reasons though why a lot of talent in this country don't stay here to make films specifically for the market here but have gone on to have great careers in the US, and only doing certain projects in Australia every now...

Return of the Jedi?

Oliver Harper looks at films from the 80s and 90s not only reviewing them but also looking at the behind the scenes details concerning the making of those films. I wanted to share a link to his YouTube channel because I enjoy his videos and figured that some people here might be interested as...

I believe that if the movie is executed and received well then those unfamiliar with the subject matter will become more interested in seeking out more. After all, how does one become a fan of something in the first place, and is it always due to a film's subject matter and whether or not the...

Thanks for your input David, here are some images from a few of the 80s films I enjoy: John Carpenter's The Thing (1982) John Carpenter's Big Trouble in Little China (1986) John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness (1987) A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) Warlock (1989) Obviously...

Thanks to everyone for your comments! I've been watching a few 80s action/horror movies lately I really like the style of the films. Obviously to do a period 80s piece regardless of which genre you'd need to make sure everything from hairstyles, make-up, language in terms of phrases and...