0.5%The only bright spot in this black hole of despair, is the always good Tiffany Shepis. She Wolf Rising: A Horrible Horror Movie John Risner Blog January 19, 2023 0 10Official Tagline: A horror actress lures a man into her dark web to help her find stolen movie footage, and...
What is the Story Theme? The Meaning of Your Story John Risner Blog January 19, 2023 0 1The Craft of Screenwriting Theme – The Meaning of Your Story The Theme or Premise of a screenplay is the...
The Craft of Screenwriting: What is a Screenplay? John Risner Writing December 17, 2022 0Screenwriting is a visual medium. You are creating scenes that will be transformed to the movie screen. Writers hear the old adage: ”Show Don’t Tell” many times, no matter what they write, but it is never more important than in screenwriting. The screenwriter creates scenes for the silver screen, not the mind’s eye.
The Craft of Screenwriting: Genres Part 3 John Risner Blog April 17, 2016 0 45Thank you for joining us for Part 3 of our look at Genres Fantasy is a genre that can encompass...
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The Craft of Screenwriting: Genres John Risner Writing March 5, 2016 0 99Genres: The different kinds of stories, Part 1 Many years ago, a Genre film was considered to be a B-Movie...
87% Book Review: On Writing Horror: A Handbook by The Horror Writers Association John Risner Reviews February 27, 2016 0 70Official Tagline: The masters of horror have united to teach you the secrets of success in the scariest genre of...
66% Movie Review: Cabin Fever [2016] John Risner Reviews February 24, 2016 0 79Official Tagline: A group of five friends are terrorized at their getaway cabin in this remake of the 2002 film Cabin...
70% Movie Review: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies John Risner Reviews February 22, 2016 0 39Official Tagline: Five sisters in 19th century England must deal with the idea of marrying wealthy businessmen, as well as...
The Craft of Screenwriting: Story Ideas John Risner Writing February 21, 2016 0 87In our quest to write a great screenplay we need to find a great idea for a story. Story ideas...
79% Movie Review: 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi John Risner Reviews February 13, 2016 0 35Official Tagline: On Sept. 11, 2012, Islamic militants attack the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, killing Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens...
64% Movie Review: Regression John Risner Reviews February 6, 2016 0 63Official Tagline: A detective (Ethan Hawke) and a psychoanalyst (David Thewlis) uncover evidence of a satanic cult while investigating the...