One of the few things I’ve got a handle on in screenwriting is dialogue. It’s too bad I flail wildly when it comes to pretty much every other element of the craft. I remember when I took my first (and only) screenwriting class and reluctantly handed in the first ten pages of a script. My teacher…
E.G 'Old Man' Wilson
: Stuttering and singing...
Supwitchugirl: Section 25
When he walked past my seat and down the stairs of Section 25 before the start of the 98th Rose Bowl, family and friends surrounding him, I got goose bumps.
Surely, Cliff Harris was the last person I ever thought I would see as a fan at the Rose Bowl. But for as captivating as the first half…
US Stereotype Interactive Map
I made this using flash. The stereotypes were all created by Haley Nahman, and they inspired me to create an interactive version of the map for my digital arts final.
Haley Nahman:
“ Don’t be afraid to be a fool. Remember, you cannot be both young and wise. Young people who pretend to be wise to the ways of the world are mostly just cynics. Cynicism masquerades as wisdom, but it is the farthest thing from it. Because cynics don’t learn anything. Because cynicism is a self-imposed blindness, a rejection of the world because we are afraid it will hurt us or disappoint us. Cynics always say no. But saying yes begins things. Saying yes is how things grow. Saying yes leads to knowledge. “Yes” is for young people. So for as long as you have the strength to, say yes. ”
Justin Halpern: A Conversation With My Dad
There is something beautiful about this exchange. Makes me miss my Dad….
(My dad and I, 1983)
So yesterday the TV show based off the twitter feed, and my book, Shit My Dad Says, was cancelled. I worked on the show for the last year. It was a bummer, until I remembered that I got a TV show based off a twitter feed and a book and was basically the luckiest…
