London Screenwriters Festival, sequences & me
The London Screenwriters Festival may well be the biggest and best conference for screenwriters on Earth right now. There used to be a plethora of L.A.-based writerfests - I've been…
X-Women and Hollow Men
In 2001, I wrote the below piece, "X-Women and Hollow Men", for The Hollywood Reporter, about the explosion of female action heroes at the turn of the 21st century. I…
Full Spectrum Story Dominance
I'm on my way now to the third and final day of the Transmedia Next Training For Media Professionals, where the Pickfords, Chaplins, Fairbankses and Griffithses of the 21st century…
Introduction To Sequence Structure
(this article originally appeared at screenwriting website Twelvepoint.com, March 2010) I always pat myself on the back for having written a great scene, but writing a great scene doesn’t help…
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Avatar (2009)
Saw James Cameron's "Avatar" (2009) yesterday afternoon in 3D at the Shepherd's Bush VUE Cinemas in London. Went with my Dad who has seen more movies than I am ever…
South Pacific: 1000 Islands, 1000 Challenges
The BBC’s South Pacific – 1000 Islands, 1000 Challenges By Neal Romanek (as printed in the July 2009 edition of TVBEurope) “South Pacific” (2009) is the latest attempt by the…
Solving 3D Headaches
(printed in April 2009 TVBEurope as Solving 3D Headaches: Matt Brennesholtz Helps Negotiate A Challenging 3D Future) “I love watching 3D, it’s just that after 10 minutes I have a…
Writing For Pictures Workshop – London, 7 March, 2009
For you who are in London - or England - or anywhere in the UK - anywhere in Europe, for that matter - I'm conducting a workshop for writers, the…
Short Film "Unto Dust" Wraps
I'm happy as a sandboy to announce that our short film, "Unto Dust" is in the can. I wrote the movie, based on the short story by Herman Charles Bosman…
White Hunter, Black Heart 3
Clint Eastwood's "White Hunter, Black Heart" (1990) - in which director Eastwood plays director John Huston on the shoot of Huston's "The African Queen" - is one of the great…