#screenwriting — Public Fediverse posts
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Animation keeps trying to have it both ways: scientific realism + talking-animal emotion—and the seams are showing. The Wild Robot wants believable tech but handwaves biology. Swapped builds a wild evolutionary myth, then plays it safe with a familiar arc. If you’re going full fable, lean in. If you’re invoking science, respect the rules.
#Animation #MovieReview #FilmCriticism #SciFi #Storytelling #Anthropomorphism #FilmAnalysis #Screenwriting #Cinema
https://pablohoneyfish.wordpress.com/2026/05/05/synthetic-sentience-and-biological-realism-the-wild-robot-and-swapped/ -
Modern Shakespeare adaptations keep trying to “fix” tragedy and end up breaking it. When you strip away the structure, the language, and the logic that give these stories weight, all that’s left is aesthetic imitation. Updating the setting isn’t the problem. Failing to rebuild the architecture is.
#Shakespeare #Hamlet #FilmAnalysis #Adaptation #Theatre #Cinema #Storytelling #Screenwriting #FilmCriticism #MovieReview
https://pablohoneyfish.wordpress.com/2026/05/04/the-architectural-collapse-of-the-tragic-form-modern-shakespearean-adaptations-and-the-reclamation-model/ -
When style starts speaking louder than story, something gets lost. Both She Dances and Don't Make Me Go reach for emotional depth through formal tricks but end up undercutting the very connections they’re trying to build.
#FilmAnalysis #MovieReview #IndieFilm #Cinema #Screenwriting #FilmCriticism #Dramedy #Storytelling #Narrative
https://pablohoneyfish.wordpress.com/2026/05/01/kinetic-formalism-and-pathological-narrative-she-dances-2025-and-dont-make-me-go-2022/ -
Body-swap comedies used to be about empathy, now they’re just self-aware gimmicks chasing relevance. From Trading Places to today’s overstuffed knockoffs, the “Freaky Friday flip” has lost its soul somewhere between high-concept messaging and lazy repetition.
#FilmCriticism #MovieReview #BodySwap #FreakyFriday #TradingPlaces #Screenwriting #FilmAnalysis #Comedy #Cinema
https://pablohoneyfish.wordpress.com/2026/04/29/the-identity-exchange-paradox-contemporary-body-swap-cinema-and-the-erosion-of-the-freaky-friday-archetype/ -
On one end: a bargain-bin time tournament that confuses influence with combat skill. On the other: a franchise trying to convince us that interstellar hunters losing to guys with swords isn’t embarrassing.
#FilmCriticism #MovieReview #SciFi #Action #Predator #Cinema #Screenwriting #Storytelling
https://pablohoneyfish.wordpress.com/2026/04/27/narrative-paradoxes-and-the-deconstruction-of-the-warrior-archetype-immortal-combat-2026-and-predator-killer-of-killers-2025/ -
Disaster movies used to burn — now they barely smolder. On Fire and Faith in the Flames: The Nichole Jolly Story try to turn real wildfire trauma into spiritual spectacle, but end up revealing the limits of low-budget “true story” filmmaking.
#FilmCriticism #Disaster #Film #FaithBased #MovieReview #CinemaAnalysis #TrueStory #CGI #Screenwriting
https://pablohoneyfish.wordpress.com/2026/04/26/the-architecture-of-artificial-catastrophe-faith-based-wildfire-narratives-in-on-fire-2023-and-faith-in-the-flames-2025/ -
Two movies, one problem: trying and failing to make digital value feel real. NFT: Cursed Images turns NFTs into haunted files but can’t make the fear stick. Lift bends logic and morality so far that the “heroes” end up feeling more hollow than clever. Both films highlight a struggle to tell meaningful stories about intangible worlds.
#FilmCriticism #MovieReview #Cinema #NFTs #Heist #Horror #Screenwriting #Storytelling
https://pablohoneyfish.wordpress.com/2026/04/23/the-digital-alchemy-of-modern-cinema-nfts-heist-tropes-and-technological-anxiety/ -
From the stylized, idiosyncratic aesthetics of post-collegiate ennui to a grounded, albeit flawed, exploration of systemic trauma and personal recovery, one can discern the refinement of Braff’s directorial lens.
#ZachBraff #GardenState #AGoodPerson #FilmAnalysis #IndieFilm #AuteurTheory #Screenwriting #FilmCriticism #Cinema #FlorencePugh #MorganFreeman #MovieReview
https://pablohoneyfish.wordpress.com/2026/04/19/narrative-maturation-a-comparative-analysis-of-zach-braffs-directorial-arc-from-garden-state-2004-to-a-good-person-2023/ -
Cinema loves a double, but too many films forget that identity isn’t a gimmick but a performance. When the split comes from within, it haunts. When it’s just editing tricks and lazy writing, it collapses.
#FilmAnalysis #Cinema #MovieReview #Doppelganger #FilmTheory #Thriller #Identity #FilmDiscussion #Screenwriting
https://pablohoneyfish.wordpress.com/2026/04/18/the-displaced-self-a-multi-dimensional-analysis-of-the-twin-trope-identity-and-narrative-failure-in-contemporary-cinema/ -
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#Writing #AmWriting #Screenwriting #Worldbuilding #IndieWeb #FOSS #CreativeTech #NoAI #WritingCommunity #IndieHacker -
When I write, I see the movie in my head first. #filmMastodon #film #movieReference #movie #movieOrPlayParodies #moviereview #filmsky #thursday #thursdaybooksandBeer #mastodon #writing #writingCommunity #writer #writers #authors #authorLife #author #plot #scene #MyWork #worldBuilding #words #mastodon #scribesAndMakers #writersCoffeeClub #pennedpossibilities #screenwriting #hollywood #beer #beerpour #OriginalCharacter #character #process #fiction #storytelling #story
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Two versions. One idea. A decade of evolution. Amber Alert (2012) was a chaotic found-footage experiment that mistook irritation for tension. Amber Alert (2024) trades that rawness for control—smoother, smarter, but also safer. Same premise. Different priorities.
#AmberAlert #FilmCriticism #IndieFilm #MovieReview #Thriller #Movies #FoundFootage #Cinema #FilmAnalysis #Remake #Screenwriting
https://pablohoneyfish.wordpress.com/2026/04/12/the-cinematic-evolution-of-the-amber-alert-narrative-a-comparative-analysis-of-independent-genre-maturation-2012-2024/ -
Star Trek’s journey from thoughtful sci-fi TV to blockbuster cinema is a fascinating trade-off: richer emotions and bigger spectacle at the cost of internal logic. The result? Powerful themes about death, legacy, and humanity held together by scripts that don’t always withstand scrutiny.
#StarTrek #SciFi #FilmAnalysis #MovieReview #Cinema #Storytelling #Screenwriting #FilmTheory #ScienceFiction
https://pablohoneyfish.wordpress.com/2026/04/11/narrative-entropy-and-structural-continuity-an-analysis-of-the-star-trek-feature-film-franchise-from-1982-to-2002/ -
From Acrimony to Mea Culpa to Duplicity, Tyler Perry’s thrillers don’t invite interpretation—they define it. Titles explain themselves. Characters announce their psychology. Law, science, and investigation become background props for emotional inevitability.
#TylerPerry #FilmAnalysis #MovieReview #Thriller #Acrimony #MeaCulpa #Duplicity #FilmTheory #Screenwriting #Cinema #FilmEssay
https://pablohoneyfish.wordpress.com/2026/04/09/moments-over-mechanisms-the-contrabulous-fabtraption-of-professor-tyler-perry/ -
A BAFTA-winning film didn’t come from nowhere—it started with a script. 🎬 Introduction to Professional Screenwriting 📍 ARU Cambridge 📅 June ⏳ Early bird booking available until Monday 13 April 🔗 Book here: bit.ly/47yVql1 #screenwriting #filmmaking #horrorfilms #creativewriting #shortcourses
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Just a little scene that came into my head.
I'm no professional, but I dabble.
#writing #Screenplay #dune #duneprophecy #fan #fanfic #screenwriting -
Just a little scene that came into my head.
I'm no professional, but I dabble.
#writing #Screenplay #dune #duneprophecy #fan #fanfic #screenwriting -
Just a little scene that came into my head.
I'm no professional, but I dabble.
#writing #Screenplay #dune #duneprophecy #fan #fanfic #screenwriting -
Stage 32, Evoke Entertainment Team To Fast-Track Emerging Rom-Com Writers With Contest
#News #EvokeEntertainment #RomanticComedy #Screenwriting #Stage32https://deadline.com/2026/02/stage-32-evoke-entertainment-team-rom-com-writers-contest-1236731563/
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Any screenwriters out there using GIT for version control? Is there a friendly “How To" for screenwriters somewhere? Also, what do you like for offsite backup? GitHub? Bitbucket? Other?
Please boost for reach. TIA!
#ScreenWriting #Screenplays #GIT #VersionControl #OffsiteBackup
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Any screenwriters out there using GIT for version control? Is there a friendly “How To" for screenwriters somewhere? Also, what do you like for offsite backup? GitHub? Bitbucket? Other?
Please boost for reach. TIA!
#ScreenWriting #Screenplays #GIT #VersionControl #OffsiteBackup
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Any screenwriters out there using GIT for version control? Is there a friendly “How To" for screenwriters somewhere? Also, what do you like for offsite backup? GitHub? Bitbucket? Other?
Please boost for reach. TIA!
#ScreenWriting #Screenplays #GIT #VersionControl #OffsiteBackup
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Any screenwriters out there using GIT for version control? Is there a friendly “How To" for screenwriters somewhere? Also, what do you like for offsite backup? GitHub? Bitbucket? Other?
Please boost for reach. TIA!
#ScreenWriting #Screenplays #GIT #VersionControl #OffsiteBackup
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Robin Williams starred in his fair share of stinkers. Somewhat paradoxically, those with superlative titles are among the worst.
#RobinWilliams #FilmCriticism #MovieReview #DarkComedy #Cinema #Film #Screenwriting
https://pablohoneyfish.wordpress.com/2026/02/15/robin-williamss-superlative-paradox/ -
AI Adoption Rises Among Indian Screenwriters as Pay, Credit Gaps Persist, Tulsea–Ormax Report Finds (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Asia #Global #News #India #Ormax #Screenwriting #Tulseahttps://variety.com/2026/film/news/ai-indian-screenwriters-pay-credit-gaps-1236663159/
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AI Adoption Rises Among Indian Screenwriters as Pay, Credit Gaps Persist, Tulsea–Ormax Report Finds (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Asia #Global #News #India #Ormax #Screenwriting #Tulseahttps://variety.com/2026/film/news/ai-indian-screenwriters-pay-credit-gaps-1236663159/
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AI Adoption Rises Among Indian Screenwriters as Pay, Credit Gaps Persist, Tulsea–Ormax Report Finds (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Asia #Global #News #India #Ormax #Screenwriting #Tulseahttps://variety.com/2026/film/news/ai-indian-screenwriters-pay-credit-gaps-1236663159/
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AI Adoption Rises Among Indian Screenwriters as Pay, Credit Gaps Persist, Tulsea–Ormax Report Finds (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Asia #Global #News #India #Ormax #Screenwriting #Tulseahttps://variety.com/2026/film/news/ai-indian-screenwriters-pay-credit-gaps-1236663159/
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AI Adoption Rises Among Indian Screenwriters as Pay, Credit Gaps Persist, Tulsea–Ormax Report Finds (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Asia #Global #News #India #Ormax #Screenwriting #Tulseahttps://variety.com/2026/film/news/ai-indian-screenwriters-pay-credit-gaps-1236663159/
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AI Adoption Rises Among Indian Screenwriters as Pay, Credit Gaps Persist, Tulsea–Ormax Report Finds (EXCLUSIVE)
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Meet-cutes by collision, dating apps run by three people, gentrification as a buzzword, and love stories on narrative autopilot. If romance is dead, these movies didn’t kill it — they just microwaved it until all the flavor was gone.
#RomCom #FilmCriticism #RomanticComedy #MovieReview #Hallmark #Screenwriting #IdiotPlot #Cinema
https://pablohoneyfish.wordpress.com/2026/01/16/the-anatomy-of-contemporary-romcom-trope-saturation-a-narrative-and-socio-economic-analysis/ -
“Neither asked nor given…”
Written by Alan Sharp, & directed by Michael Caton-Jones, ROB ROY (1995) is an underappreciated gem of Scottish film. It also contains what is widely regarded as one of the best swordfights in cinema history
4/5
https://fictionmachine.com/2020/09/15/neither-asked-nor-given-rob-roy-1995/
#Scottish #literature #cinema #film #AlanSharp #Screenwriting #sword #fencing
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"Once the future was a continuation of the present, and all changes were looking somewhere on the horizon. Now the future is part of the present. You think they're prepared for that? They don't want to know anything. They just devour".
Stalker
Screenplay by Arkady #Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky, and Andrei #Tarkovsky
1978
#stalker #cinema #film #screenwriting #screenplay #SF #sciencefiction -
Hallmark keeps asking us to believe in angels, dreams, destiny, and free will—then runs them all through HR, timelines, and performance reviews. Heaven as a dating agency. Dreams as a surveillance tool. Love on a deadline.
#FilmCriticism #Hallmark #MovieReview #Dreams #Angels #RomCom #ChristmasMovies #Screenwriting
https://pablohoneyfish.wordpress.com/2025/12/24/the-bureaucratization-of-the-celestial-and-the-oneiric-a-critical-analysis-of-managed-destiny-in-a-christmas-angel-match-and-my-dreams-of-you/ -
Fifty mistook weight loss for depth and autobiography for insight. All Things Fall Apart and Get Rich or Die Tryin’ are ego exercises dressed up as seriousness.
#FilmCriticism #MovieReview #AllThingsFallApart #GetRichOrDieTryin #50Cent #EgoTrip #Miscasting #Screenwriting
https://pablohoneyfish.wordpress.com/2025/12/22/the-anatomy-of-transformative-narcissism-a-critical-investigation-into-the-cinematic-career-of-50-cent/ -
I just watched a great scene transition: a character screams, and the sound cross-fades into the squeaking of a door opening in the next scene, like the audio equivalent of a match cut.
Elegant and effective.
I love smart, intentional scene transitions. This was top notch.
#Screenwriting #Filmmaking #Editing #SoundEditing #SceneTransitions #MatchCuts #Writing
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Thinking about writing a horror screenplay? Well, the best way to learn how is to read great ones. 5AM StoryTalk has curated 125 horror scripts for you to download and study right now. It’s an epic journey through a century of cinematic horror history to help your creative evolution!
#screenwriting #screenplays #writing #writingtips #writingcommunity #horror #horrormovies #horrormovie #horrorfilm #film #movies #cinema
https://colehaddon.substack.com/p/125-horror-scripts-to-download-and -
Thinking about writing a horror screenplay? Well, the best way to learn how is to read great ones. 5AM StoryTalk has curated 125 horror scripts for you to download and study right now. It’s an epic journey through a century of cinematic horror history to help your creative evolution!
#screenwriting #screenplays #writing #writingtips #writingcommunity #horror #horrormovies #horrormovie #horrorfilm #film #movies #cinema
https://colehaddon.substack.com/p/125-horror-scripts-to-download-and -
Thinking about writing a horror screenplay? Well, the best way to learn how is to read great ones. 5AM StoryTalk has curated 125 horror scripts for you to download and study right now. It’s an epic journey through a century of cinematic horror history to help your creative evolution!
#screenwriting #screenplays #writing #writingtips #writingcommunity #horror #horrormovies #horrormovie #horrorfilm #film #movies #cinema
https://colehaddon.substack.com/p/125-horror-scripts-to-download-and -
Thinking about writing a horror screenplay? Well, the best way to learn how is to read great ones. 5AM StoryTalk has curated 125 horror scripts for you to download and study right now. It’s an epic journey through a century of cinematic horror history to help your creative evolution!
#screenwriting #screenplays #writing #writingtips #writingcommunity #horror #horrormovies #horrormovie #horrorfilm #film #movies #cinema
https://colehaddon.substack.com/p/125-horror-scripts-to-download-and -
Thinking about writing a horror screenplay? Well, the best way to learn how is to read great ones. 5AM StoryTalk has curated 125 horror scripts for you to download and study right now. It’s an epic journey through a century of cinematic horror history to help your creative evolution!
#screenwriting #screenplays #writing #writingtips #writingcommunity #horror #horrormovies #horrormovie #horrorfilm #film #movies #cinema
https://colehaddon.substack.com/p/125-horror-scripts-to-download-and -
In this interview, screenwriter, author, and podcaster @colehaddon talks with fellow screenwriter, author, and podcaster John August, whose #film credits include “Big Fish”.
https://fanfare.pub/q-a-john-august-wants-to-make-things-happen-e51513afce4f
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"I'm the money." - Vesper Lynd
This scene on the train in Casino Royale was written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade & Paul Haggis. It's based on the Ian Fleming novel.
For me, this is the sexiest interaction between Bond and a woman in any of the Bond films, and I've seen them all.
They just talk.
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Took a break from my normal stuff this weekend to work on writing an episode of Igloo Bigloo for Livyatan Animation Studios. Writing isn’t really my forte but I’m happy with how it’s coming along
#screenwriting #scriptwriting #screenplay #animation #2danimation #animation2d #igloobigloo
