Logbook of a Screenwriter
I wanted to ask screenwriting guru Syd Field a question when I first read his book, two decades back. It remained unanswered, mainly because I never asked it. After starting this blog, and browsing through his books again, the question returned. Since Syd wasn’t there any more, I thought of approaching the one person that might consider responding to my…
10 CommentsShankar Mahadevan has a couple of molar teeth missing. That doesn’t stop him from laughing out loud. To me, he came across as a simple man, happy with life and mad about music. If he does care about his public image or his fragmented smile, it doesn’t show. At least it didn’t show to me when I met him at…
16 CommentsCREATING SATIRE FOR IMPATIENT TIMES “But it’s a clear case…he was waiting with a knife…” “That’s not the question; the issue is – did he stab to kill…” “Come on…of course he did…!! there are eye-witnesses…” “They might have eyes and be a witness, but not everyone can see beyond the obvious, my dear. Look at the incline of the…
2 CommentsI make my living out of non-fiction screenwriting. That means I research and write audio-visual scripts for anything that needs to be sold, including ideas and people. I do that for them who prefer not to write their own stuff. Since there are quite a few such benevolent souls out there, I have been running my friendly neighborhood gymkhana of…
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