October - 2020

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MD PRESLEY

FORGER OF FANTASY WORLDS

Oct 28, 2020

Outlines and Treatments: Who, What, and How

I’m currently writing my first screenplay in several years. Or, I will be writing said screenplay soon. My producers (one of which is the director and also creator of the initial idea) and I are still stuck on the treatment phase, which will be turned into the executive producers (read: investors) in the next few days. They will then give some notes, okay the basic flow of the story, as well as get a good idea of the scope of the budget for the film itself. At least they shou

Outlines and Treatments: Who, What, and How

Oct 14, 2020

The Importance of Characters

A few nights ago I finished the last episode of Schitt’s Creek, a show that I loved enough that I used a scene from as my exemplar to explain subtext. This was a show overloaded with ability, not just in the incredible actors, but in the writing, dialogue (obviously), and zeitgeisty pitch. Everything was stacked in its favor, and yet the last season felt tired and almost perfunctory. Perhaps it was the cliched decision to end it on a wedding, which is second only to a pregnan

The Importance of Characters

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The Imbued Lockblade - Final

Tales of Ayr - High Resolution

The Woven Ring - Final Version

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