Sep 18 Love0 Movie Screens are Made of Glass By Richard Walter Authors, Education, Mentoring, Screenwriting 101 To suggest that movies are voyeuristic is like calling Ronald Reagan a Republican. I’m no fan of film-student idol David…Read More
Sep 03 Love1 Good Writing; Bad Writing By Richard Walter Authors, Education, Mentoring, Screenwriting 101 Regarding media criticism and commentary, you’ll never have to stand in line for your ration of condescension, snobbery, ignorance, fatuity,…Read More
Aug 09 Love0 Orson Welles’ Last Words By Richard Walter Authors, Education, Mentoring, Screenwriting 101 Having a fancy title at an elite film school, and also a reputation for providing nifty sound bites, during my…Read More
May 01 Love0 Lucas-era USC Film School Luminaries: Willard Huyck By Richard Walter Authors, Education, Mentoring, Screenwriting 101 At USC Film School during the ‘60s—and perhaps even more at UCLA—student films generally shied away from ‘narrative.’ That is…Read More
Mar 04 Love1 From the Desk of Richard Walter: Screenwriting and Schizophrenia By Richard Walter Authors, Education, Mentoring, Screenwriting 101 From time to time I have mentioned that my father was a musician. Dad was an acoustic, stand-up bass player…Read More
Apr 25 Love0 From the Desk of Richard Walter: Point Vagina By Richard Walter Authors, Education, Mentoring, Screenwriting 101 Thanks to historical and cultural protocols, there are certain words that are difficult to pronounce in public without provoking discomfort.…Read More
Apr 12 Love1 Lucas-era USC Film School Luminaries: John Milius By Richard Walter Authors, Education, Mentoring, Screenwriting 101 “There isn’t any grandeur anymore.” This was the mantra of John Milius, perhaps the best known among my classmates at…Read More
Apr 06 Love1 From the Desk of Richard Walter: Downhill Cowboy By Richard Walter Authors, Education, Mentoring, Screenwriting 101 My late and beloved Auntie Anne, single her whole life, lived in a sprawling rent-controlled 14th-floor apartment in Manhattan’s Chelsea…Read More
Jan 16 Love0 From the Desk of Richard Walter: Right Place, Right Time By Richard Walter Authors, Education, Mentoring, Screenwriting 101 I first came to California in August of 1966 for what I thought would be a three week visit. Instead…Read More
Jan 03 Love0 From the Desk of Richard Walter: Life Rights and Wrongs By Richard Walter Authors, Education, Mentoring, Screenwriting 101 Am I allowed to write a movie (or book or article) about you without your permission? Unequivocally and without hesitation…Read More