Screenwriter

The R-rated “Deadpool” is an often unruly and deftly funny superhero movie, directed by the newcomer, Tim Miller, a special effects artist for film and video games. The screenwriters, Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, are the same of “Zombieland” and “G.I. Joe: Retaliation”, operating also as executive producers. The ebullient Deadpool, played with ferocity by Ryan Reynolds (“Green Lantern”, “Mississippi Grind”), isn't a conventional Marvel superhero but a mischievous antihero who seeks revenge…

I. Randall Wallace was traveling Scotland when he decided he wanted to create the fillm, He saw statues of William Wallace and Robert the Bruce visiting the Edinburgh Castle and asked a tour guide who they were. The guide proceeded to tell the screenwriter about their story. Wallace was immediately inspired to write a screenplay about the famed warriors. Wallace opted to do specific historical research after he completed his screenplay because he wanted to capture the drama of the story first…

In ‘Reading the Movies’, it was William Costanzo who stated that one third of all films ever made were translated from literature onto the big screen for modern day audiences (Costanzo, 1992). Unsurprisingly, the 20th Century classic ‘1984’ written by George Orwell is no exception, adapted to film almost 40 years after it was published in 1949; but was it an effective adaptation? The novel depicts a world where the government, referred to simply as ‘The Party’ seizes ultimate control over their…

The Consequence of Silence When society is crippled with fear, people tend to remain in silence. Speaking out can lead to saving a life or to your own demise, which paralyzes those who are cognizant of the truth. As a result, lives are gone in vain. Therefore, speaking up when one knows the truth is righteous. Silence has been a destructive mistake resulting in many misfortunes, especially in the Salem Witch Trials and McCarthyism. With no one opposing the accusers, those…

Shingo Takatera Screenwriting and My Feature Goal I am Shingo Takatera, who majors in CTVA Screenwriting Option. The course of screenwriting option is so helpful to learn how to be a better storyteller for the motivational environment and the interactive environment. The course of screenwriting option requires all the student to take other classes such as editing, directing, and so on. I find this program is helpful for me to realize that storytelling is not only writing but also how to convey…

Currently, American films are a common way for the average American to spend his/her free time. Individuals watch movies for escapism and entertainment, but the art form that the film industry grew out of is not as common to the public eye: modern American theatre. Modern American film and modern American theatre have more in common than what people might believe, while still retaining their own uniqueness. For example, one similarity both theatre and film share is the formula, or definition, of…

I was raised in a suburb of Philadelphia, where Katharine Hepburn’s presence around Bryn Mawr has been preserved to a certain extent. Consequently, I always had an idea of who she was without actually knowing anything about her. In a way she was the first “great” Hollywood star that I could recognize and I can remember my mom telling me that she was, “Diane Keaton before Diane Keaton.” Only now do I understand what she meant by that statement. This all lead me to sit down and watch The…

Stereotypes are horrible. When a screenwriter is too lazy to come up with a good motivation. Just use a mental illness. That’ll sell the story. Just another cheap horror movie. The sick one is always the villain, selling his lies to people who don’t know any better. She just sat there. “Don’t you want to go home,” I ask. “No,” she whispers. “My life is over.” She just sat there in a room, filled with books, looking at the television, holding a coloring book. The room is filled with people and…

They gave him the middle name "Douglas," after the actor, Douglas Fairbanks. He never became a swashbuckling actor but Mr. Bradbury's greatest adventures would take place behind the keys of a typewriter. Today, as an author, essayist, playwright, screenwriter, lecturer, poet and visionary, Ray Bradbury is known as one of America's greatest creative geniuses. Mr. Bradbury's early childhood in Waukegan was characterized by his loving extended family, especially his Aunt Neva who took him to…

loyalties or being involved in subversive activities.” (History.com Staff, 2009). This communist witch hunt had a negative impact on Hollywood because it resulted in the loss of some of the industry's most prominent talent, which included actors, screenwriters and directors. And, since communism was considered the greatest threat to American society at the time, many of these talented professionals were never able to resume their careers--causing a tremendous…