Four Stages To Writing A Screenplay
So while it wasn’t done in a day, thats mainly because time is a hot commodity. Add up the hour here and hour there and there you go,…
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About a week ago, Dead Red Eyes worked on filming a short in Carrboro. As it was a short comedy, most of it took place in a bar.…
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So we drew up an outline to make sure the screenplay kept pace and didn’t go into those dangerous dead-end tangents. And then we used an iPad app…
Lessons and Blessin’s with Kurt Weathers
Recent recording of Lessons and Blessin’s with Kurt Weathers. In this episode (episode 1, that is), Kurt discusses the perils of modern television, the glory of chap stick…
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One of the rare moments where I get a chance to really work on screenplays is whilst traveling. And a couple weeks back I had a pair of…
Lost in Translation – Movie Titles Around The World
In 2013, there is a movie titled “In The House”. But I didn’t quite understand why they needed to call it that, other than for consumer convenience. “Dans…
Common Questions When Writing A Screenplay
So I did the outline as per the post https://www.deadredeyes.com/how-to-write-a-screenplay-in-one-day – practicing what I preach of course – and it technically took a month, but also took only a day…
Documentary Films, A Retro Wave of Comfort?
I read an article this week at http://www.vulture.com/2013/04/edelstein-documentary-is-better-than-filmmaking.html – and wanted to do more than drop a mention and a tweet, however time was slim, as somehow this week’s…
Almost Halfway There – Or What I’ve Learned in 6 Months
Almost 6 months to the day, we thought about finally getting our act together, taking things a bit more seriously perhaps. We always had an interest in film and…
Movie Sequels, Trilogies, Prequels & Correlations in the Economy
We often hear about how Hollywood is churning out sequels left and right more so today than ever before. Even movies that were not that big are getting…
How To Write A Screenplay in One Day
So, one thing I’ve been working on with the three screenplays currently in progress is efficiency. Outlining, writing when you are in a good flow, a good state…
Top 10 Baseball Movies for Opening Day 2013
Forget March Madness and good luck finding 10 Easter movies anyway. Spring is here, though it sure doesn’t feel the case and its been way too long since…
Hamlet – A Modernized Rendition
In between working on various screenplays and short films, there’s somehow time for acting on-stage as well. In particular, The Marowitz Hamlet, which is a free adaptation and…
The Right Way To Write A Screenplay
Over the years I’ve had many an idea for a screenplay (often while intoxicated though). And I start it eager to plow through what I think is an…
The Torment – Full Length
Read the commentary about the making of the movie here (opens in new screen). Summarize withChatGPTClaudeGeminiPerplexityGrok
Commentary About The Filming of The Torment – All In One Day
Guest post from our own Bryan Reklis. (Editor Note: If I could sync this piece to the film as a sort of commentary, I would). Hello person. I’m…
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I’m surprised there isn’t an ehow page about this. Oh, wait, turns out there is. But they’ve got it all wrong. Let Beatmaster Flash sort out that problem…
Presidents Day Weekend – Faux President Movies
It’s Presidents Day Weekend. Great news for those with a day off because of it, which in this case actually includes me. And like we did for election…
Alphabet Soup – Short Film by Dead Red Eyes
Alphabet Soup – by Dead Red Eyes films. This was the first of the two shorts we made in the last couple months and premiered on Feb 2nd…
Thanks To Everyone That Made It
Much thanks to everyone that was able to make it to our premiere of both short films (and various even shorter skits) at Nightlight in Chapel Hill last…
What to do with that Screenplay you wrote – stage 4
The proof is in the URL of this post. Write another screenplay. And do other stuff, stay creative, stay switched on, no matter how busy you are. That…
The Torment – Feb 2nd Independent Film Premiere at Nightlight in Chapel Hill
Nightlight is at: 405 W Rosemary St, Chapel Hill, NC 27516 Drop us a line at info@deadredeyes.com for more information. View the trailer at https://www.deadredeyes.com/the-torment-trailer Summarize withChatGPTClaudeGeminiPerplexityGrok
The Two Minute Drill – Screenplay Practice
I’m not one for New Years resolutions, but for some reason I sort of promised myself (and Dead Red Eyes) a whole list of nonsense for 2013. Here’s…