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Posted on: October 31st, 2009 How to write a horror movie

This is one day of the year that reminds me of the hundreds of horror movies I have watched throughout my life. Most of them did not touch me; but some definitely did. I quite clearly remember the first two horror movies I watched as a child. The first was William Friedkin’s ‘The Exorcist’, the second, Sam Raimi’s ‘Evil Dead’. I still remember spending several nights (after watching these movies) not being able to go to the toilet, and my bladder growing unbearably; imagining something or someone was under my bed in the dark room, waiting to catch my leg if I got down from the bed. I even imagined the hands that would have

via Horror movie screenwriter – How to write a horror movie.

Posted on: October 31st, 2009 How to Write a Screenplay In 3 Days Halloween Promo

A funny, silly, retro spooky promo video to promote the How to Write a Screenplay in 3-Days: the Marathon Method book from Young Films and Publishing. A halloween fun video with Doctor Scriptula pokes fun at dissecting a screenplay while providing some tips on how to write a screenplay.

via YouTube – How to Write a Screenplay In 3 Days Halloween Promo.

Posted on: October 31st, 2009 How celeb activists handle health care reform – Entertainment News, Weekly, Media – Variety

The stunt was worthy of something dreamed up by a Hollywood press agent of yesteryear: A group of health reform activists quietly infiltrated a D.C. meeting of health insurance executives and, one by one, added their voices to a growing chorus of a satirical version of “Tomorrow” from “Annie.”

The antics, from the group Billionaires for Wealthcare, was a bit of showmanship in a health care debate that has until only recently been scarce in showbiz moments.

via How celeb activists handle health care reform – Entertainment News, Weekly, Media – Variety.

Posted on: October 30th, 2009 21 Powerful Rewrite Strategies FREE Teleconference

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Three ways to turn ordinary characters into extremely compelling story people.

The #1 Reason writers won’t cut bad scenes. Don’t be guilty of this.

And 16 other Advanced Strategies for rewriting.

via 21 Powerful Rewrite Strategies FREE Teleconference.

Posted on: October 30th, 2009 First Five that Identify the Quote get the Lockerz Invites

The first five people that can correctly identify the film quote-Movie who was speaking and the actor that played them.

“Some things belong on paper, others in life. It’s a blessed fool who can’t tell the difference”

Tweet us at @counterculturep or comment us. Bear in mind you’ll have to give an email address to receive the invite!

Good Luck!

Posted on: October 30th, 2009 How to Make a Viral Video w/ Zombie Meme Molly

Bobby tries to woo the very sexy (she has an accent!) Meme Molly with dead cats. She’s in Zombie Make-up for Halloween, and – Oh yea and we also want to say: cats, cat videos, Twilight New Moon, zombies, cute girls, sexy, strip tease, halloween and Zac Efron. And also: Kanye West. Vampires.

via YouTube – How to Make a Viral Video w/ Zombie Meme Molly : Reel Good Show Sketch.

Posted on: October 30th, 2009 Paramount Bets Big on Web Serials

The story begins with an attractive young woman moving into a mottled and murky Los Angeles apartment building, where all her neighbors are either beautiful or look like gnomes.

A viewer doesn’t have wait long before “Circle of Eight,” a Web-series from Paramount Digital Entertainment, fills up fast with supernatural events and dead bodies. “Circle” debuted Tuesday on MySpace.

via Paramount Bets Big on Web Serials.

Posted on: October 30th, 2009 Paranormal Marketing Campaigns

Am I late to the game on the whole Paranormal Activity marketing story? Actually, I was early. Really early. I first saw this lo-fi spookfest back the Slamdance Film Festival in 2008, when director Oren Peli was still building early momentum for it. When we met on Main Street, he revealed the complex strategy he had in mind for tricking people into believing the movie’s content—“found footage” of a couple filming dangerous supernatural activity in their home—had a basis in real life. Things moved slowly for Peli after that. It seemed like a big deal when Dreamworks bought the remake rights, but then it appeared they had shelved it. When Dreamworks left Paramount later in the year, the studio abandoned the remake plans once they saw how well the original played in theaters. So they concocted an original scheme—well, not so much an “original” scheme as a Blair Witch 2.0 scheme—to build audiences’ interests. They discovered people wanted to see it around the country. And so Paranormal Activity delivered the goods.

via Paranormal Marketing Campaigns.

Posted on: October 29th, 2009 Free Video Tutorial for BCC Watercolor Effect

Watercolor paint-style images can easily be generated from any source material with the addition of Boris Continuum Complete 6′s Watercolor filter. BCC Watercolor includes the ability to control the color and weight of the contour edges as well as the desired level of contouring. Save your own preset looks or use the included user-modifiable preset looks to generate wash or watercolor effects

watercolor1.mov (video/quicktime Object).

Posted on: October 29th, 2009 The Hollywood Reporter Digital Edition Free Trial

We are pleased to offer you a 4-week (20 issues) FREE TRIAL to The Hollywood Reporter Digital Edition.

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