Many people have read the books by Thomas Harris that introduced the serial killer, Dr Hannibal Lecter, to an unsuspecting world. Who can forget Anthony Hopkin’s performance in Silence of the Lambs when that story was transferred to the silver screen.
However, his first appearance was several years earlier in a small but pivotal cameo role [...]
Entries from June 19th, 2008
Manhunter vs Red Dragon
June 19th, 2008 · No Comments · Film Criticism and Analysis, Film Directing, Film Narrative, Genre, Screenwriting
Tags: Anthony Hopkins·Brian Cox·CSI·forensic criminal investigations·Hannibal Lecter·Manhunter·Miami Vice·Michael Mann·Red Dragon·serial killer·Silence of the Lambs·Thomas Harris
Screenwriting Software – update
June 9th, 2008 · No Comments · Screenwriting
In a previous post, I did a brief survey of screen writing software and made some recommendations. Well, I have just come across a new piece of software that purports to be the complete pre-production package taking your work through story development, screen play, shooting schedules etc. Even more important – it’s free and comes [...]
Tags: celtx·pre-production software
The Best Epic film? (Part 2)
June 9th, 2008 · No Comments · Cinematography, Film Narrative, Film Special Effects, Genre
As you can see from the first part of this I am a fan of the old style epics which are usually historical stories with universal themes involving large scale conflict, and where no expense is spared, either on the costumes, settings or numbers of extras to fill the screen. However, apart from Gladiator and [...]
Tags: best epic film·braveheart·curse of the golden flower·dances with wolves·gladiator·hero·kagemusha·last of the mohicans·lord of the rings trilogy·ran·star wars·the matrix trilogy·troy