I've been using Highland 2 for the last week or so and have moved both my current projects into it, alongside a studio re-write that I've ported in from Fade In. I’m a recent convert to Fountain. When I first came across the format, I couldn’t see the advantage of having to type things (like … Continue reading Highland 2
Author: Julian Simpson
From the archive…
This morning I dumped an archive of about 1500 Instapaper articles into DevonTHINK, which caused me to start browsing through them. Some interesting film pieces jumped out at me so I thought I’d post a selection here: ‘The Parallax View’: Pakula’s Unsettling Examination of the Post-Compliant America 22 Rules of Storytelling from Pixar Richard Linklater … Continue reading From the archive…
A working guide to screenwriting software
This is a piece I’m writing because I want to to read it, which is a bummer because the version I really want to read would be written by someone else. I’m increasingly asked, both by new screenwriters and old hands, which software I would recommend and I realised there’s a dearth of useful comparative … Continue reading A working guide to screenwriting software
MYTHOS: The Medium Series
Having just got back into Medium, I’ve discovered that you can now do these strange little series things on there. They work best on a phone and are basically a series of text cards and images that you can build on over time. As an experiment, and because I love the idea, I’ve started one … Continue reading MYTHOS: The Medium Series
Five ways to instantly improve blah blah your productivity blah
Productivity. I don't even like the word, if I'm honest. And yet I find myself helplessly clicking on pretty much any link that promises to list five new ways to improve it. And the more of these articles I read, the more miserable I become because this business of productivity is not a cheerful one. … Continue reading Five ways to instantly improve blah blah your productivity blah
Music to write to…
This has come up with a couple of people recently, so I thought I’d make some recommendations. I tend to put a playlist together to get me in the right mood for specific projects, but there are some albums that seem to transcend that and are absolute winners regardless of what I’m doing. These are … Continue reading Music to write to…
Becoming an early riser
I’ve always been a night owl. The most productive part of my day, I thought, was in the late evening when I would fly through script pages, totally focused and without interruptions. I’d heard about all these early risers and I envied those writers who proudly announced in those Life In A Day pieces that … Continue reading Becoming an early riser
