Recent content by GabrielM

Final Draft has always been my favorite scriptwriting application. It is quite easy to use. It also has some convenient tools like "screenplay compare" that highlights the difference between two drafts of a screenplay. However, Final Draft is a bit expensive. It costs about $200 or more. Celtx...

I find it rather fascinating that a director like Francis Ford Coppola would claim imagination as his biggest asset. We know how much money and talent he has. He could probably pull strings on the moon if he had to. Naturally, the guy who made Apocalypse Now and The Godfather won't face much...

So is mine. I have a thousand and one stories cooking up in my head. What I really need is time.

After all, rules were meant to be broken...

Most Chinese films I've seen look exquisite. "Hero" was the last one I saw. Although the image quality may look too fantastic instead of realistic, I still appreciate them a great deal.

Groundhog Day is one of my favorite comedies.

Such a simple idea yet with nifty results. I enjoyed it.

To be completely honest, this is a common faux pas by student filmmakers. Waking up is boring. I understand how it could be insightful on a character's personality and demeanor, but in this ever-growing audiovisual world with films being made right and left, the best strategy for any filmmaker...

I read somewhere that the most powerful ways to start a film is with someone dying, someone being born, someone leaving, or someone arriving. That little lesson always stuck with me, although there's no magic way to make it happen. I'm sure you could resort to one of those suggestions and still...