The reason why i´m not writing a lot at the moment is somewhere in between, so much for the short answer.

But first things first, about 1,5 months ago i started an internship as a writers / directors assistant for Toni Weiss and Dirk Meints at Moving Target Films (both screenwriters and directors). I can´t honor this chance enough - this is the thing i was trying to achieve in my last years in film & commercial business.
The greatest thing about that assistant job is that i´m not only there for answering calls, copy something oder type - i´m involved in ongoing project development and my voice is heard - i´m greatful for that.

The next task thats keeping me busy is a new theater play called “Stones”. I´m working with Christian Krall again and this time i feel ready for a second actor - Peter Marktl. We will premiere in April in Klagenfurt, Carinthia and there is some work to do - more details about that wil follow.

And the last big thing in my life is not business realated but nevertheless important - i bought an apartment together with my girlfriend and we´re moving in at the end of this month.

Well, my path is pretty clear and i really like where it´s heading…

And here we go again, another month raced by.
I am posting these wrap-ups for almost a year now and hopefully they are of interest for some readers.

The thought behind that posts is to gather the most interesting articles in the screenwriting blogosphere out there. While some articles are about a very particular topic that focuses on current movies or answer a specific question, other articles may be of interest for a longer period of time since they deal with fundamental screenwriting or directing topics. I thought it might be a good idea to mark those articles that have a greater value with a little symbol:

So from now on articles that have “richer content” are accompanied by this little star.

The Dark Knight - revisited by Adam

It´s not stopping yet, TDK still is a topic - and that for a reason. Adam writes about the script (a link to the script included!).

Younglings by Alex Epstein

This is one really insightful answer to the question “What should i do with my life”. Study screenwriting? Do something different?

Big Choices - and what´s it ABOUT? by Amanda

A person is driven by his / her big choices - and so are your characters.

What I Learned in Hollywood by Kevin Lehane

Kevin writes about some facts he realized when he moved to Hollywood - the grass ain´t greener on the other side…

PACHEW! Sounds in Your Script by Julie Gray

Certainly this is a topic that, when beeing overdone, really annoys. But on the other side including sounds can help.

Visual Storytelling - Kieslowskis “Blue” by Mystery Man

How often have you read “show don´t tell”? And how often have you read how to accomplish that? MM analyzes “Blue”, the first movie in Kieslowskis trilogy “Three Colors” (a little note by myself: that´s a movie you have to watch more than once to get all the little greatnesses.)

Transparency in Judging Scripts by Julie Gray

You want to know what happens to your script after you let it out into the wild? Julie tells you.

On Breaking Structure by Mystery Man

How do films like Memento or Irreversible fit into the three-act-structure? They do pretty well, MM writes about how to break the structure.

Interview with Darren Aronofsky Part I Part II Part III by Slashfilm

An very interesting interview with writer / director Darren Aronofsky about The Wrestler and his future projects.

Repeated Words and Alliterations by Julie Gray

Sreenplays are not novels, but nevertheless you should take care of your spelling and grammar.

Decor - Does it Matter? by Julie Gray

Should you describe every little detail of the locations in your script? Not really, how to deal with decor can be read in that post.

Spec What You Love by Alex Epstein

If you love to write SciFi or fantasy scripts, would it make sense to write drama on spec just to prove that you can write other genres as well?

The purpose of drama, and its relationship to Cameron Diaz’s ass by John August

What purpose should drama serve, tell a story, change peoples lives, both?

Managers and Writers - Group Hug by Julie Gray

This article is very valuable when searching for a writer (as manager) or a manager (as writer).

Wackos we have hired by Ken Levine

Ken sums up his personal experience with writers assistans and secretaries - very funny read.

It´s always annoying not to get in somewhere you´d really like to be - but if there is no reason for it that really sucks.

Many US websites behave like an awkward doorman, but let´s start at the beginning.

When Dexter´s first season started the website was only accesible by US citizens - why?

I´ve been really curious to watch the web series Gemini Division since i read an article in the latest issue of Creative Screenwriting - it sounds like a great idea.

So how do i like the show? I don´t know, i´m not allowed to watch it - it´s not allowed for Europeans, i mean not even for Canadians.

Could it get any more ridiculous? What is the damn internet for? Not only to get content from your own country, the big advantage of the internet is that it is should be international.

Gemini Divisions explanation for that is the following: GD and the Geo-Lock.

Nothing would be easier to adjust the advertisment on the particular country, i mean thats what porn sites do since ages (No thanks, i don´t want to meet a girl near Vienna).

There is a big promising benefit by letting the world take part:
With web series you´ve got the incredible chance to reach audience in real time all over the world - that should be one key marketing point in difference to TV. But they really mess this chance up.

Sure there would be solutions, but i don´t get why i should use a proxy server, or spoof my ip, or search for downloadable episodes, or or or. But why so difficult, it could be so easy.

And by the way: i´d really like to watch movies when they come out and not have to wait for the translation. Just take The Dark Knight for example, i never watched the german version but still had to wait a month until it reached our cinemas.

I don´t really think that anyone would actually loose money - the people who want to see it in original sound can do - the others can wait. It´s just another way to promote illegal downloads (just like the annoying anti-piracy ads on DVDs).

I think there are quite some people like me who orient themselves on the international (and that often means American) market. I read American magazines, read American blogs, watch American series and movies but still it´s unnecessary hard to catch up with some stuff - and i don´t see a reason why.