Here the most interesting posts from August:

Screenwriting Structure Part 17: The Midpoint by Unk

Unk continues his series, this time he talks about the midpoint.

What not to pitch by Julie Gray

Julie spent two days on a pitch fest - she knows what to pitch and what rather not.

Stop blaming your cast by Clive

If your movie sucks you should probably blame the story and not the cast.

Elegant Universe: Patterns in writers by Julie Gray

A really funny post about habits different writers develop.

A Diamond in The Rough by Unk

No matter how little budget you have, no matter if your equipment is not up to date - all that matters is the story.

Screenwriting Structure Part 18: Complications and Higher Stakes by Unk

Next part deals, as the title says, with complications and higher stakes.

The Assistant Files by Julie Gray

Julie started a series where different assistants blog about their work.

3 Common Film Script Errors by Clive

Clive points out three major flaws of screenplays - avoid them in the beginning and your script will be a lot better.

The Doctor is In by Julie Gray

Wow, Julie is really busy - another series where a psychologist answers reader questions - great. This post is about grief.

How to Make it Big in Hollywood Baby! by Independent Filmmaker

What can you do to earn some credibility and get yourself known? This post gives some hints.

The “T” Word by Julie Gray

A great post about the little word “talent”.

Post Buzz Blues by John August

John answers a readers question: He made a movie and a producer got interested, but now the buzz seems to fade and no one is calling - what to do?

Great Character Profiles by Unk

Unk posts some links to youtube videos where character development is explained.

Should You Write a Short Script by Julie Gray

Would a writer benefit from writing a short film screenplay? In my opinion - yes, but read the post…

Are You Ready for Success? by Julie Gray

While asking yourself why everyone in business is so unfair you probably should ask yourself if you´re ready to be successful.

How to Write a Spec(tacular) Pilot - Step Four by Jane

In this post it´s all about the story - the series plot and the episode plot.

A Look at “The Dark Knight” Script by Mystery Man

This time i´ll end the wrap up with another Dark Knight topic - Mystery Man talks about the overwhelming screenplay about that movie.

Finally the most interesting posts from July:

10 Reasons why i loved The Dark Knight by Peter Sciretta

Since we poor Europeans have to wait until August 21st, reading the stunning reviews and watching the trailer over and over again is the only thing we can do so far.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkies by Film Industry Bloggers

One big issue of the movie business (or probably business at all) is that everybody tries to pay you less.

The Rouge Wave mailbag by Julie Gray

May “we” use the term “we see” in the script?

How to make a good script great by Julie Gray

Five great tips on how to improve your screenplay.

Nolan on scripting The Dark Knight by Mystery Man

Christopher Nolan talks about the screenplay of The Dark Knight.

Simple is better than accurate by John August

Sometimes it´s better to describe difficult topics simple than scientifically accurate - don´t bore the reader.

Mastering the pitch by Jill Golick

Some advices for a sucessful pitch.

Voice: What does that even mean? by Julie Gray

How to write with a unique “voice” like John August, Diablo Cody or Quentin Tarantino do.

The central question by Unk

What is the central question of a screenplay and how to develop it.

How to write a spectacular pilot: Step 3 by Jane

Jane continues her series about writing a pilot, this time the topics are heroes and villians.

12 things all amateur screenwriters should know by Mystery Man

A very amusing list of 12 things every beginner should know.

Handling a characters POV shot by John August

How to describe a POV shot?

The good thing about being really lazy when it comes to blogging is that i´m very busy working, so despite the fact that there´s not much to read i´ve worked a lot.

I haven´t been able to work a lot on my own projects, the short movie is in the funding phase and the screenplays had to wait since i worked for commercials. But nevertheless, money never is a bad thing and i won´t complain, i´ll have time for my projects. Soon. Big promise to myself.

You might have noticed the different layout of my website (yes dear feed-readers, klick on the title) - from time to time i get fed up with the old one and have to work on a face lift.

The good thing with a personal website is that you are not so bound to a corporate identity. I tried to use the little tree as some kind of logo for me, now i use a different tree which i like better. Next thing to do are my business cards and hopefully i can stand the new layout for some time now.

Comments on the layout are welcome but i won´t make any major changes since i´m already fed up with webdesign and it was quite a conquest to update this page.

So now back to work (of which i´ve got plenty) and back to some more blogging (the monthly wrap-up is in work)…