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TriggerStreetTV - Episode 45: "Domo Arigato Mr. Amato"

Posted May 13, 2008 by The TriggerStreet Team

Categories: Film Production, Industry News, Interviews, TriggerStreetTV, TV Production

Omelet’s Steve Amato joins the party as Iron Man dominates again, Warner Brothers cleans house, the Microsoft Ultimate Video Relay kicks off, David Chase inks a new deal, Evan gets introduced to Foxy Brown, and R. Kelly puts the pee in porn. [more]

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TriggerStreetTV - Episode 44: "The Iron Man Cometh"

Posted May 6, 2008 by The TriggerStreet Team

Categories: Film Production, Industry News, Reviews, SAG Strike, TriggerStreetTV, TV Production

Iron Man blows past the century mark as SAG negotiations slow to a crawl, iTunes offers “day and date”, the Emmys look to the web for help, Billy Zane and Uwe Boll prepare for battle, and apparently John Rich won't accept your hundred dollar bills. [more]

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TriggerStreetTV - Episode 43: "Bears!"

Posted April 29, 2008 by The TriggerStreet Team

Categories: Film Production, Industry News, SAG Strike, TriggerStreetTV, TV Production

SAG is on the clock while the Grizzlies get restless, a Hell’s Angel raises hell, another Bond car bites it, Baby Mama pops out a number one flick, Jimmy Fallon looks towards late night and Wesley Snipes lets us know how 'bad' he really is. [more]

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The Art of Character Depth

Posted April 26, 2008 by Mystery Man

Categories: Film Production, Screenwriting

This is one of my favorite subjects. How does one create depth?

Shortly after I started my blog, fellow writers and I conducted a character depth study where we focused on 2 very specific ways of looking at the depth of characters in film:

* Contradictions in the Character
* Depth through Cast Design [more]

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TriggerStreetTV - Episode 42: "Evan Drops the 'D' Bomb"

Posted April 22, 2008 by The TriggerStreet Team

Categories: Film Production, Industry News, Reviews, SAG Strike, TriggerStreetTV, TV Production, WGA Strike

Evan’s in a tizzy after hearing about the WGA’s name-dropping tactics, Dana forecasts the future of DVD’s, 007’s new ride goes for an unexpected dip, "21" looks to make a run overseas and an in-depth analysis of David Hasselhoff's monthly expenses. [more]

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TriggerStreetTV - Episode 41: "The SAG hits the fan"

Posted April 15, 2008 by The TriggerStreet Team

Categories: Film Production, Industry News, SAG Strike, TriggerStreetTV, TV Production

As SAG and AFTRA gear up for a battle with the studios, “21” hops the pond with success, A “Clone Wars” trailer leaks, Stormtroopers are illegally duplicated, and the Paparazzi stick their nose where it doesn’t belong. [more]

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TriggerStreetTV - Episode 40: " '21' a Winner!...again!"

Posted April 8, 2008 by The TriggerStreet Team

Categories: Film Production, Industry News, Reviews, TriggerStreetTV, TV Production

“21” remains at #1 as it aces new comers “Nim’s Island”, “Leatherheads” and “The Ruins” at the box office this week. George Clooney’s beef with the WGA, Darth Weinstein in China, Uwe Boll’s job status, and the late, great Charlton Heston. [more]

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More Cinematic Storytelling

Posted April 7, 2008 by Mystery Man

Categories: Film Production, Screenwriting

I’d like to share three more examples of cinematic storytelling, except this time, they’re written by fellow TriggerStreeters. Some day, guys, some day, a professional in the biz will say to you, “when I was reading your script, I could totally picture this on the screen.” Hope you enjoy them. [more]

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TriggerStreetTV - Episode 39 " '21' a Winner!"

Posted April 1, 2008 by The TriggerStreet Team

Categories: Film Production, Industry News, SAG Strike, TriggerBlog, TriggerStreetTV, TV Production, WGA Strike

Its a big week at TriggerStreet, and Dana and Evan have something entirely new to discuss: their very own #1 movie! Thats right, "21" is a hit at the box office, but thats not the only thing worth talking about as SAG and AFTRA go their separate ways, "Fanboys" fans are protesting, and Superman has legal troubles... [more]

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TriggerStreetTV - Episode 38 "The Aaron Yoo Factor"

Posted March 25, 2008 by The TriggerStreet Team

Categories: Film Production, Industry News, Interviews, Success Stories, TriggerStreetTV, TV Production

The guys discuss the losses of three greats this week with the deaths of Arthur C. Clarke, Paul Scofield, and Anthony Minghella. Unfortunately, those aren't the only losses we have to talk about, as CBS loses 'Jericho' (again), Pam Anderson loses a marriage (again), 'Drillbit Taylor' loses at the box office, and Ashley Dupree loses her million dollar deal. On the upside, we do have a couple of winners as 'Horton' stays strong at the box office and Ridley Scott and Leonardo DiCaprio help Brad Ingelsby score the Hollywood dream... [more]

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