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Zombies: a series – Countdown

August 27, 2010

In 2 months, 4 days and 12 hours, the dead will walk… onto your TV screen! Premiering on Halloween night, AMC TV’s presentation of “The Walking Dead“, which long-time readers may remember is my favorite zombie book, has all of the makings of becoming my favorite visual zombie experience as well.  Veteran (and venerable) screenwriter [...]

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Zombies: a series – Zombie Humor

July 30, 2010

Cover of Shaun of the Dead Cover of Zombieland [Blu-ray] No, this post isn’t about shuffling dead taking center stage at the local pub’s open mic night.  Rather, if you like your zombies mixed with a little bit (or a lot) of humor, then the recent  Zombieland and the venerable Shaun of the Dead have [...]

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Armchair Editing: The Curse of the Amateur

April 7, 2010

There’s an old saying about a little knowledge being a dangerous thing and another one about ignorance being bliss.  In the case of storytelling that can lead to a weird limbo of discrimination and discernment.  As your own skill of the craft grows you undoubtedly find yourself appreciating good storytelling more and you’ll have a [...]

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One Good Detail

September 17, 2009

“…you see, a .45 will blow a barn door out the back of your head.  There’s alot of drycleaning involved.  Whereas a .22 will just rattle around in your brain like Pacman ’til you die.”    –Vinnie Antonelli from My Blue Heaven. So, I’m halfway through World War Z by Max Brooks and it’s about the third time [...]

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Zombies: a series – Surviving An Uprising (Ignite Phoenix presentation)

November 30, 2008

I recently had the awesome experience of giving a presentation entitled “Surviving The Next Zombie Uprising” at Ignite Phoenix II. The format revolves around a 20 page presentation, with the slides automatically clicking over every 15 seconds. The five minutes feels like it goes by in a blur as you hit the main points on [...]

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