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F*** THE COMPLIMENT SANDWICH: Back-patting will never be as effective as butt-kicking

F*** THE COMPLIMENT SANDWICH: Back-patting will never be as effective as butt-kicking

Oct 10, 2017 | Essay

The “compliment sandwich” is a technique of softening criticism by prefacing negative feedback with something positive, then following it with another compliment. First of all, the metaphor doesn’t even make sense. In a true compliment sandwich, the compliment...
ON THE RECEIVING END: 5 Indispensable Tips for Receiving Notes on Your Script

ON THE RECEIVING END: 5 Indispensable Tips for Receiving Notes on Your Script

Oct 2, 2017 | Five For Filming

Perhaps the most important element of the development process is the give and take between a writer and the creative producers tasked with shepherding a project into production. This experience can be very rewarding, but also very frustrating. After a particularly...
THE A-B-C-Ds OF SUCCESS: Advice from Cinematographer Matthew Irving

THE A-B-C-Ds OF SUCCESS: Advice from Cinematographer Matthew Irving

Sep 26, 2017 | Essay

In his 20 year career Matthew Irving has shot an eclectic slate of over 30 films, including the Top Ten box office hits Waiting (starring Ryan Reynolds and Justin Long) and Waitress (recently been adapted into a Broadway musical). Five of his movies have premiered at...
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