Lukas Kendall
Michael Piller 1994 Documentary
I’ve long been fascinated with Michael Piller, the writer/producer who came aboard a floundering Star Trek: The Next Generation in the...
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Lukas Kendall
- 7 days ago
- 3 min
Andor Premiere
I predicted I would love this show—and I do! What is the single most important thing to great writing? Truthful human behavior. And...
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Lukas Kendall
- Sep 21
- 2 min
Don’t Write a Remove on a Remove
Quick screenwriting tip. I was on one of the Facebook screenwriting groups—there are a bunch of them. From time to time, people post...
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Lukas Kendall
- Sep 20
- 1 min
House of the Dragon Midpoint
I wrote a bit dismissively about the Game of Thrones prequel, House of the Dragon, when it premiered. Halfway through the first season—as...
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Lukas Kendall
- Sep 19
- 1 min
Lukas and Charlie Interview MICHAEL LEHMANN
Lukas and Charlie are back (sorry for the gap) and we interview director MICHAEL LEHMANN (Heathers, The Woman in the House Across the...
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Lukas Kendall
- Sep 14
- 1 min
R.I.P. Jean-Luc Godard
Jean-Luc Godard has died at the age of 91. The New York Times obituary has a pretty good rundown of his remarkable life and movies. I was...
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Lukas Kendall
- Sep 13
- 4 min
Misc. Screenwriting Tips Pt. 4
Continued from yesterday. QUICK GUIDE: Secret of Screenwriting 1, 2 and 3. Misc. Tips 1, 2, 3, 4. Above: Reddit/screenwriting. Very...
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Lukas Kendall
- Sep 12
- 3 min
Misc. Screenwriting Tips Pt. 3
QUICK GUIDE: Secret of Screenwriting 1, 2 and 3. Misc. Tips 1, 2, 3, 4. Some more notes from my own experience in this crazy field....
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Lukas Kendall
- Sep 11
- 2 min
Misc. Screenwriting Tips Pt. 2
Above: a random Aliens page by the master, James Cameron. QUICK GUIDE: Secret of Screenwriting 1, 2 and 3. Misc. Tips 1, 2, 3, 4. ACTION...
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Lukas Kendall
- Sep 10
- 2 min
Misc. Screenwriting Tips Part 1
Above: a page of Outland CD liner notes. See below for context... QUICK GUIDE: Secret of Screenwriting 1, 2 and 3. Misc. Tips 1, 2, 3, 4....
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Lukas Kendall
- Aug 31
- 1 min
No More Paying for Reads?
I had a column here about paying for reads on scripts in progress. I just deleted it because I felt it was too grumpy. Sorry folks! But I...
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Lukas Kendall
- Aug 26
- 1 min
There’s No Happiness in Showbiz
“There’s no happiness in showbiz. There’s only relief.” My friend said that to me, and I’m pretty sure he got it from somewhere else, but...
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Lukas Kendall
- Aug 24
- 2 min
Get a Life?
Recently I posted an essay about the appeal of Star Trek. I’m glad it was generally well received. At the time, I got a question—how...
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Lukas Kendall
- Aug 23
- 2 min
Idiocracy Script
I remember an incident in gym class some time in elementary school. Good ol’ West Tisbury Elementary—and Pat Schofield, a nice woman who...
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Lukas Kendall
- Aug 22
- 3 min
House of the Dragon
I was barely even aware that the new Game of Thrones prequel was coming out already. I watched the premiere of House of the Dragon last...
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Lukas Kendall
- Aug 19
- 2 min
My Screenwriting Piece
Above is a random page—and I mean random, I just went to anyplace in the pdf—of Tony Gilroy’s script to The Bourne Supremacy. I DID NOT...
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Lukas Kendall
- Aug 18
- 7 min
The Secret to Screenwriting, Part 3
QUICK GUIDE: Secret of Screenwriting 1, 2 and 3. Misc. Tips 1, 2, 3, 4. When we left off, we were talking about coming up with a great...
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Lukas Kendall
- Aug 17
- 5 min
The Secret of Screenwriting, Part 2
QUICK GUIDE: Secret of Screenwriting 1, 2 and 3. Misc. Tips 1, 2, 3, 4. THE ACTUAL METHOD (TO WRITING AN UNDENIABLE SCREENPLAY) If you...
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Lukas Kendall
- Aug 16
- 5 min
The Secret of Screenwriting, Part 1
QUICK GUIDE: Secret of Screenwriting 1, 2 and 3. Misc. Tips 1, 2, 3, 4. I am a writer and filmmaker who has spent a lot of time and money...
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Lukas Kendall
- Aug 12
- 1 min
Outlander–Space Seed
This is sort of funny. My wife and I have been watching Outlander. We affectionately call it “Hunky and Chickie.” Good show. There seems...
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