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ScreenSlay – Watch, Write, Compare – Can an Amateur Screenwriter Come Close to… A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)?
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Michael Rogers

Mike writes screenplays, gives mean feedback (both definitions) and doesn’t believe in the Oxford comma. He writes in many genres with a penchant for mixing them despite knowing it’s probably a “bad idea”™. If you wish to find him, he’s already behind you with notes on why you should have subverted that cliché.

Mar 08
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ScreenSlay – Watch, Write, Compare – Can an Amateur Screenwriter Come Close to… A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)?

By Michael Rogers Screenslay No Comments
An amateur screenwriter takes a scene from A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) to write and then makes a comparison between it and the original…
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Feb 22
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ScreenSlay – Watch, Write, Compare – Can an Amateur Screenwriter Come Close to… Eden Lake (2008)?

By Michael Rogers Screenslay No Comments
An amateur screenwriter takes a scene from Eden Lake (2008) to write and then makes a comparison between it and the original to see what…
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Feb 08
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ScreenSlay – Watch, Write, Compare – Can an Amateur Screenwriter Come Close to… Resident Evil (2002)?

By Michael Rogers Screenslay No Comments
An amateur screenwriter takes a scene from Resident Evil (2002) to write and then makes a comparison between it and the original to see what…
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Jan 25
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ScreenSlay – Watch, Write, Compare – Can an Amateur Screenwriter Come Close to… Tucker and Dale vs Evil (2010)?

By Michael Rogers Screenslay No Comments
An amateur screenwriter takes a scene from Tucker and Dale vs Evil (2010) to write and then makes a comparison between it and the original…
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Jan 11
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ScreenSlay – Watch, Write, Compare – Can an Amateur Screenwriter Come Close to… Annihilation (2018)?

By Michael Rogers Screenslay No Comments
An amateur screenwriter takes a scene from Annihilation (2018) to write and then makes a comparison between it and the original to see what lessons…
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Dec 28
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ScreenSlay – Watch, Write, Compare – Can an Amateur Screenwriter Come Close to… Terror Train (1980)?

By Michael Rogers Screenslay No Comments
An amateur screenwriter takes a scene from Terror Train (1980) to write and then makes a comparison between it and the original to see what…
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Dec 14
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ScreenSlay – Watch, Write, Compare – Can an Amateur Screenwriter Come Close to… Krampus (2015)?

By Michael Rogers Screenslay No Comments
The Hyperbole I shall stand strong against the professional writer. I shall fight as David against Goliath. Small and (not) so humble, I shall do…
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Nov 30
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ScreenSlay – Watch, Write, Compare – Can an Amateur Screenwriter Come Close to… The Babadook (2014)?

By Michael Rogers Screenslay No Comments
The Hyperbole I shall stand strong against the professional writer. I shall fight as David against Goliath. Small and (not) so humble, I shall do…
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Nov 16
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ScreenSlay – Watch, Write, Compare – Can an Amateur Screenwriter Come Close to… The Babysitter (2017)?

By Michael Rogers Screenslay No Comments
The Hyperbole I shall stand strong against the professional writer. I shall fight as David against Goliath. Small and (not) so humble, I shall do…
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Nov 02
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ScreenSlay – Watch, Write, Compare – Can an Amateur Screenwriter Come Close to… The Thing (1982)?

By Michael Rogers Screenslay No Comments
The Hyperbole I shall stand strong against the professional writer. I shall fight as David against Goliath. Small and (not) so humble, I shall do…
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