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Category Archives: Biographical
[THE MAKING OF] San Diego Comic-Con 2017
As I roamed the crowded aisles of the San Diego Comic-Con, handing out Blowback bookmarks to the distracted and confused, the electricity in the air was both alluring and intimidating. The ultimate goal is to be here in our very … Continue reading
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Tagged Blowback, Gal Gadot, Graphic Novel, Hulkbuster, Iron Man, Justice League, Kev Hopgood, San Diego, SDCC
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[THE MAKING OF] Sight & Sound Film and “Nightmare Mosaic”
Ah, film school. I imagine it’s a lot different today than when I went through it. For one – we shot and edited with actual film. Not quite chiseling on stone tablets, thankfully, but an entirely different experience than capturing on … Continue reading
Posted in Biographical, NYU, THE MAKING OF
Tagged Advice, Austin Hodgens, Biography, Film School, Hereth, Mark Smith, NYU, Rhonda Smiley, Student Film
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[THE MAKING OF] Drawing Conclusions. And Comics.
Before movie and television writing became my focus, my creative outlet of choice was drawing. Like most kids, I guess. It’s kind of mandatory coursework in the early schooling phases, alongside Introduction to Napping and Paste Eating 101. For me, though, it … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Blowback, Comics, Drawing, Graphic Novel, James Hereth, Mort Walker, Rhonda Smiley, Screenwriting, Space Wars
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[THE NETWORK] The Stinky & Dirty Show
Fellow screenwriter, Guy Toubes, and I both went to NYU together. But as far as I know we never met there. We had a lot of mutual friends, though, which is how we eventually connected out in Los Angeles after we … Continue reading
Posted in Biographical, IN THE TRENCHES, Industry, NYU, THE NETWORK
Tagged Amazon Original Series, Guy Toubes, James Hereth, Kids Show, Mowgli: The New Adventures of the Jungle Book, NYU, Rhonda Smiley, Screenwriter, Talking Trucks, The Adventures of Chuck and Friends, The Stinky & Dirty Show, Wolfcrest Entertainment, Writer
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[IN THE TRENCHES] Shut Up Already and Do Something
I was watching “Stranger Things” last week, when I heard the opening notes to New Order’s “Elegia” trickle in behind the mourning scene in “The Acrobat and the Flea” episode (I won’t elaborate any more on that, because, you know… … Continue reading
Posted in Biographical, IN THE TRENCHES, Industry, NYU
Tagged DIY, Film School, Hereth, Industry, New Order, NYU, Screenwriter, Stranger Things, Writing
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[IN THE TRENCHES] Industry Peers: Mortal Enemies?
Back in my first few days at NYU, all of us freshman Film & Television majors naturally gravitated toward other like-minded students, forming the inevitable cliques. This was great for hanging out, making the most of a single believable fake … Continue reading
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Tagged Film School, Hereth, Industry, NYU, Screenwriter, Somerset Maugham, Writing
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[THE MAKING OF] Origin Story
So here it is at last. My first blog post. Should probably be some sort of an intro. Appetizer. An amuse-bouche, for all you Food Network addicts out there. Which reminds me. I didn’t have breakfast yet. I’ll just be a … Continue reading
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Tagged Biography, Hereth, NYU, Screenwriter, Writing
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