Wynde Mills Productions
Blog URL http://wyndemillsproductions.blogspot.com/
Tags faith, Christianity, fantasy, screenwriting, filmmaking, movies, books
Discussion of faith and film for screenwriters, especially Christian.
Latest Blog Posts
- Just Peanuts on Aug 13, 2009 in Bible Julia Cameron Christian Christ Wikipedia God George Washington Carver
Image via Wikipedia There is a story I've heard about George Washington Carver, and how he discovered so many uses for the lowly peanut. He would get quiet with a notebook, pen and his Bible and let God show him the secrets of the peanut. According t...
- Here We Go Again on Jul 27, 2009 in John Granger Harry Potter Lord of the Rings Church of England Literature
Image via WikipediaThis is a rant, I'll admit it. My daughter just saw the new Harry Potter movie, The Half-Blood Prince. I will soon. It's not the movie, it's the comments I'm hearing. The controversy over this series of books and movies hasn't gone...
- Things to Come on Jul 22, 2009 in Roger Ebert Bible C.S. Lewis Ten Commandments Cecil B. DeMille Mel Gibson Passion of the Christ Christianity
Image via WikipediaBeyond the Hero's Journey, another way to find inspiration for writing stories for film that resonate with audiences might be to look at the Bible itself. Of course, the Bible stories themselves have been the subject of film for a...
- One Story Only on Jul 9, 2009 in Joseph Campbell Art CS Lewis Literature
Image via WikipediaI recently re-read C. S. Lewis's auto - biography, “Surprised by Joy,” just to remind myself why I believe Christians can and should expropriate pagan myths to illuminate the gospel. The view of Lewis and his Christian friends...
- Hungry Ghosts on Jun 27, 2009 in Kids and Teens Inklings C.S. Lewis John Granger Harry Potter jk rowling Literature Hobbit
Cover of Till We Have Faces: A Myth RetoldThis week a producer is reading my screenplay, “In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts.”Since that's all I am at liberty to say about that, I will discuss the title instead. The Realm of Hungry Ghosts is from Budd...
- The Peregrini on Jun 23, 2009 in Christian art Holy Spirit filmmaking
The Peregrini – meaning “wandering ones” - were fifth century Irish monks, known for their spiritual passion and missionary zeal. They include such church heroes as Columba, Columbanus, and Aldan. I once read – I forget where - that some of t...
- Blowing in the wynde on Jun 13, 2009 in Christian inspiration film faith
'Wynde' being the Old English spelling of 'wind,' I - of course - used it for the name of my video production company. Actually, there were a number of legitimate, if prosaic, reasons for this – my bit of Dutch ancestry for one – but mostly the w...
