Colin Edward Lawrence
@celfilms.bsky.social
Writer/Director, Producer. IN BED WITH A KILLER. GASLIT. Chaotic Good. Lvl 39 Spoonie. Dog and Human Father. Film & TV Tool. Optimist. Equal Parts Athlete/Nerd. More: www.celfilms.com
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Since I don't see many Directors on here revealing their hard earned secrets, I thought I'd attempt to fill the void. Here's a bit of what I've learned over the past 18 years, from Directing shorts in and out of film school, through Directing a couple Indie Features.
A movie that takes place where you're from
November 24, 2025 at 6:56 AM
A movie that takes place where you're from
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"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
@crobertcargill.bsky.social Black Phone 2: Dream Warriors at Outpost 13 was the best time I've had at a horror movie in years. Bless you, SD and the whole team.
October 27, 2025 at 1:09 AM
@crobertcargill.bsky.social Black Phone 2: Dream Warriors at Outpost 13 was the best time I've had at a horror movie in years. Bless you, SD and the whole team.
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If you think you know why US newspapers died, this feature documentary now streaming for free on PBS might surprise you. It wasn't the Internet. Newspapers were specifically targeted by vulture capitalists.
I composed the score for the film, which features electric cello & Crowfoot guitars.
I composed the score for the film, which features electric cello & Crowfoot guitars.
Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink
A handful of journalists rebel against a hedge fund that is gutting newspapers nationwide.
www.pbs.org
October 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
If you think you know why US newspapers died, this feature documentary now streaming for free on PBS might surprise you. It wasn't the Internet. Newspapers were specifically targeted by vulture capitalists.
I composed the score for the film, which features electric cello & Crowfoot guitars.
I composed the score for the film, which features electric cello & Crowfoot guitars.
Battle doomscrolling by posting 5 small pleasures in life:
1. morning cup of water.
2: mist hanging on the hills before the sun cooks it off.
3: petting a dog.
4: the group chats.
5: first cup of coffee.
1. morning cup of water.
2: mist hanging on the hills before the sun cooks it off.
3: petting a dog.
4: the group chats.
5: first cup of coffee.
Battle doomscrolling by posting 5 small pleasures in life:
1. sleeping with the windows open
2: setting your watch in the morning
3: hot showers
4: traveling someplace new
5: making someone laugh
1. sleeping with the windows open
2: setting your watch in the morning
3: hot showers
4: traveling someplace new
5: making someone laugh
Battle doomscrolling by posting 5 small pleasures in life:
1. Cold side of a pillow
2. Autumn in New York City, sweater-weather temperature
3. Crocs (the shoe, not the reptile)
4. Finding stuff after thinking you lost it
5. Cats
1. Cold side of a pillow
2. Autumn in New York City, sweater-weather temperature
3. Crocs (the shoe, not the reptile)
4. Finding stuff after thinking you lost it
5. Cats
September 17, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Battle doomscrolling by posting 5 small pleasures in life:
1. morning cup of water.
2: mist hanging on the hills before the sun cooks it off.
3: petting a dog.
4: the group chats.
5: first cup of coffee.
1. morning cup of water.
2: mist hanging on the hills before the sun cooks it off.
3: petting a dog.
4: the group chats.
5: first cup of coffee.
RIP KING
a man with long blonde hair and a beard is holding a fishing rod
ALT: a man with long blonde hair and a beard is holding a fishing rod
media.tenor.com
September 16, 2025 at 1:54 PM
RIP KING
Every day off a job in Entertainment is the Sunday Scaries
September 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Every day off a job in Entertainment is the Sunday Scaries
Is this the ravens year?
September 8, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Is this the ravens year?
Studio Ghibli Sunday at the Lawrence House. Been fun going through Miyazaki's filmography with the boys. They love all of these so far.
September 1, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Studio Ghibli Sunday at the Lawrence House. Been fun going through Miyazaki's filmography with the boys. They love all of these so far.
Is it possible to write your way out of an industry depression?
August 20, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Is it possible to write your way out of an industry depression?
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Art is freedom. Art is rebellion. It is defiance. There are people who don't feel a thing. Hollow men. We put them in charge of our souls.
August 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Art is freedom. Art is rebellion. It is defiance. There are people who don't feel a thing. Hollow men. We put them in charge of our souls.
I can legitimately tell how good a script is based on the first ten pages. The best scripts all do this early: establish the world, characters, conflict, jeopardy, and stakes. And it all plays seemlessly, is compelling, and original. Outside of concept, this is what you're up against.
#scriptsky
#scriptsky
August 13, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I can legitimately tell how good a script is based on the first ten pages. The best scripts all do this early: establish the world, characters, conflict, jeopardy, and stakes. And it all plays seemlessly, is compelling, and original. Outside of concept, this is what you're up against.
#scriptsky
#scriptsky
13th Warrior
Speed Racer
Dredd
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
Iron Giant
Babylon
I dunno, man. There are a lot.
Speed Racer
Dredd
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
Iron Giant
Babylon
I dunno, man. There are a lot.
A quick question for anybody who wants to answer, just because I'm trying to get my creative juices flowing...
What's your favorite movie or movies that was a box office flop? I'm not talking about like "Man of Steel made $700 million rather than $1 billion," I'm talking about movies that bombed.
What's your favorite movie or movies that was a box office flop? I'm not talking about like "Man of Steel made $700 million rather than $1 billion," I'm talking about movies that bombed.
August 11, 2025 at 6:47 AM
13th Warrior
Speed Racer
Dredd
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
Iron Giant
Babylon
I dunno, man. There are a lot.
Speed Racer
Dredd
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
Iron Giant
Babylon
I dunno, man. There are a lot.
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Physical Media Is Cool Again. Streaming Services Have Themselves to Blame
Collectors new and old tell Rolling Stone there's nothing quite like the feel of holding your favorite art in your hands.
Collectors new and old tell Rolling Stone there's nothing quite like the feel of holding your favorite art in your hands.
Physical Media Is Cool Again. Streaming Services Have Themselves to Blame
Collectors tell Rolling Stone an exhaustion with streamers is making owning physical media the next big thing — again.
rollingstone.com
August 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Physical Media Is Cool Again. Streaming Services Have Themselves to Blame
Collectors new and old tell Rolling Stone there's nothing quite like the feel of holding your favorite art in your hands.
Collectors new and old tell Rolling Stone there's nothing quite like the feel of holding your favorite art in your hands.
I like using bolded sluglines because I tend to do a lot of crosscutting in my screenplays, and I dont want anyone to skip over a scene heading and then be lost.
August 1, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I like using bolded sluglines because I tend to do a lot of crosscutting in my screenplays, and I dont want anyone to skip over a scene heading and then be lost.
Finding myself writing super long dialogue scenes in this script because I'm scared to kill characters off.
July 31, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Finding myself writing super long dialogue scenes in this script because I'm scared to kill characters off.
It's funny to me how much Gilroy avoided aliens, characters in helmets or masks, and anything remotely space fantasy.
May 17, 2025 at 5:59 AM
It's funny to me how much Gilroy avoided aliens, characters in helmets or masks, and anything remotely space fantasy.
Without downloading any pics, where are you mentally?
April 25, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Without downloading any pics, where are you mentally?
My brother sent me some warhammer lore videos as a gas and now im fully sucked in. Some have super high end narration and image work like a Ken Burns doc. This is a rabbit hole I dont need, but am compelled to explore god dammit.
March 27, 2025 at 4:47 AM
My brother sent me some warhammer lore videos as a gas and now im fully sucked in. Some have super high end narration and image work like a Ken Burns doc. This is a rabbit hole I dont need, but am compelled to explore god dammit.
Quick! Name a Vampire that is not Dracula! 🦇
March 27, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Quick! Name a Vampire that is not Dracula! 🦇
Post a fictional character who you think would be an anti-vaxxer.
Hard mode: No villains
Hard mode: No villains
March 19, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Post a fictional character who you think would be an anti-vaxxer.
Hard mode: No villains
Hard mode: No villains
Big fan of Patrick Schwarzenegger's work. For those not paying attention, he's made really interesting choices since he got in the game. A favorite of mine is his role as the demonic imaginary friend in the Indie Horror film Daniel Isnt Real.
February 25, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Big fan of Patrick Schwarzenegger's work. For those not paying attention, he's made really interesting choices since he got in the game. A favorite of mine is his role as the demonic imaginary friend in the Indie Horror film Daniel Isnt Real.
The having children age
At what age is having a ticket for a 10 PM movie showing an act of folly and full flight from reality on par with dueling a windmill
February 25, 2025 at 6:54 AM
The having children age