Michael Midis

Michael Midis is a screenwriter with over 20 years experience writing and producing corporate videos and instructional content for global corporations such as Xerox, IBM and more. He hosts his blogs “But that’s another story” and “Beyond the Obvious” at Badassbeatboards.com

Why “Show Don’t Tell?”

By Michael Midis Show, Don’t Tell – Beyond the Obvious If you’ve been stalking the Facebook or Reddit groups or almost any other online screenwriting resource, chances are you’ve run across the maxim “show don’t tell” axiom.  It’s everywhere, including university screenwriting classes and major studio boardrooms. And for good reason. The obvious takeaway is […]

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How is a screenplay like a ten-year-old girl’s birthday party?

Not long after my divorce, my youngest daughter, Christine, was about to turn 10. It just so happened that her birthday fell on “my week.” You see, her mother and I had agreed to share custody of our three children on a week-about basis, and up until then, in true ‘man’ fashion, I’d avoided these

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