Mark Albracht
Living in Montrose, CA
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Published Content: 71
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On AC since: 04.26.05
Bio:
Mark is a film and tv writer living with his wife and three kids in Los Angeles. He is also an opinionated know-it-all.
Mark is a film and tv writer living with his wife and three kids in Los Angeles. He is also an opinionated know-it-all.
Education/Experience:
BA in Philosophy
BA in Philosophy
Interests:
film and architecture
film and architecture
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What would happen if Unicorns militarized? I made these illustrations for comedian Todd Munson's website Unicorn Battleground.
By Mark Albracht | Published 6/22/2009 | View here »
A preseason ranking of the 25 best college football teams for 2009.
By Mark Albracht | Published 5/11/2009 | Read more »
JPL opened it's doors to the public. Here's a look at some of the amazing, cutting-edge project going on at NASA's La Canada facility.
By Mark Albracht | Published 5/3/2009 | View here »
Screenplay competitions are a good way to get a leg up in the film industry. Many others are blackholes for your hard earned greenbacks. How do you tell the difference? Here are five screenplay contests worth your time and money.
By Mark Albracht | Published 4/14/2009 | Read more »
If you're a feature script writer, you might think that writing a short film script is just like writing a full-length script only shorter. That's a reasonable assumption. But it's wrong.
By Mark Albracht | Published 4/14/2009 | Read more »
This illustration has been approved by the Smoking Monkey Research visual aids department.
By Mark Albracht | Published 3/13/2009 | View here »
Pictures of Scotts Bluff National Monument and the surrounding terrain.
By Mark Albracht | Published 2/26/2009 | View here »
Ranking the 21 best college football teams of the 21 Century. So far.
By Mark Albracht | Published 1/22/2009 | Read more »
Please forward this post via email to anyone you suspect knows Mr. Jemaine Clement of the Flight of the Conchords minstrel duo. Or to just anyone at all.
By Mark Albracht | Published 1/5/2009 | Read more »
Diagrams illustrating the shared unusual characteristics of conjoined twins separated at birth.
By Mark Albracht | Published 1/5/2009 | View here »
Scores from all of the college football bowl games so far!
By Mark Albracht | Published 12/29/2008 | Read more »
The story of the Nativity, with Dinosaurs!
By Mark Albracht | Published 12/23/2008 | Watch here »
Homemade snowman Christmas cookies. What else do you need to know?
By Mark Albracht | Published 12/21/2008 | View here »
A look ahead to the 2008 college bowl season.
By Mark Albracht | Published 12/10/2008 | Read more »
The best supporting actor Oscar race could come down to a case of art imitating life vs. the imitated life itself.
By Mark Albracht | Published 12/5/2008 | Read more »
How to increase website traffic and web content page views through some simple, mafia-inspired techniques.
By Mark Albracht | Published 11/18/2008 | Read more »
Photos from the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles, California.
By Mark Albracht | Published 10/27/2008 | View here »
Photographs of skyscrapers under construction in downtown Los Angeles
By Mark Albracht | Published 10/27/2008 | View here »
A look at the recent highrise development going on in downtown Los Angeles.
By Mark Albracht | Published 10/20/2008 | Read more »
A look at the madcap history of claiming a college football National Title.
By Mark Albracht | Published 10/7/2008 | Read more »
The Natural History museum is located on USC campus and offers a wealth of learning opportunities.
By Mark Albracht | Published 10/1/2008 | View here »
How do the 2001 Miami Hurricanes rank amongst the best college football teams ever? Here's a look back on the season...
By Mark Albracht | Published 9/28/2008 | Read more »
A look back at the 1995 Nebraska football season. The greatest college football team ever.
By Mark Albracht | Published 9/23/2008 | Read more »
A look at the 2004 USC football season. A time when the Trojans were arguably the greatest college football team ever.
By Mark Albracht | Published 9/21/2008 | Read more »
The 2005 Texas Longhorns were one of the greatest college football teams of all time. Here's a look back a their season.
By Mark Albracht | Published 9/18/2008 | Read more »
Giving rides to hitchhikers can be fun and exciting! But also dangerous. Before you take in your next impromptu travel companion, it's best to follow these simple tips.
By Mark Albracht | Published 9/7/2008 | Read more »
Writing an independent film offers a whole other batch of pitfalls compared to studio spec writing. Here are ten tips to help you focus on the specific needs of an independent film script.
By Mark Albracht | Published 8/30/2008 | Read more »
Hello Kitty candy looks like a tin full of pills.
By Mark Albracht | Published 8/28/2008 | Read more »
The now infamous Georgia bigfoot carcass sparks sightings across the country in this news parody.
By Mark Albracht | Published 8/17/2008 | Read more »
Writer and stay-at-home dad, Mark Albracht, discusses both the joys and trials of balancing work and kids.
By Mark Albracht | Published 8/6/2008 | Read more »
A prediction of the top 25 teams in college football for 2008.
By Mark Albracht | Published 7/25/2008 | Read more »
A brief look at film director Wes Anderson's creative direction.
By Mark Albracht | Published 6/29/2008 | Read more »
A father and son have a heart to heart in this comedy sketch.
By Mark Albracht | Published 5/23/2008 | Read more »
An interview with comedian Todd Munson about his up coming documentary, "A Machine Ripped His Leg Off", which tells the story of one of the most enigmatic characters to come out of the LA comedy scene, one Gaylord Dingler.
By Mark Albracht | Published 4/16/2008 | Read more »
Here's a mathematical system to calculate the best college football teams of all time.
By Mark Albracht | Published 4/2/2008 | Read more »
How cyberspace might reshape the way in which speculative screenplays reach the desks of Hollywood's script buyers.
By Mark Albracht | Published 3/16/2008 | Read more »
Construction of the world's tallest building moves along.
By Mark Albracht | Published 2/20/2008 | Read more »
Film review of the 2007 movie Rocket Science.
By Mark Albracht | Published 2/17/2008 | Read more »
Is Will Adams' Obama video a watershed moment in American history?
By Mark Albracht | Published 2/10/2008 | Read more »
As blue state Democrats head to the polls, they must grapple with which type of minority is more viable in Middle America. Or do they?
By Mark Albracht | Published 2/3/2008 | Read more »
A harrowing tale of public shame.
By Mark Albracht | Published 1/20/2008 | Read more »
Comic book pages of opening sequence Gustav's Brush.
By Mark Albracht | Published 1/18/2008 | View here »
A Midwest couple find themselves dogged by Murphy's Law on their move to Florida.
By Mark Albracht | Published 1/17/2008 | Read more »
Murphy's Law took hold of one Midwest couple as they moved from the Midwest to Florida.
By Mark Albracht | Published 1/17/2008 | Read more »
A new report shows an increase in the domestic homicide rate among active duty military personnel. Could the wars in the Middle East be to blame?
By Mark Albracht | Published 1/14/2008 | Read more »
Shooting script to a independent short.
By Mark Albracht | Published 1/13/2008 | Read more »
Javier Bardem turned up in three of my dreams. Here's how it went.
By Mark Albracht | Published 1/8/2008 | Read more »
Is a split national title better than a two-loss champ? College football goes berserk in 2007.
By Mark Albracht | Published 1/4/2008 | Read more »
A werewolf shows up in Jason MacElroy's parlor wearing his smoking jacket.
By Mark Albracht | Published 12/17/2007 | Read more »
Predicting the 32 college bowl games for 2007-2008.
By Mark Albracht | Published 12/13/2007 | Read more »
Having problems getting into Hotmail account via Safari? Here are some tips to remedy your troubles.
By Mark Albracht | Published 12/9/2007 | Read more »
The popular ABC comedy experiences some noticeable walk-out strains.
By Mark Albracht | Published 12/3/2007 | Read more »
Screenwriter Mark Albracht suggests that not every piece of script advice is sound advice. Here are four examples of script rules gone bad.
By Mark Albracht | Published 12/3/2007 | Read more »
You awake in the woods with a terrible pain in your neck and lower back. Chances are you've been attacked by a bigfoot. But how do you know for sure? Here are several telltale signs which are sure to remove all doubt.
By Mark Albracht | Published 11/21/2007 | Read more »
WGA member Mark Albracht takes a look at some of the folks walking the picket lines in Hollywood.
By Mark Albracht | Published 11/11/2007 | Read more »
What happened to Nebraska football? The once proud juggernaut is lying on the bathroom floor, drunk and picking through a greasy hamburger.
By Mark Albracht | Published 11/6/2007 | Read more »
Seven surprising uses for vinegar both in and outside the kitchen.
By Mark Albracht | Published 11/2/2007 | Read more »
Tired of getting beat by five year-olds at Candy Land. You can fight back. Here's how.
By Mark Albracht | Published 10/22/2007 | Read more »
Tips on how to start a Spontaneous Human Combustion Support Group in your area.
By Mark Albracht | Published 10/21/2007 | Read more »
Each year the rapid encroachment of urban development in India and Sri Lanka result in the deaths of dozens of cobras. It's time to offer these snakes a sanctuary in Los Angeles County.
By Mark Albracht | Published 10/7/2007 | Read more »
This is the introduction to a three-part essay looking into films set in Middle America (often derogitorily referred to as "Fly-Over Country".
By Mark Albracht | Published 9/27/2007 | Read more »
Part 2 in a look at the films of fly-over country. Here I look at four examples of some of the best movies evr set in Middle America.
By Mark Albracht | Published 9/27/2007 | Read more »
A break down and comparison of the 20 best college football teams to have taken the field this decade.
By Mark Albracht | Published 7/18/2007 | Read more »
I interviewed one of the actors in the Geico caveman spots.
By Mark Albracht | Published 5/21/2007 | Read more »
Horror scripts are one of the easiest sells in Hollywood, but you have to do it right. Writing a slow-build horror script requires connectivity between the mundane and the horrific. The following provides key examples of how to do that.
By Mark Albracht | Published 4/24/2007 | Read more »
A product review of the G5 iMac. The computer is an all around winner, loaded with heaps of memory and tons of great built-in software.
By Mark Albracht | Published 4/17/2007 | Read more »
Five tips on how to focus a wandering screenplay. Perhaps the most common flaw which keeps good script from being great, it's actually a relatively easy problem to fix.
By Mark Albracht | Published 6/30/2005 | Read more »
DVD Review of the film Capturing the Friedmans. Lost in a glut of popular documentaries over the last 4 years, documentary fans should not overlook this hidden gem.
By Mark Albracht | Published 6/23/2005 | Read more »
The Coens' remake of a 1955 British classic delivers lots of laughs if little substance.
By Mark Albracht | Published 5/30/2005 | Read more »
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