2023 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 20 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Writing Tip: Enter Late, Exit Early “You always attack a movie scene as late as you possibly can. You always come into the scene at the last possible moment.”
Writing Tip: “Earn this.” When it comes to a scene where a character makes a critical choice, it’s imperative that you — as the writer — have earned that moment.
WGA Showrunners’ Strike Fund Donations Near $500K “Cutting to t|he heart of the sentiment out on the picket lines, Wachowski added, ‘Let’s beat these f-ing mf-ers!’”
2023 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 19 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Screenwriting 101: Lawrence Kasdan “Anything I say about this now is influence by the changes in my process over the years. Looking again at some of my favorite films, and…
Why the war over streaming data is at the heart of Hollywood’s strikes “When the companies act like, ‘Oh, no, we could never possibly disclose this,’ that’s just disingenuous.”
2023 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 18 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
10 Screenwriting Lessons from “The Apartment” A video analyzing Billy Wilder’s classic 1960 Oscar-winning movie.
On Writing “I think the best endings bring you back in, rather than close things off with absolute finality. I’m not saying they necessarily have to…
Deadline’s Strike Talk Podcast Episode 20: Billy Ray in conversation with a vet TV exec and entertainment columnist about the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.
2023 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 17 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Script To Screen: “Midnight Cowboy” The last scenes from the 1969 movie Midnight Cowboy, screenplay by Waldo Salt, novel by James Leo Herlihy.
Keith Richards and the Importance of Rhythm in Storytelling The ageless lead guitarist for The Rolling Stones has some emphatic thoughts about the importance of rhythm … and not just about music.
Page One: “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” (1984) Screenplay by Willard Huyck & Gloria Katz, story by George Lucas
Unmasking the AMPTP: Hollywood Labor’s Opaque Nemesis A Hollywood Reporter article pulls back the curtain on the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.
2023 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 16 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Script To Screen: “Moonrise Kingdom” A memorable scene from the 2012 movie Moonrise Kingdom, written and directed by Wes Anderson.
Page One: “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” (1989) Screenplay by Jeffrey Boam, story by George Lucas and Menno Meyjes, characters by George Lucas and Philip Kaufman
Do Studios Dream of Android Stars? Striking actors and writers fear A.I. Executives don’t seem to. It’s a longstanding battle over technology and control in Hollywood that…
