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Interview (Part 6): Samantha Buck and Marie Schlingmann An in-depth conversation with the co-writers and co-directors of the movie Sister Aimee which premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.
2019 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 15 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Reader Question: Are there differences between seeking representation with a manager versus and… The answer is yes. As one manager put it to me: “Agents wear suits, managers wear blue jeans.” Why that makes a big difference to you.
Interview (Part 5): Samantha Buck and Marie Schlingmann An in-depth conversation with the co-writers and co-directors of the movie Sister Aimee which premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.
Writing and the Creative Life: “Creativity-In-Action” “Creativity requires more than a dream. In many cases, people struggle to turn their dreams into a reality not because they lack ambition…
Daily Dialogue — March 15, 2019 Hobie Doyle: Would that it were so simple. Laurence Laurentz: Would that it were so simple! Hobie Doyle: Would that it were so simple…
2019 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 14 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Interview (Part 4): Samantha Buck and Marie Schlingmann An in-depth conversation with the co-writers and co-directors of the movie Sister Aimee which premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.
Screenwriting Advice From The Past: Writing for the Camera “No scenarist is a genius to his cameraman… [they] have a common bond in the conviction that 90 per cent of the scenario writers have…
The Business of Screenwriting: They will pigeonhole you (and why this can be a good thing) Think of it as your brand.
Daily Dialogue — March 14, 2019 Griffin Mill: So, what’s the story? Walter Stuckel: Twenty-five words or less? Okay. Movie exec calls writer. Writer’s girlfriend says he’s…
2019 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 13 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Interview (Part 3): Samantha Buck and Marie Schlingmann An in-depth conversation with the co-writers and co-directors of the movie Sister Aimee which premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.
Screenwriting Advice From The Past: Marketing the Script “Don’t let one or a dozen rejection slips discourage you. Make a collection of them to show your friends when you become famous.”
Script To Screen: “Planet of the Apes” (1968) The famous ending of the original version of the movie Planet of the Apes (screenplay by Michael Wilson and Rod Serling, based on a novel…
Daily Dialogue — March 13, 2019 Geisler: Wuddya got for me — what the hell happened to your face? Barton: Nothing. It’s just a mosquito bite. Geisler: Like hell it is…
2019 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 12 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Interview (Part 2): Samantha Buck and Marie Schlingmann An in-depth conversation with the co-writers and co-directors of the movie Sister Aimee which premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.
Screenwriting 101: Ben Jacoby “A big way to connect emotionally to a story for me is music. I listen to it all the time when I write. I have different playlists for…
Daily Dialogue — March 12, 2019 John L. Sullivan: I want this picture to be a commentary on modern conditions. Stark realism. The problems that confront the average man…
2019 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 11 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
