The Trouble With Thinking About ‘Character Flaws’ “All too often, I read scripts where the character flaw feels slapped on.”
Spec Script Deal: “Genesis” Make Pictures and Bad Idea acquire science fiction thriller spec script “Genesis” written by Brian Michael Scully. Via Deadline:
Interview (Video): Steve Levitan An 80-minute conversation with Steve Levitan, writer and executive producer of the NBC comedy ‘Modern Family.’
Daily Dialogue — November 4, 2018 Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: What a filthy job. Igor: Could be worse. Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: How? Igor: It could be raining.
Thanks, Larissa. Anyhow, this was my 4th AFF as a panelist and moderator, and I guess I’ll keep doing it as long as the Festival continues to invite me.
Spec Script Deal: “Genesis” Make Pictures and Bad Idea acquire science fiction thriller spec script “Genesis” written by Brian Michael Scully. Via Deadline:
Saturday Hot Links Time for the 365th installment of Saturday Hot Links, your week’s essential reading about movies, TV, streaming, Hollywood, and other…
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Daily Dialogue — November 3, 2018 Clarence: Your brother, Harry Bailey, broke through the ice and was drowned at the age of nine. George Bailey: That’s a lie! Harry Bailey…
Reader Question: Should I try to adapt my own book? A book represents intellectual property and Hollywood is obsessed with IP, so what’s the best thing an author can do?
Screenplays are stories, not formulas William Goldman has famously written, “Screenplays are structure.” That is true in a tangible sense because at some point, a script…
Songwriters On Songwriting: Willie Dixon “How often do you write songs? / Well, whenever the various facts come to your mind that you think are interesting, it can do somebody some…
Writing and the Creative Life: Wherein I embrace my messy desk! For decades, I have waged a relentless war. The battlefield? My desk. Raised a military brat and a Southern Baptist to boot, the message I…
J, I think you’re right. There are exceptions, of course. You mention the TV series “Wallender” as an example. One could argue that Jake Gittes in Chinatown has an…
Reader Question: Do you have any suggestions to ‘warm up’ for writing? Two suggestions to help you overcome the dreaded ‘how to get my ass into the chair and writing’ conundrum.
Songwriters on Songwriting: Suzanne Vega “You’re drawing the listener into this world with very simple, basic information. And it then proceeds to state the problem without ever…
The Business of Screenwriting: The screenwriter as problem-solver Words of wisdom from legendary Hollywood producer Max Millimeter.
Daily Dialogue — November 1, 2018 Daisy Werthan: You know your letters don’t you? Hoke Colburn: Oh yeah, yeah I know my ABC’s pretty good, just can’t read. Daisy Werthan…
Tweetstorm: Jeff Willis on Writing Compensation In November 2014, studio executive Jeff Willis posted a tweetstorm about screenwriting compensation. Reprinted in its entirety by…
