Interview (Audio): Anthony McCarten The November 2017 BAFTA presentation by the screenwriter of The Theory of Everything and The Darkest Hour.
Interview (Written): Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber The screenwriting duo behind the movie ‘The Disaster Artist’.
Daily Dialogue — December 10, 2017 PATIENT: You’ve got a real gentle touch there, Doctor. She won’t be able to say no. GREG: Actually, I’m a nurse. Doctor’ll be right in.
Here is a response to the question from Franklin: “The short answer is that we wanted to keep process on the site as simple as possible. Because you can buy evaluations on the Black List…
Paul, that’s a good question. Final Draft Big Break, Page, Tracking Board, Tracking B, perhaps a few others have developed some inroads over the years, but as always…
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Saturday Hot Links Time for the 319th installment of Saturday Hot Links, your week’s essential reading about movies, TV, streaming, Hollywood, and other…
Director Roundtable: Guillermo Del Toro, Greta Gerwig, Patty Jenkins, Angelina Jolie, Denis… Part of The Hollywood Reporter’s annual sit-downs with Hollywood players.
At least every 15 pages. But to your point, Mark, when we look at a story in that light during the crafting process, targeting a ‘whammo’ every 10 pages or so is…
Daily Dialogue — December 9, 2017 MEDICAL SCANNER: I’m sorry. The patient is dead. AURORA: Well, resuscitate him! MEDICAL SCANNER: Postmortem operations require authorized…
Reader Question: Are screenplay contests any good or not? With literally hundreds of script competitions, this is an important question.
Update: 2017 Award Season Screenplay Downloads — 3 New Scripts, 33 Total! Get these PDFs now before the links disappear.
Daily Dialogue — December 8, 2017 “Do you think that the punctuation of the last line of this sonnet is merely an insignificant detail? The sonnet begins with a valiant…
The 2017 “Twas the Night Before Black List…” Challenge Annual writing contest with Black List & Screenwriting Master Class prizes.
Reader Question: How do you go about writing a remake? Should you really write a spec based on a preexisting Hollywood movie?
Script To Screen: “The Bourne Identity” A scene from the 2002 movie The Bourne Identity, screenplay by Tony Gilroy and William Blake Herron, novel by Robert Ludlum.
The Business of Screenwriting: Celebrate your victories Based on my experiences as a screenwriter in Hollywood, there are many things I can advise you to do that are not particularly enjoyable…
Daily Dialogue — December 7, 2017 Nelson Wright: When my body temperature hits 86 degrees, you’re going to hit me with 200 Joules. The electric current will stop my heart…
Update: 2017 Award Season Screenplay Downloads — 8 New Scripts, 30 Total! Get these PDFs now before the links disappear.
Spec Script Deal: “The Expansion Project” Warner Bros. acquires science fiction spec script “The Expansion Project” written by Leo Sardarian. Via Deadline:
Script To Screen: “Bonnie and Clyde” The ending sequence from the 1967 movie Bonnie and Clyde, written by David Newman & Robert Benton.
