Screenwriting News (September 18-September 24, 2017) The week’s writing deals and movie project news.
Spec Script Sale: “We Interrupt This Program” Echo Lake Productions acquires drama spec script “We Interrupt This Program” written by Sean Sorensen. From Deadline:
Video: “Baby Driver — A Lesson in Storytelling” An excellent 8 minute dive into the hit crime musical.
Daily Dialogue — September 24, 2017 “There was me, that is Alex, and my three droogs, that is Pete, Georgie, and Dim, and we sat in the Korova Milkbar trying to make up our…
Zero Draft Thirty 2017 September Challenge: Day 23 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Daily Dialogue theme next week: Transportation Join the Daily Dialogue crew: 3,418 consecutive days and counting.
Saturday Hot Links Time for the 309th installment of Saturday Hot Links, your week’s essential reading about movies, TV, streaming, Hollywood, and other…
Great Scene: “The Shawshank Redemption” Red’s parole board scenes — three of them — are their own mini-story.
Writers on Genre: Science Fiction and Fantasy (Video) A stellar group of Hollywood screenwriters on writing genre films.
Zero Draft Thirty 2017 September Challenge: Day 22 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Reader Question: Do you have any time management tips on how to write while holding down a… Some practical advice to engender productivity even while working full-time.
Writing and the Creative Life: Something is Better Than Nothing “No matter what you write, good or bad, it’s an improvement to a blank page.”
Daily Dialogue — September 22, 2017 “So this is a Harvard bar, huh? I thought there’d be equations and shit on the wall.”
Zero Draft Thirty 2017 September Challenge: Day 21 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Reader Question: Where to start when developing a story? As always, my advice is: Begin with your story’s characters.
Scene Description Spotlight: “The Deer Hunter” During the Vietnam War, two American prisoners are forced to play Russian roulette.
My Interviews with 51 Black List Writers Delving into their backgrounds, Black List scripts, and craft questions.
The Business of Screenwriting: It’s not just about the script Yes, you should focus on your spec script, but there’s much more to learn.
Zero Draft Thirty 2017 September Challenge: Day 20 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Reader Question: How do you handle songs in a screenplay? Does including the title of a specific recorded song mark you as an amateur?
