Spec Script Deal: “The Claim” Motion Picture Capital, Oceanside Media, and Route One Entertainment acquire thriller spec script “The Claim” written by Damien Chazelle…
Screenwriting 101: Rhett Reese “The iterative process of writing and rewriting and bolding things that have changed, and unbolding when you’re satisfied with them, and…
Daily Dialogue — March 14, 2017 Buzz: [lands on the bed after his lucky acrobatic maneuver] Can! Rex: [the toys applaud and whistle] Whoooa! Oh wow, you flew…
Zero Draft Thirty 2017 Spring Challenge: Day 13 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Dumb Little Writing Tricks That Work: Get Un-Comfortable If your writing is feeling stale, here’s an idea: Rattle your own cage!
Movies You Made: “Scene” An ongoing series to spotlight filmmakers and promote their storytelling. Today: Scene, written and directed by Jim McQuaid.
On Writing “Writing is a process of not-knowing, a forcing of what and how. The not-knowing is crucial to art, is what permits art to be made. Without…
Daily Dialogue — March 13, 2017 Mufasa: Don’t turn your back on me, Scar! Scar: Oh, no, Mufasa. Perhaps you shouldn’t turn your back on me. Mufasa: [roars, runs to stand…
Staci, I am reminded of a story my first writing partner told me. One day, the exec was frantically trying to prepare for a meeting, script coverage in hand.
Zero Draft Thirty 2017 Spring Challenge: Day 12 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Zero Draft Thirty 2017 Spring Challenge: Day 11 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Daily Dialogue theme next week: Jealousy Join the Daily Dialogue crew: 3,222 consecutive days and counting.
Saturday Hot Links Time for the 280th installment of Saturday Hot Links, your week’s essential reading about movies, TV, streaming, Hollywood, and other…
Interview (Written): Max Borenstein (“Kong: Skull Island”) A Creative Screenwriting interview with ‘Kong: Skull Island” co-writer.
Zero Draft Thirty 2017 Spring Challenge: Day 10 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Script Analysis: “Miles Ahead” — Scene By Scene Breakdown Reading scripts. Absolutely critical to learn the craft of screenwriting. The focus of this weekly series is a deep structural and thematic…
