The Business of Screenwriting: Cynicism The screenwriter is droning on and on about how he got screwed.”It was a great script. Seriously. Sold it as a pitch. Sold it in the room…
Daily Dialogue — March 16, 2017 Mrs. Robinson: Drive down the block. Benjamin: Mrs. Robinson, Elaine I have a date. We’re going for a drive. Mrs. Robinson: Do exactly as I…
Zero Draft Thirty 2017 Spring Challenge: Day 15 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
2016 Spec Script Deals and Analysis Download free 24 page PDF to learn about Hollywood development market.
Spec Script Deal: “Twin Blades” Cristal Pictures and The Donners’ Company acquires action comedy spec script “Twin Blades” written by Ingrid Eskeland-Adetuyi. From…
Great Scene: “The Fabulous Baker Boys” Here’s a great scene involving music: In the 1989 movie The Fabulous Baker Boys, Susie (Michelle Pfeiffer) vamping it up atop a Steinway…
Daily Dialogue — March 15, 2017 “Don’t you just take the past and put it in a room in a basement and lock the door and never go in there? That’s what I do. And then you…
Zero Draft Thirty 2017 Spring Challenge: Day 14 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Gender as Represented in Spec Script Deals: 1991–2016 Updated to include last year’s numbers. Bottom line: Little change.
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.
