The Advantages of Online Education Learning the craft of screenwriting online is accessible, flexible, affordable.
Writing Goals: 2017 [Part 1] — Looking Back 10 part series for writers to consider what we did in 2016 and will do in 2017.
Tweetstorm: Mike Sweeney on Being More Than a Black List Writer The 2016 Black List has been unveiled. Now it’s time to get down to business.
Black List 2016 — Final Updated List Here is the final updated list of all 73 2016 Black List scripts and their writers in the order they were rolled out earlier today with…
Will, you’re preaching to the choir re characters. What I especially resonate with your comments here is this idea of making sure to ground the character in their world experience. This…
2016 Annual Black List goes live tomorrow! Starting at 9AM Pacific, follow on Twitter and Go Into The Story!
6 Filmmaking Tips From Damien Chazelle Film School Rejects article featuring advice from La La Land writer-director.
Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis: “Zootopia” The entire 6 part series delving into hit Disney movie.
Interview (Audio): James Gray and Jeff Nichols A half-hour conversation between two notable writer-directors.
Daily Dialogue — December 11, 2016 ERIC: What you were just listening to was some kind of creative… uh… almost x-rated, uh, radio, here, from Eric Swan on QSKY FM. What I did…
2016 Award Season Screenplay Downloads — 35 Total! Four more scripts added to the list: The Founder, Gold, Lion, Sing Street.
Daily Dialogue theme next week: Fish-Out-Of-Water Join the Daily Dialogue team: 3,131 consecutive days and counting.
After doing this for as long as I have, Paul, I’ve pretty much figured out how to read a script… The thing about selling carrots: Another great example of a setup and payoff. And a classic example of All Is Lost, the psychological point…
Spec Script Deal: “Pics or It Didn’t Happen” Tooley Productions acquires thriller spec script “Pics or It Didn’t Happen” written by Abby McDonald. From Deadline:
Saturday Hot Links Time for the 267th installment of Saturday Hot Links, your week’s essential reading about movies, TV, streaming, Hollywood, and other…
Script Analysis: “Zootopia” — Part 6: Takeaways Reading scripts. Absolutely critical to learn the craft of screenwriting. The focus of this weekly series is a deep structural and thematic…