Daily Dialogue — November 27, 2016 “And in the case of the telephone, it’s up to each and every one of you, my highly-trained Strattonites. My killers, my killers who will…
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Saturday Hot Links Time for the 265th installment of Saturday Hot Links, your week’s essential reading about movies, TV, streaming, Hollywood, and other…
Interview: Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney, “Moonlight” A Black List Table Reads podcast featuring Franklin Leonard interviewing Moonlight writers Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney.
Daily Dialogue — November 26, 2016 “Whoo! The Chief put his hand up! He put his hand up! Nurse Ratchett, would you please turn the television on?”
Thanks, Ashley. I’ve fixed the Kubo link and check out the most recent update on 2016 scripts: https://gointothestory.blcklst.com/2016-award-season-screenplay-downloads-27-total-5953667526cb#.uupn6j42g
Writing Comedy in the New Dark Age In these deeply troubled times, what’s the point of writing comedy?
5 Screenwriting Traits: #5 — Persistence Perhaps the single most important trait for a screenwriter to have.
Great Characters: Del Griffith (“Planes, Trains & Automobiles”) Typically Trickster characters are master shapeshifters, switching ‘masks’ from one scene to another. Part of this dynamic is a reflection…
Starting a screenwriting career outside of LA (or New York, or London) John August features non-L.A. based writers who broke into the business.
Reflections of 2016 Black List Feature Writers Lab Participants Seven writers share their thoughts about a transformative week.
5 Screenwriting Traits: #4 — Flexibility Bend, don’t break is one key to survival as a writer in Hollywood.
Script To Screen: “Adaptation” A memorable scene from the 2002 movie Adaptation, screenplay by Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman, book by Susan Orlean.
Spec Script Deal: “Love in the Time of Dick Pics” Sony Pictures Entertainment acquires romantic comedy spec script “Love in the Time of Dick Pics” written by Nicole Larson. From Deadline:
2017 Independent Spirit Award screenwriting nominees Best Screenplay and Best First Screenplay nominees announced.
5 Screenwriting Traits: #3 — Consistency If a writer can reliably deliver the goods, Hollywood will hire them.
Spec Script Deal: “Scarletville” Centropolis Entertainment acquires thriller spec script “Scarletville” written by Jason Young. From Deadline:
Daily Dialogue — November 23, 2016 SPENGLER: Not necessarily. There’s definitely a very slim chance we’ll survive.
You’re welcome, Matt. BTW I will be teaching my popular one-week Pixar and the Craft of Storytelling class in January. Adding both Inside Out and The Good…
Reader Question: Do you think it’s marketable to write leading characters who are gay? Let me cut to the chase: Write what you want to write. Write characters who you find compelling. Write stories for which you have passion.
