Interview (Video): Karen McCullah and Kirsten Smith

Another in an excellent Creative Spark series of videos from Academy Originals, this one with Karen McCullah and Kirsten Smith, whose screenwriting credits include Ten Things I Hate About You and Legally Blonde.

For those of you who may doubt the value of analyzing movies or scripts, check out what Kirsten has to say at the 1:30 mark in the video. Then at 2:30, we learn how Karen and Kirsten use index cards to plot their stories — yet another example of how pro writers love those 3x5 inch note cards.

Karen and Kirsten have been writing together for 20 years. I’ve got to think one reason for their longevity together is apparent in the video: They try to have fun while writing. Witness Margarita Fridays!

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