Saturday Hot Links
Time for the 107th installment of Saturday Hot Links!
The End Of Breaking Bad Is Making Us Sad Edition!
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“Breaking Bad”: Favorite words from the last season.
The unofficial “Breaking Bad” board game.
EA cancels 2014 college football game.
Academy announces 10 Nicholl Screenwriting Fellowship Finalists.
10 bizarre literary myths and conspiracy theories.
Tracking Board announces its 2013 Young & Hungry List including many writers I’ve interviewed.
FilmmakerIQ: The History of the Guitar Solo [video].
Infographic: Almost every sci-fi starship in one comparison chart.
Scientists develop lightsaber technology.
The Guardian: Woody Allen on Blue Jasmine.
Vulture: Ranking all 64 Stephen King’s books.
The Coen brothers on Inside Llewyn Davis.
22 outstanding neighbor complaint notes.
UTA CEO Jeremy Zimmer: Studio film quality has ‘suffered.’
The 20 all-time worst song lyrics about sex.
The death of the traditional rom-com is probably a good thing.
Oh, look! It’s 14 new baby pandas! [video]
Zach Galifianakis interviews Justin Bieber on “Between the Ferns”. Hilarity ensues [video].
How did the seasons get their names.
30 best biopics currently in development.
The dumbest injuries of the 2013 season.
WGA survey: Screenwriters are gravitating to the small screen.
The diversity gap in the Emmy Awards [infographic].
Scott Adams: How to write a book.
Film biz says tracking systems in dire need of improvement.
Bob Hope’s Toluca Lake estate listed for the first time.
10 supposedly rare movies you can watch on YouTube.
What’s behind the reality TV exec purge.
Bob Dylan’s iron sculptures set for London exhibit.
Locating the formula for great prestige TV.
9 things you probably didn’t know about baby dinosaurs.
9 common film errors that are just the worst.
15 fashions people were rocking in 1983.
David S. Goyer defends Superman’s right to kill.
9 sequels written decades after the original book.
1982 Japanese television interview with Stephen Spielberg [video].
What happened to Wally Pip after he was benched.
Fox Writers Intensive opens for submissions.
Why atheists are starting their own global church.
Watch dozens of short films from Franco, Egoyan, Schrader and more.
A brief history of conspiracy theories.
Watch Christian Bale’s Batman audition [video].
6 useful features of iOS7.
10 variations on the “Game of Thrones” theme song.
How to survive an avalanche.
The ‘average’ face of women around the globe.
Screenwriting Master Class tip of the week: Believe it or not, we now entering the last quarter of 2013. Here are the classes I’ll be offering through the end of the year:
September 30: Core V: Dialogue
October 7: Pages II: Rewriting Your Script
October 21: Core VI: Scene
November 4: Core VII: Theme
November 11: Prep: From Concept to Outline
November 18: Core VIII: Time
If you couldn’t guess, I take my role as a teacher extremely seriously. Here is a testimonial from a writer who recently completed Pages II: Rewriting Your Script with me:
I’m not sure Scott Myers is human. The man responds to class questions around the clock. Sleep seems to be of no significance to him. What is of significance to him is helping writers grow and write stronger stories through his exhaustive amount of his real-life, hands-on working experience, writing theory (dating back to Aristotle), one-on-one interaction and proven writing methods that will help you find your own personal writing process. I can’t recommend Scott highly enough. — Joe Mihalow
As I always say, you don’t need to pay anyone to learn the craft of screenwriting. You can get there by watching movies, reading scripts, writing pages, and immersing yourself in the world of cinema.
But many writers can expedite the process and benefit their creative output with the guidance of a skilled teacher with decades of professional experience — like me.
As always, I look forward to the opportunity to work with you.
Onward!