Saturday Hot Links
Time for the 195th installment of Saturday Hot Links.
Comic-Con: Batman v. Superman trailer .
Comic-Con: The Man from U.N.C.L.E. trailer.
Comic-Con: The Flash highlight reel.
Comic-Con: The Game of Thrones panel.
Comic-Con: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2 panel.
Comic-Con: The Star Wars: The Force Awakens panel.
Comic-Con: The Under the Dome panel.
Comic-Con: The Walking Dead panel.
Comic-Con: The Winners and Losers In San Diego.
Comic-Con: Over 200 Cosplay Images from Comic-Con 2015.
Comic-Con and the Eventification of Hollywood.
A.O. Scott: At Comic-Con, Bring Out Your Fantasy and Fuel the Culture.
Five Most Girl Power Moments from Comic-Con 2015.
What’s The State Of The Superhero Movie After Comic-Con?
Superhero Movies Aren’t Going Away, But They’re Evolving.
From ‘Minions’ to ‘Jurassic World,’ Universal Shows You Don’t Need Superheroes for Record Year.
Box Office Milestone: Universal Zooms Past $5 Billion Worldwide.
67th Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners.
ESPYs Awards Winners: The Complete List.
Arthouse Audit: LBGT Movies ‘Tangerine’ and ‘Do I Sound Gay?’ Score in Top Theaters.
50 Movies On Our Fall Film Festival Wishlist.
Drawn and Quartered: Ongoing Ratings Slide Will Take a Bite Out of Cable Earnings.
Netflix Tops 65 Million Subscribers in Q2.
The Han Solo movie proves that prequels are the worst.
Amazon’s Hollywood Shopping Cart Secrets.
How to make a good action film: 11 lessons from modern movies.
4 Factors That Influence a Distributor’s Decision to Buy a Film.
WGA announces its 2015–2016 awards schedule.
How Does an Aspiring TV Writer Get Discovered by an Agent?
‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Filmmakers Claim They’re Owed $3M in Profits Lawsuit.
The fate of the $26m scripts Joe Eszterhas sold in the 90s.
Lorne Michaels’ Broadway Video Makes Bid for Digital-Comedy Dominance.
New Reddit CEO Proposes Banning Harassment, Hiding Indecency.
Dan Berger Talks Musings, Oscilloscope’s New Film Writing Site.
New ‘Westworld’ Images and Details Tease HBO’s Sci-Fi Thriller Series.
There’s a $1 Million Reward for the Return of Dorothy’s Ruby Slippers.
Bill Nye Documentary in the Works From Seth Gordon.
‘Twin Peaks’ Pop-Up Restaurant Planned in London.
Latinos Are Now The Majority In California: Will Hollywood Change To Reflect That?
Los Angeles Filming Drops Despite Surge in Scripted TV Shoots.
‘Nosferatu’ Director’s Skull Stolen From German Grave.
The Misplaced Nostalgia for Movies Like “The Graduate”.
Duggar Family’s ’19 Kids and Counting’ Canceled By TLC.
Bloom County is coming back!
20 Great Debut Films From Female Directors.
One-Film Wonders: Hits Without Follow-Ups.
Hayao Miyazaki Returning from Retirement for Computer-Animated Short.
The Most Expensive Indian Movie Ever ‘Baahubali’ Bows at Record $25.6 Million.
YouTube? So Five Minutes Ago as Meerkat, Periscope Turn Users Into Stars.
Lena Dunham Launching Feminist Newsletter.
The three o’clock rite: Ingmar Bergman’s home cinema.
The Essentials: The 15 Greatest Ingmar Bergman Films.
The 9 Women You Meet in Woody Allen Movies.
Oscar Diversity Push: One-Third of New Actor, Director Voters Not White.
Miramax for Sale — But $1 Billion Pricetag May Be Too Rich.
7 Storytelling Techniques Used by the Most Inspiring TED Presenters.
Berkeley Breathed speaks: Here is why ‘Bloom County’ is really returning.
Why Do So Many People Chase the Dream of Becoming a Screenwriter?
The Black List Partners With NYU’s Purple List.
The Black List Interview: Cameron Johnson.
James V. Hart: Now hiring: Screenwriters.
Amanda Pendolino: What to expect in an entertainment internship interview.
Bob Saenz: Fear & Loathing in Las Screenwriting.
Tom Stempel: Understanding Screenwriting #130.
Brett Wean: 5 Improv Concepts for Outlining Your Screenplay.
Chuck Wendig: Writing A Lot, Writing A Little, And The Power Of Failure.
The Black List Table Reads: Mr. Malcolm’s List (Part 2).
Chicks Who Script: Episode 49.
Screen Talk: Episode 55.
Scriptnotes: Episode 206.
Watch: Here’s a Fake Idea for a Trainwreck Sequel That Sounds Tragic But Still Semi-Awesome [video].
Watch: What Makes a Sequel Good [video].
Watch: Video Essay Highlights The Smart Storytelling Of ‘Back To The Future’ [video].
Watch: ‘Suicide Squad’ Explained: All You Need to Know About Supervillain Team in Under 5 Minutes [video].
Watch: First Teaser For The Return Of Mulder & Scully To ‘The X-Files’ [video].
Watch: 80-Minute Talk With David O. Russell Plus 8 Minutes Of ‘American Hustle’ Behind The Scenes Footage [video].
Finally, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata, 55, Passes Away.
Screenwriting Master Class tip of the week: Did you know we offer one-on-one private writing workshops? They include:
Prep: From Concept to Outline: I created this workshop five years ago and it is one of our most popular courses. In it, the writer develops their original story from idea all the way to outline. In the process, they not only set themselves up for a successful page-writing process, they also learn a proven, professional approach to breaking a story in prep. And we offer this as a private writing workshop.
Pages I: Writing the First Draft: This ten week course is a direct follow-up from the Prep class, providing both structure and support for the writer to pound out a first draft of their script, writing 10–15 pages per week. You may take this without doing the Prep class beforehand, although we recommend you having done considerable work on your story before typing FADE IN. Again, we offer this as a one-on-one writing workshop.
Pages II: Rewriting Your Script: There is no one way to rewrite a script, however I have put together one approach that works. This ten week course takes you through a series of analytical stages to identify what works and what doesn’t work in your draft, then problem-solving exercises all leading up to a revision outline, then four weeks to rewrite the script, one week for polish, and one week for edit. And yes, we offer this as a private writing workshop as well.
The Quest Writing Workshop: This is a comprehensive 24 program to screenwriting theory and the writing craft. Core (8 weeks): The entire curriculum I have created to immerse writers in the Character Based Approach to screenwriting. Prep (6 weeks): See above. Pages I (10 weeks): See above.
Our private writing workshops carry significant benefits to writers:
* Their own private online workshop site.
* Teleconference note sessions with audio recording available for reference.
* Extensive feedback and support from Tom or myself at every stage along the way.
* The flexibility to create a workshop structure which fits your personal creative needs.
We can also mix and match workshop components. For example, a popular choice is to combine Prep and Pages I.
A final point: While our group workshops are excellent, some writers feel more comfortable in a private setting.
Obviously you can write a script on your own. Frankly, that’s our end goal with writers who take our workshops, to provide principles and practices to give them the tools to carry into any and all future writing projects.
If you’re interested in any of our private writing workshops, feel free to contact us:
info@screenwritingmasterclass.com
Onward!