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A Visit to the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures (From Script)
In this week’s round up brought to us by Script magazine, TV and film reviews from Script contributor Tom Stempel, interviews with independent filmmakers, and Script contributor Sonya Alexander visits the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures and speaks with Chief Artistic and Programming Officer Jacqueline Stewart. UNDERSTANDING SCREENWRITING: Variety is the Spice of Life A24 Script contributor Tom Stempel deals with two disappointments Being the Ricardos and “The Gilded Age,” two OK pieces The Tender Bar and “Around the World in 80 Days,” and one brilliant miniature On the Rocks. Click to continue. INDIE SPOTLIGHT: An Interview with SXSW Short […]
Writing Engaging Character Introductions (From Script)
In this week’s round up brought to us by Script magazine, learn craft techniques on how to master writing character introductions, meet author and screenwriter Lexie Bean and an exclusive interview with horror-comedy Studio 666 screenwriters Jeff Buhler and Rebecca Hughes. Writing Engaging Character Introductions Photo by Michele K. Short, HBO Script contributor Kira-Anne Pelican, PhD provides actionable craft techniques on how to master character introductions with examples from memorable television shows and films. Click to continue. Trans/Non-Binary Survivor Lexie Bean Let’s Life Experience Serve as the Basis for their Book and Movie Projects Photo by Nancy Mercado Author and […]
SXSW Film Festival and Female Screenwriters and Directors (From Script)
In this week’s round up brought to us by Script magazine, Script’s editor attends the SXSW Film Festival in person; learn about screenwriting trailblazer Hope Loring whose film Wings won the first Academy Award; learn about different perspectives, tools, to keep your writing moving forward. Plus, exclusive interviews with “Minx” TV writer and creator Ellen Rapoport and Alice writer-director Krystin Ver Linden. SXSW Film Festival 2022 – Storytelling and Networking Meets Big Tech To Leslie Photo courtesy BCDF Pictures. A brief recap on the first two days at the SXSW Film Festival – live and in person! Click to continue. […]
Navigating Indie Filmmaking and Storytelling (From Script)
In this week’s round up brought to us by Script magazine, interviews with independent filmmakers whose short films and features have premiered at Sundance and SXSW. Plus, a new Reckless Creatives Podcast episode with Watcher screenwriter and producer Zack Ford. INDIE SPOTLIGHT: An Interview with SXSW Short Film Radical Honesty Screenwriter Allison Goldfarb and Director Bianca Poletti Courtesy of Disco Pants Inc. Radical Honesty screenwriter Allison Goldfarb and director Bianca Poletti share with Script their personal connection to the film’s subject matter, their collaborative partnership, and what’s next in development from the short film. Click to continue. Interview with Sundance […]
Writing Short Film and Video Game Adaptations (From Script)
In this week’s round up brought to us by Script magazine, exclusive interviews with Uncharted screenwriters Rafe Judkins and writing team Art Marcum and Matt Holloway, and After Yang filmmaker Kogonada speaks with Script about adapting the short story by Alexander Weinstein into a feature. Plus, Script Talk video interview series is back with host Cherry Davis speaking with “The Kings of Napa” TV show creator Janine Sherman Barrois. Adapting a Video Game to Film: A Conversation with the Writers of Uncharted Columbia Pictures; photo by Clay Enos The creative foundation for both games and films is the writing. The […]
Character Development for Feature and Short Films (From Script)
In this week’s round up brought to us by Script magazine, an exclusive interview with House of Gucci screenwriter Roberto Bentivegna. Plus, a catch all week exploring various writing approaches on character development with Mother in the Mist short film writer-director Kay Niuyue Zhang, genre-bending Big Gold Brick filmmaker Brian Petsos, and the small movie with a big purpose Butter writer-director Paul A. Kaufman. Establishing a Through Line with House of Gucci Screenwriter Roberto Bentivegna Courtesy of Metro Goldwyn Mayer House of Gucci screenwriter Roberto Bentivegna shares with Script his approach and writing process for the adaption, which characters were […]
Creating Short Films as a Proof of Concept and Writing Routine Strategies (From Script)
In this week’s round up brought to us by Script magazine, interviews with filmmakers April Maxey and Brian Skiba and how their short films served as a proof of concept for features. Plus, learn different strategies on how to create a routine or container for your writing practice, and Script contributor Dr. Rosanne Welch celebrates the female screenwriters who came before us with this month’s spotlight on author turned Hollywood screenwriter Elinor Glyn. Economic Storytelling with Sundance Short Film Work Writer-Director April Maxey Filmmaker April Maxey speaks with Script about how she started out as a filmmaker, workshopping the short […]
Breaking into Hollywood and the Importance of Networking (From Script)
In this week’s round up brought to us by Script magazine, screenwriter Zack Ford is back with part two of his Hollywood saga, from his film Watcher‘s Sundance premiere to becoming a Hollywood producer. Plus, the pros and cons of a vomit draft, the importance of being prepared when networking, and an exclusive interview with Not Going Quietly documentary filmmaker Nicholas Bruckman. UNDERSTANDING SCREENWRITING: Secrets, Secrets. And More Secrets. Shh! Tom is dealing with three movies which deal with secrets in very different ways: Operation Mincemeat, The 355, and The Lost Daughter. Click to continue. Could a “Vomit Draft” Be […]
Writing for Successful Franchises (From Script)
In this week’s round up brought to us by Script magazine, read exclusive interviews with Spider-Man: No Way Home screenwriters Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers, and the latest Scream screenwriters James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick. Plus, an interview with NAACP Image Awards nominee Monique Matthews about her filmmaking journey, and more! Carrying the Weight of the Multiverse: An Interview with Spider-Man: No Way Home Screenwriters Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers Sony Pictures Entertainment Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers talk to Script magazine about their journey as screenwriters, the weight of making choices during the writing […]
Closing Out Sundance Film Festival 2022 and Finding Your Voice Through Story and Characters (From Script)
In this week’s round up brought to us by Script magazine, Script’s Editor in Chief virtually attends the Sundance Film Festival 2022 with daily recaps and interviews, and exclusive interviews with Drive My Car filmmaker Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, The Power of the Dog Editor Peter Sciberras, and so much more! It’s All About Characters: An Interview with Sonja Warfield Photo by Alison Rosa, HBO “The Gilded Age” is gorgeous to look at and the drama is as rich as Downton’s. The historical drama is also a love letter to old New York. Former stand-up comedian, television writer, and author Sonja Warfield […]