It's that time of year again -- the time when all the best films from the last year put their screenplays online in the hope they'll earn a coveted nomination from the Golden Globes, the Oscars, and all the rest. We don't have our script index anymore, so we're not hosting any of these scripts... Continue Reading →
Here are ten women to go visit (and as students of character, learn from) at your local theater this holiday season.
by Ashley Scott Meyers In this week's episode of the SYS Podcast, I talk with producer Mark Stolaroff about his latest low budget production, DriverX. We also talk about his background in production and how that prepared him for a career as a low budget producer. You can listen to the audio portion of the... Continue Reading →
Paula was kind enough to share three excerpts from the book with LA Screenwriter. Soak up the below wisdom, then head over to Amazon to pick up a copy of Sitcom Writers Talk Shop.
by John Bucher (@johnkbucher) 2018 has only a few weeks left, and many writers will be making resolutions around their work come January 1. That may include completing a new script in 2019. While this is a worthy goal, more than one writer will abandon their new story before January has come to an end, perhaps... Continue Reading →
Over the weekend, Write/LA -- the annual screenwriting competition that we co-launched this year with LiveRead/LA -- proudly announced the eight writers / writing teams who have reached the finals of our inaugural competition! Check out the official announcement on the Write/LA website. Congratulations to these wonderful writers who will each receive written feedback on... Continue Reading →
by Ashley Scott Meyers In this week's episode British filmmaker Jim Hosking talks about his career doing short films and how he that led to his new feature film, An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn, with Aubrey Plaza, Jemaine Clement, Emile Hirsch, and Craig Robinson. You can listen to the audio portion of the podcast... Continue Reading →
by Angela Bourassa (@angelabourassa1) Laura Eason is an Emmy nominated writer who spent four seasons on Netflix's juggernaut House of Cards. She began her career in theater and has written over twenty produced plays. Now, Laura is moving into features with her debut, Here and Now, which premiered at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival and... Continue Reading →
Minor spoilers for Widows, Boy Erased, Bohemian Rhapsody, The Front Runner, First Man, The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, The Girl in the Spider’s Web, and Creed II. by John Bucher (@johnkbucher) Fleshing out characters can be a complex and tedious task. Deciding what details open up the character for the audience and what's simply minutiae takes maturity that usually only comes with practice... Continue Reading →
by Ashley Scott Meyers This week on the SYS Podcast, South African writer Sean Drummond talks about his writing journey. He and several partners started out by creating a production company and slowly working their way up from commercials and videos to short films and now feature films. You can listen to the audio portion... Continue Reading →
Minor spoilers ahead for Widows, A Star is Born, Better Call Saul, and A Beautiful Boy. by John Bucher (@johnkbucher) As often as we all strive for perfection, we rarely appreciate it when we see it in others – including characters in stories. The woman that never has a bad day, the co-worker that’s never in a bad mood, and... Continue Reading →
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