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 →
(L-R) Brendan Meyer as Howie Sheffield and Jemima Kirke as Odessa in Orion Classics’ drama ALL THESE SMALL MOMENTS. Photo courtesy of Orion Classics. by John Bucher (@johnkbucher) Writers know the value of small moments. Observing the simple, often forgettable minutia of life and being able to offer insight about it connects us in ways both... Continue Reading →
(L-R) Katherine Waterston as Katherine and Michael Shannon as Edward in the thriller “STATE LIKE SLEEP” a film by The Orchard. Photo courtesy of The Orchard. by Angela Bourassa (@angelabourassa1) Can we ever truly know the people that we love? This is one of the questions that Meredith Danluck explores in her new film State... Continue Reading →
The Globes First off, congratulations to all of the winners from last night's Golden Globes! THR has a partial list of the winners here. (For those interested, the best screenplay trophy went to Brian Hayes Currie, Peter Farrelly & Nick Vallelonga for Green Book. I've searched for fifteen minutes now, and there don't seem to... Continue Reading →
In this week's episode of the podcast, screenwriter Laura Eason talks about how she was able to use her successful playwriting career as a spring board to writing for House of Cards and how that led her to her latest feature film, Here and Now starring Sarah Jessica Parker. You can listen to the audio... Continue Reading →
by Ashley Scott Meyers In this week's episode, UK producer Dean Fisher talks about how he got his start in the business and how he was able to put together his latest feature, The Bromley Boys. You can listen to the audio portion of the podcast by clicking here or through iTunes by clicking here.... Continue Reading →
Photo by Brooke Lark on Unsplash Every year we put together a simple, one-page writing tracker to help writers of all sorts keep their writing resolutions. This year's calendar follows the usual format -- an open block for each month where you can write down monthly goals or the books you read or the movies you watched; a... Continue Reading →
These days it seems like there are more lists of screenwriters than there are actual screenwriters. But the biggest and most prestigious list remains the Black List, which was revealed yesterday with exceptional gusto. The full list can be found here along with a six-minute comedy video proclaiming it's arrival. This list is always useful... Continue Reading →
This post originally appeared on Write/LA. We are positively thrilled to announce the three grand prize winners of the inaugural Write/LA screenwriting competition. These writers have all shown tremendous talent and dedication to their craft. As fate would have it, the three winners have written a half-hour pilot, an hour pilot, and a feature screenplay... 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 →
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