Behind the Curtain has posted a new video essay on the writing of Fight Club, and it's pretty friggin amazing. In the video, author Chuck Palahniuk shares his real life inspiration for this story -- which is fascinating -- then screenwriter Jim Uhls and director David Fincher weigh in on how the story adapted to... Continue Reading →
by Ashley Scott Meyers In this episode of the podcast, writer/director/actor Christopher Bradley talks about his new indie drama, The Trigger, which he shot on a modest budget in Mesa, Arizona. We talk through his process making this film as well has his career as an actor and how that helped prepare him for writing... Continue Reading →
This article originally appeared on Write/LA. It is reprinted here by the author with permission. by Angela Bourassa (@angelabourassa1) One of the hardest truths to learn about screenwriting is just how darn hard it is to break in. I think a lot of us (myself included) assumed when we wrote our first screenplays that we... Continue Reading →
by Ashley Scott Meyers In this episode of the podcast, Jérôme Cohen-Olivar talks about writing and directing his latest horror feature film, The 16th Episode. You can listen to the audio portion of the podcast by clicking here or through iTunes by clicking here. You can also read a transcript of this episode. Jérôme Cohen-Olivar... Continue Reading →
by Ashley Scott Meyer In this episode of the SYS Podcast producer Steve Longi talks about his process for finding, developing, and producing films. Specifically we talk about Hacksaw Ridge (Mel Gibson) and how that project eventually got produced. You can listen to the audio portion of the podcast by clicking here or through iTunes... Continue Reading →
by Ashley Scott Meyer On this edition of the SYS Podcast, I talk with director Elle Callahan about her background working in the sound department and how that helped her get into a position to direct her first feature film, Head Count. You can listen to the audio portion of the podcast by clicking here... Continue Reading →
I had the opportunity to speak to Mr. August about Highland as well as his own writing career.
In my experience, these are the screenwriting competitions and film/TV fellowships that are worth entering/applying to.
by Ashley Scott Meyers In this episode of the SYS podcast writers Justin Kelly and Savannah Knoop talk about how they took Knoop's autobiographical book and turned it into a feature film, and then how they got that screenplay produced. You can listen to the audio portion of the podcast by clicking here or through... Continue Reading →
(L-R) Jack Quaid as Ben and Maya Erskine as Alice in the romantic comedy“PLUS ONE,” an RLJE Films release. Photo courtesy of RLJE Films. by Angela Bourassa (@angelabourassa1) The rom-com is back! Thanks in large part to Netflix movies like Set It Up and Always Be My Maybe and theatrical releases like Isn’t It Romantic,... Continue Reading →
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