The 2019 Write/LA annual screenwriting competition - presented by LA Screenwriter & LiveRead/LA - is open for entries!
Write/LA 2019 Open for Entries!
Writer/Director Christopher Bradley Talks About His New Indie Drama, The Trigger
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 →
7 Ways to Stay Motivated as an Aspiring Screenwriter
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 →
Writer/Director Jérôme Cohen-Olivar On His Horror Feature, The 16th Episode
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 →
Hacksaw Ridge Producer Steve Longi on Where He Finds Writers And Stories
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 →
Director Elle Callahan On Her New Film, Head Count
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 →
John August on Highland 2.5 and Writing the Movie You Want to See
I had the opportunity to speak to Mr. August about Highland as well as his own writing career.
The Best Screenwriting Competitions to Enter (and Why)
In my experience, these are the screenwriting competitions and film/TV fellowships that are worth entering/applying to.
Writers Justin Kelly and Savannah Knoop on Their Autobiographical Film, JT LeRoy
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 →
PLUS ONE Writers/Directors Jeff Chan and Andrew Rhymer on the Return of the Rom-Com
(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 →
Writer Liam O Mochain on His Latest Dramedy, Lost and Found
by Ashley Scott Meyers This week Irish writer/director Liam O Mochain talks about his numerous short films and how he shot his latest feature like a short film, shooting several small stories over the course of many weekends, and then weaving them together in post production. You can listen to the audio portion of the... Continue Reading →