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August 16, 2017 0 Comments

6 Ways to Research Your Story

by Angela Bourassa (@angelabourassa1) Write what you know. That’s the old adage that every writer has heard a thousand times. But what does it really mean? Does it mean that your main character should be a version of yourself? No. It means that the best stories are the ones that

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August 9, 2017 0 Comments

4 Protagonists We Don’t See Enough

by John Bucher (@johnkbucher) We have a difficult problem in the storytelling world. Writers are told to write what they know. However, most writers that have historically broken through to bring their stories to our screens are white males. As a result, we have had an overwhelming number of stories about

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August 2, 2017 0 Comments

A Deeper Look at DETROIT

by John Bucher (@johnkbucher) Oscar winner Kathryn Bigelow’s latest film, Detroit, is remarkable on a number of levels. The young men at the center of the story turn in game-changing performances. The musical score lays emotional groundwork for the audience’s journey, and Bigelow’s directing is at the top of her game. The

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July 31, 2017 0 Comments

What a Great Logline Looks Like: July 2017 Edition

The July Logline Competition results are in! Check out these great examples of how to write a logline: THE WINNER Our winner is Matthew Barker with his logline for ASSASSIN QUEEN, an action adventure: “Elizabeth I, warrior queen and deadly assassin, plots to murder her former lover — the new king of France — before he can

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July 27, 2017 0 Comments

Consultant Corner: Lee Jessup on Your Screenwriting Career

by Angela Bourassa (@angelabourassa1) This week, we’re re-running a 2015 interview with screenwriting career coach Lee Jessup. Lee is part of EIACE, a new non-profit organization of the industry’s most respected screenwriting consultants. This evening, EIACE is kicking off a webinar series. LA Screenwriter readers can get $10 off tonight’s

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July 26, 2017 0 Comments

9 Literary Classics That Can Improve Your Storytelling

by John Bucher (@johnkbucher) It is unfortunate that many writer’s familiarity with the classics of literature comes from film adaptations. While these movies sometimes become their own works of art, often they don’t hold up to the original written work. This has caused some writers to avoid reading the classic books

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July 21, 2017 0 Comments

Cas Sigers-Beedles on the Artist’s Journey

by Onicia Muller (@OniciaMuller) Cas Sigers-Beedles is a screenwriter, producer, and co-owns Nina Holiday Entertainment (Girlfriends Getaway 1 & 2 and Sugar Mommas) with Terri J. Vaughn. LA Screenwriter sat down with Cas to discuss the artist’s journey and how to humanize villainous characters. Cas discovered the story for When