by Angela Bourassa Happy New Year, everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful 2015, and that 2016 holds good fortune for you. We had a wonderful year here at LA Screenwriter. We brought a number of amazing writers on board, upping our original content and our readership substantially. We
by Emily Jermusyk (@EJemily24) Tucked between the myriad of panels and lectures at the recent Story Expo in Los Angeles was a half hour session showing off a new tool for screenwriters called Scriptonomics. Scriptonomics is a website app that writers can upload their feature script onto. The app then analyzes the
by Emily Jermusyk (@EJemily24) A few weekends ago, I was lucky enough to attend Story Expo in Los Angeles. Three days of immersing myself in storytelling, pitching, and the business… what could be better? The weekend began on Friday with an opening keynote from Arnold Shapiro. Mr. Shapiro is an Oscar-winning
by Emily Jermusyk (@EJemily24) While attending ScriptFest in Burbank a couple weekends ago, I was introduced to a whole new job position that can be helpful to screenwriters: The Script Consultant. I have worked for production and management companies, but I had no idea how large a profession script consulting is. At Scriptfest
by Emily Jermusyk (@EJemily24) Last week, Final Draft finally released a new app for iphones and ipads. It has been a long time coming, considering their reader app has been available for several years and Celtx has also had a cellphone application for some time now. Let’s take a look at
by Emily Jermusyk (@EJemily24) The first time I was invited to Pitchfest was a few years ago when I was an assistant in the industry. My boss encouraged me to go on his behalf, to find him writers. I rolled my eyes. I thought, It’s an event that hundreds of unemployed
ingenue: 1. a naive girl or young woman. 2. the stage role of an ingenue; also : an actress playing such a role by Emily Jermusyk (@EJemily24) For decades, the role of the
by Emily Jermusyk (@EJemily24) May is a busy time for aspiring television writers. With the deadlines for major television fellowships fast approaching, you are hopefully reading this having already completed your chosen spec script. You have also read as many scripts of your chosen series as possible, and are in
by Emily Jermusyk (@EJemily24) This article contains spoilers from the series Game of Thrones, particularly the recent episode “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken” written by Bryan Cogman. Read at your own risk. A couple weeks ago, I wrote an article listing Game of Thrones as “overrated.” For the most part, this season
by Angela Bourassa May has just begun, but I’m already looking forward to the end of the month. That’s because ScriptFest and the Great American Pitchfest will begin on May 29. Together, these two events make one of the most important and informative screenwriting conferences of the year. Formerly known simply