by John Bucher (@johnkbucher) Stories that deal with psychological conditions can be difficult to craft and even more challenging to execute. Creating a protagonist who doesn’t become a victim and who the audience enjoys spending time with are only a few of the difficulties filmmakers can run into. Director Monty Whitebloom’s latest project, Love is Blind... Continue Reading →
Uzo Aduba as Virginia in the drama “MISS VIRGINIA,” a Vertical Entertainment release. Photo courtesy of Vertical Entertainment. by Carrie Harris (@carrharr) This week, I had the opportunity to take in an advance screening of Miss Virginia and sit down for a chat with director R.J. Daniel Hanna. Miss Virginia is based on the life... Continue Reading →
by Ashley Scott Meyers This week on the SYS Podcast, director Shawn Ku talks about how he launched his career as a writer/director with a short and low budget feature, and how that has lead him to his latest feature film, A Score To Settle, with Nicolas Cage. You can listen to the audio portion... Continue Reading →
by Ashley Scott Meyers On this week's episode, writer/director Timo Vuorensola talks about how he leveraged his 2012 success with the sci-fi epic, Iron Sky, into a sequel, Iron Sky: The Coming Race, which he crowdfunded, appealing mostly to the fans of the first film. And in today's interview, he goes into great depth about... Continue Reading →
by Ashley Scott Meyers This week on the SYS Podcast, I talk with writer/director Mike Kravinsky about his new feature film, Nothing do Do. Writing/directing is a second career for Mike after working for three decades in journalism. We talk about how that lead him to his current position writing and directing indie films. You... Continue Reading →
Have any of you noticed how all the "complete" lists of nominees for any television or film award show always leave off the writers? I get that the average reader only cares about the actors, but still... Rant over. Here is an incomplete list of the nominees for the 2018 Emmys (the categories we care... Continue Reading →
by Ashley Scott Meyers In this week's episode Scott Waugh talks about his new film, 6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain which stars Josh Hartnett and Mira Sorvino. The film is an adaptation, and we dig into the details about how he found the book and then found a screenwriter to adapt it into a... Continue Reading →
by Fiona Wheeler Whether it’s producing, acting, directing or writing, being involved in independent theater productions can increase a screenwriter’s knowledge, skills, and experience. 1. Writing for Stage In Tales from the Screen Trade William Goldman wrote, "When a novel dies, or a movie, it’s usually at least a year between when your work is... Continue Reading →
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