Jacob Krueger presents 5 steps to getting your script off the ground and into producers’ hands. Step 1: Target The Right Producers It’s astounding how many writers disregard this vital principal—and I’m not just talking about emerging writers. I’m talking about professional writers, with fancy agents and big mortgages. In fact, Hollywood is clogged like Read MoreRead More
Susan Kouguell explains how to increase the chances getting your screenplay actually read. Now that I’ve caught your attention with a spin on this infamous Broadway musical title — I must make a confession. This title is wishful thinking. How to succeed in the screenwriting world is not all about trying. It’s so much more Read MoreRead More
Daniel Manus discusses the first ten all important pages of your screenplay. As religious lore has it, God took 6 days to build the world… You have 10 pages. You’ve all heard the horror stories of producers who only read the first 10 or 20 pages, and if they’re not hooked, intrigued and impressed, they Read MoreRead More
All writers encounter common problems and pitfalls. This session focuses on the simple and avoidable cock-ups that repeatedly cause projects to fail and spiral writers’ careers into years of fruitless typing. From London Screenwriting Festival.Read More
Genevieve Jolliffe outlines some of terms a writer or director would expect when working on a Hollywood Studio film. If you are hired to write (whether this is your own idea or someone else’s) you will get paid your writing fee in steps. THE TYPICAL DEAL is two drafts and a polish (three steps). Each Read MoreRead More
Pilar Alessandra breaks down some basic techniques for short pitch situations and longer pitch sessions.Read More
Scott Myers discusses the fear involved with writing and what exactly to do with it.Read More
Screenwriter Alan Loeb (Just Go With It, 21, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps) talks about the pitfalls that befuddles many new writers.
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In 2000, screenwriter Michael Arndt had no credits, no agents, no publishing history when he took a year off to write “a saleable script” that got him an agent and a deal and, five years after that, one of the big hits of 2006. A new book, Little Miss Sunshine: The Shooting Script, details the fascinating behind-the-scenes story of the indie runaway hit with an introduction, afterword, and enlightening scene notes from Arndt. Read More
Scott Myers applies a quote about music he heard while working as a musician in Aspen to the high stakes game of Hollywood screenwriting.
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The godfather of professional screenwriting software releases a tool that enables writers to tap out a quick dialogue scene in between rounds of Angry Birds.
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Genius occurs not only at the creation of a piece of work – but at the point of revision.
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