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Publicity 101: A Workshop for Screenwriters

A workshop presented by the Writers Guild of America, West’s Publicity & Marketing Committee teaching screenwriters how to use the media to publicize themselves and their careers.
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In this segment, Variety.com editor Dana Harris and L.A. Times “Scriptland” columnist Jay Fernandez explain how to pitch a feature story.

In this segment, […]

A look at Final Draft 8

John August takes a brief look at the new bits in the latest Final Draft, including a peek into the new file format and the package contents.

John August: Writing better action

Screencast lesson from screenwriter John August on writing better action beats. More info can be found at johnaugust.com.

John August: Entering a scene

Screencast lesson from screenwriter John August on how to enter a scene with more impact. More info can be found at johnaugust.com.

Writing better scene descriptions

Screenwriter John August works through a scene to improve the scene description. You learn much more about screenwriting at johnaugust.com.

Screenwriting: How to explain quantum mechanics

John August offers up some tips to help you make those difficult technical descriptions easier on you and your audience.

…One of the more common challenges faced by a screenwriter is how to explain a difficult concept that’s important to your plot. For instance, in Jurassic Park, we need to […]

The purpose of drama, and its relationship to Cameron Diaz’s ass

John August (co-writer of Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle) asks his readers to comment on this quote by David Mamet:
“People have tried for centuries to use drama to change people’s lives, to influence, to comment, to express themselves. It doesn’t work. It might be nice if it worked for those things, […]

John August: The Politics of Superheroes

Screenwriter John August shares his thoughts on Superhero Politics in his recent article “Aquaman is a Pescepublican.”
…Recent articles about the political leanings of popular comic book characters got me thinking about the uncanny valley between fictional and real-world ideologies. We’re happy to have characters speak in broad terms — “With […]

John August’s on the “death” of independent film

John August replies to Mark Gill’s LA Time’s article “The sky is falling on indie film.” In the process he discusses his independent film “The Nines,” the roll of Sundance in the indie film world, the realities, the future and other great advice for anyone wanting to distribute their […]