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July 20, 2017 0 Comments

Consultant Corner: Steve Kaplan on the Comic Hero

by Angela Bourassa (@angelabourassa1) Steve Kaplan is the go-to guy when it comes to comedy in Hollywood. He has taught at UCLA, NYU, and Yale, and he created the HBO Workspace, the HBO New Writers Program and was co-founder and Artistic Director of Manhattan’s Punch Line Theatre. Steve has consulted with

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July 13, 2017 0 Comments

2017 Emmy Nominees: Read the Scripts!

The Emmy nominations are out! Check out which of your favorite shows got the nod, and read scripts for many of the 2017 Emmy nominees. Best Drama Series Better Call Saul The Crown The Handmaid’s Tale House of Cards Stranger Things This Is Us Westworld Best Comedy Series Atlanta Black-ish

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July 13, 2017 0 Comments

Consultant Corner: William M. Akers on Why Your Script Sucks

by Angela Bourassa (@angelabourassa1) William M. Akers is the author of one of the most well-known screenwriting tomes, Your Screenplay Sucks! 100 Ways To Make It Great. He is also a WGA Lifetime Member with three films produced from his scripts. William teaches screenwriting at Belmont University where he is

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July 12, 2017 0 Comments

The Storytelling of SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING

by John Bucher (@johnkbucher) Debate has arisen in recent years over whether summer popcorn movies actually tell good stories or simply rely on eye-popping special effects, fast-paced editing that tricks the audience into actually believing they are going on a narrative journey, and big name movie stars. Certainly a case could

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July 11, 2017 0 Comments

The Big R: Facing Rejection as a Writer

by Greg DePaul (@GregDePaul) Remember Rocky Balboa, when Rocky gives that awesome, inspirational speech to his son? Winning isn’t about how hard you can hit, Rocky tells him. It’s about “how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.” That’s a message we screenwriters need to hear. After all,

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July 5, 2017 0 Comments

A Conversation with A GHOST STORY Writer/Director, David Lowery

by John Bucher (@johnkbucher) After writing a string of successful short films, David Lowery burst on the scene with a powerful indie called Ain’t Them Bodies Saints. The film starred Rooney Mara, Casey Affleck, and Ben Foster before they became household names. After working on major studio fare such as Pete’s Dragon, which

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June 30, 2017 0 Comments

What a Great Logline Looks Like: June 2017 Edition

The June Logline Competition results are in! Check out these great examples of how to write a logline: THE WINNER Our winner is Meg Leader with her logline for JOAN, a sci-fi: “After a head injury, a heartless corporate mercenary fighting on a colony world starts to hear the voice of the natives’ god, and she transforms