by Ashley Scott Meyers This week I interview screenwriter Max Landis. We talk about his new film, Mr. Right, and how he wrote the script. You can listen to the audio portion of the podcast by clicking here or through iTunes by clicking here. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bPTppF0Adc&w=640&h=360] You can also read a transcript of this episode.... Continue Reading →
Screenwriters Robert A. Palmer and Michael A. Weiss on Found-Footage Horror
by Ashley Scott Meyers In this week's episode I talk with the co-screenwriters of I Am Alone, Robert A. Palmer & Michael A. Weiss, about their new found-footage horror film and how they made it happen. You can listen to the audio portion of the podcast by clicking here or through iTunes by clicking here.... Continue Reading →
Screenwriter Profile: Phil Lord and Christopher Miller
The Writers: You can barely open Variety these days without seeing this duo splashed across the headlines. Over the last few years, Phil Lord and Chris Miller have become incredibly successful in both film and TV as producers, directors, and writers. These guys met when they both attended Dartmouth College, and they have been basically... Continue Reading →
How To Build Relationships That Will Help Screenwriters
by Ashley Scott Meyers In this episode of the podcast I talk with screenwriter, director, producer, and lawyer, David Garrett about relationship building. In this business, relationships are the key to getting ahead. David talks us through several of his projects and how he sold them using relationships that he fostered for five or even... Continue Reading →
9 Networking Tips for Introverts
by Angela Bourassa At the recent ScriptFest in Burbank, I had the pleasure of attending Jessica Sitomer's free class on Networking for Introverts. When you get a large group of screenwriters together, a vast majority of them are likely to be introverts, and many of us flocked to Jessica's talk to learn everything we could... Continue Reading →
Spielberg Thinks You Should Read More
by Fiona Wheeler Joseph McBride writes in his screenwriting manual Writing in Pictures, The fragmentation of the TV-watching experience, the influence of the Internet and YouTube, and the effect of our amped-up video culture on feature filmmaking have resulted in a modern style relying more on moment-to-moment sensation than on the traditional pleasures of coherent... Continue Reading →
The 2014 Black List is Here
It's finally here! The 2014 Black List has been published. The list contains the names and ranks of the top 51 unproduced scripts circling around Hollywood this year, as ranked by the industry folks who read them. To everyone who made the list, congratulations! You've accomplished an amazing feat, and we hope to see your... Continue Reading →
A HUGE Collection of Advice from Working Writers
Jordan Zakarin of Buzzfeed went a little crazy and put together a pretty massive collection of advice from some of the most successful writers working in Hollywood today. He asked them all questions about their creative process, developing characters, dialogue, and much more. Go through the treasure trove of insights at Buzzfeed. Here are a... Continue Reading →
14 Working Screenwriters & Their Top Advice
Adam Sternbergh of The New York Times recently put together profiles of fourteen up and coming screenwriters. Each writer shares their top screenwriting tips. Take a look: It’s notable that many of these writers — most, in fact — also directed their own scripts (Bell, Bujalski, Chandor, Holofcener, Jonze, Linklater, Polley), and several also star... Continue Reading →
Screenwriter Profile: Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio
Writing team Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio are the highest grossing screenwriters of all time.