Best of the Web 30 Dec

Story & Structure :: Romance and ‘Love Actually’ Script Perfection :: TV Writer Podcast 063 – Bob DeRosa (Killers, White Collar) :: TV Writer Podcast 064 – Director Bradley Walsh (Beauty and the Beast) :: TV Writer Podcast 065 – Stephanie Palmer Pitching & Selling :: Pity the Poor Script Consultant :: December 2012 Pitch … Read more

[Video]: Pulitzer-winning writer David Lindsay-Abaire on Rise of the Guardians

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Pulitzer-winning playwright and screenwriter David Lindsay-Abaire talks about the genesis of his script for Rise of the Guardians, adapted from the children’s series of the same name, and how making an animated epic challenged both the writer and the studio. If you liked this, check out more videos about screenwriting or filmmaking. And if you … Read more

Best of the Web 23 Dec

Story & Structure :: Holidays and the Movies with ‘Kiss Kiss Bang Bang’ :: Download and Learn From Screenplays Competing For Oscars Attention :: Best Screenplay Ava DuVernay ‘Middle of Nowhere’ Script Perfection :: Ready, Set, Write :: Website of the Week: Script Angel :: Adapting ‘A Beautiful Mind’ :: 25 Pieces of Juicy Filmmaking … Read more

Logline it! – Week 22

Writing loglines is an essential skill for screenwriters, from early development through to the pitch. In this section, every week our panel reviews a few loglines posted to www.loglineit.com. Learn from the feedback and perfect your own loglining skills. by The Judges Ripper “A promising young surgeon is appointed by the Queen’s Secret Court to eliminate … Read more