[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

[Video]: Harlan Ellison on Writers Being Paid

An interview with Harlan Ellison, the screenwriter behind the classic sci fi films Terminator films and the Babylon 5 TV series, about one of the most tender issues in the industry. Turn up the volume and brace yourself… If you liked this, check out more videos about screenwriting or filmmaking. And if you know of … Read more

Video: Sorkinisms

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Do you sometimes feel like you’re hearing the same lines over and over? You’d be surprised. Check out the compiled montage of Aaron Sorkin dialogue across his various TV shows and films. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S78RzZr3IwI&w=600&h=374] If you liked this, check out more videos about screenwriting or filmmaking. And if you know of a great video on … Read more

[Video]: William Nicholson’s ‘Screenwriting is Hell’

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The screenwriter who adapted the upcoming Oscar nominee favourite Les Miserables William Nicholson gives a richly voiced seminar on the essence of screenwriting. Specifically, exactly why the life of the screenwriter is hell. The full-length audio can be downloaded from the Bafta web site. If you liked this, check out more videos about screenwriting or … Read more