[Video]: Screenwriters – on Writer’s Block

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We have written about how to beat writer’s block before, but when a selection of top screenwriters including John August (Big Fish) and Ted Griffin (Ocean’s Eleven) tackle the topic, we’re listening. The full series of interviews is here. If you liked this, check out more videos about screenwriting or filmmaking. And if you know … Read more

[Video]: Neil Gaiman on Walking Towards The Mountain

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Neil Gaiman has written for virtually every literary format, writing incredibly successful scripts (Beowulf), graphic novels (Sandman) and fantasy books (American Gods). It was to everyone’s surprise, therefore, when he confessed that he never had a career plan – just a list of things to accomplish, and a mountain to walk towards. If you liked … Read more

[Video]: Soderbergh on Contagion

Filmmaker Steven Soderbergh talks to Charlie Rose about what compelled him to make Contagion, what he hoped the film would achieve, and his creative relationship with screenwriter Scott Z Burns. If you liked this, check out more videos about screenwriting or filmmaking. And if you know of a great video on Screenwriting, let us know … Read more

[Video]: Screenwriters – On Finding an Original Voice

A selection of screenwriters including John August (Big Fish) and Ted Griffin (Ocean’s Eleven) take part in a six-part series produced by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In this video, they discuss the importance and practicalities of finding your voice as a scriptwriter. If you liked this, check out more videos about … Read more

[Video]: Kevin Smith’s Creative Origins

What makes writer-director Kevin Smith tick? In this interview, the creator of Clerks Zack and Miri Make a Porno and talks about the Smith family’s genetic limitations, the origins of his creativity and the thrill of learning how to entertain. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwSfawJHLq4&w=613&h=385] If you liked this, check out more videos about screenwriting or filmmaking. And … Read more