:: Wizard of Oz, a flop? Since when?
:: My project sold in Hollywood! Except it’s not my project, it’s my project’s evil twin.
:: 40 days of screenplays: Shawshank Redemption.
:: Script development: when to let the readers in.
:: You’re an agent, you want to read my script, so why won’t you again?
:: Movie dream sequences explained.
:: Michel Gondry’s favorite flicks.
:: It’s time for Chris Nolan’s victory dance.
:: Elements of act three: a great climax.
:: Film critics rejoice.
Best of the Web
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Best o/t Web 18 Jul
:: Let the music inspire you.
:: Act three: the final showdown.
:: Meeting an agent, the writer is the girl in the relationship.
:: Questions of character for your character in question.
:: Got the app? An iPhone user’s cheat sheet.
:: Don’t let your planning set your story up in smoke.
:: Watch out for your work: 5 contract tips for filmmakers.
:: Interview with screenwriter Ben Hecht.
:: It’s done! Now, however do I sell it?
Best o/t Web 11 Jul
:: The ever-so unconventional Forrest Gump.
:: With a focus on craft, getting to the point.
:: Unpaid outline? Set your terms.
:: A struggle for screenwriters, the climate of today.
:: You’ve got three pages to wow ’em.
:: Keep your promises, set goals, write pages every day.
:: Structure specific: the romantic comedy.
:: Take the character who’s afraid of nothing and make them afraid.
:: Specs & pilots: belief in self and a burning desire to make it happen.
:: Alfred Hitchcock on the difference between mystery & suspense.
Best o/t Web 4 Jul
:: Toy Story 3’s Michael Arndt on Unkrich original project
:: How to become … Michael Arndt (or similar)
:: Interview with Lee Unkrich and Darla Anderson
:: Where the Toy Story 3 trash bag idea originated
:: Toy Story: “The overarching story is about change”
:: How Pixar built Toy Story 3
:: The development of the Toy Story saga
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:: Writing a script, first draft.
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:: The unconventional Shawshank Redemption.
:: Five ways your writing ends up on the screen.
:: Script in a minute.
:: Showbiz terminology, a cheat sheet.
:: Story for free!
:: Vince Gilligan at BANFF.
:: M. Night, gossip fills seats.
:: Elements of act two: the midpoint.
Best o/t Web 27 Jun
:: Toy Story 3: It’s about people
:: Pixar Wars (fun)
:: Screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky and his craft.
:: The grammar game: how to win.
:: Make your protagonist suffer the most.
:: A screenwriter’s survival kit.
:: New home, new look for Hollywood Roaster
:: Listen, work, use your imagination.
:: The conflict requires the plan.
:: James Manos lessons at Banff.
:: The Best Movies Never Made
:: SciFi movies for 2011
:: 35th Anniversary of Jaws