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A Filmmaker Speaks (1): Writing it.

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Soft Fruit, dir. Christina Andreef, 2000

Award winning writer/director Christina Andreef has seen it all – not getting into film school, working with Jane Campion and finally: seeing her own films at Cannes and Sundance.

Cleo Mees spoke with Christina about writing for the screen and seeing her screenplays through the production process.

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Farewell, Blake

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I have been referring to SAVE THE CAT more and more often lately.  Blake brought the importance of concept and broad story structure back to the craft of screenwriting. To give you a glimpse of Blake and his books, I quote Carson Reeves’ blog. Snyder was the first person since Syd Field to break screenwriting … Read more

Cut the Second Draft Paste

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Here’s the next contribution in our series of guest posts. Screenwriter John Pace has the solution to a fresh, immeasurably better 2nd draft. There will be resistance but it only proves you’re in denial. Just follow John’s advice and do what you need to do. When writing a second-draft screenplay it‘s simultaneously terrifying and comforting … Read more

Is screenwriting for me? (2)

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Our series of guest posts is opening up to the readers, so it is now your turn. In his contribution to The Story Department, aspiring screenwriter Terrence ponders over the question that has bugged all of us some time: “Is screenwriting for me?” Read Part 1 here. As much as I loved it for its … Read more