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‘Usually around noon, I feel really guilty and so actually open the script and start to work on it…’ Paul Haggis outlines a chaotic, self-diagnostic, yet extremely heartfelt writing process, and how he overcomes the many forms of writer’s block. If you liked this, check out more videos about screenwriting or filmmaking. And if you … Read more
Another Hollywood Report Showrunners Roundtable, focusing on the art of writing a successful comedy show. Mike Schur & Greg Daniels (The Office, Parks and Recreation), Matthew Carnahan (House of Lies), Bruce Helford (Anger Management), Liz Meriwether (New Girl), Steve Molaro (The Big Bang Theory). If you liked this, check out more videos about screenwriting or … Read more
Are you plagued with a deluge of ideas, clustered around a series of themes? How do you whittle down a thousand magical ideas into a lean, powerful screenplay without killing the spirit of the idea? Charismatic screenwriter Dustin Lance Black (Milk, J Edgar, Pedro) talks passionately about his methodology for visualizing a screenplay from top … Read more
Adam Savage sits down with legendary showrunner Vince Gilligan for a gloriously rambling discussion. Why does TV allow you to get to know your characters better than film? Why is it so critical for an ending to be satisfying, rather than happy or clever? And how long did the seven Breaking Bad writers need to … Read more
The enterprising filmmaker Morgan Spurlock – of the McDonalds takedown documentary Supersize Me – jumps on stage for a Ted Talk on the relationship between art and sponsorship. What ideas are marketable, and does doing business with Business compromise a film’s integrity? Or is it a force for good? If you liked this, check out … Read more