Story. Screenplay. Sale.
A discussion between The Hobbit co-writers Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens on December 2, 2012 at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater. They cover rewriting from scratch, successfully adapting the tone of the novel into film, gender-swapping Gandalf and how the film’s inception was driven by its fans. If you liked this, check out more … Read more
Need a splash of inspiration to start your screenplay? Struggling to generate a variety of loglines to select from? In the first of this 12-part series, The Bitter Script Reader steps in to show you how to pull the audience’s strings. Note: You might want to rewatch “Back to the Future” in preparation for this … Read more
In an interview with Dialogue, Paul Haggis (Million Dollar Baby, Crash) talks about humble beginnings in construction, working his way up through the ranks of the TV and theatre industries, finding the discipline to write – and admits that sometimes even bad writers can make very excellent livings in Hollywood. If you liked this, check … Read more
‘Information consumes attention, hence a wealth of information causes a poverty of attention.’ Do you ever sit down to write, but instead find yourself browsing news sites and social media in a state of perpetual distraction? What do you aspire to achieve with your writing, and how do you harness the lens of attention to … Read more
The Story Department’s very own Karel Segers features on filmmaking webseries A Girl And A Gun with filmmaker Phil Moore to talk culture, script and the insider’s guide to getting a script sold at 17 years old. If you liked this, check out more videos about screenwriting or filmmaking. And if you know of a … Read more