[Video]: Learn The Art Of Pitching From The Writers Of Despicable Me

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Screenwriters Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio of Universal’s animated anti-hero comedy animationDespicable Me discuss why they’re so glad they don’t have to pitch anymore – and how they succeeded by made pitching fun. If you liked this, check out more videos about screenwriting or filmmaking. And if you know of a great video on Screenwriting, … Read more

[Video]: Screenwriter-Director Josh Radnor talks about Liberal Arts

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Writer/director Josh Radnor is most recognisable as Ted Moseby in How I Met Your Mother) but he’s more than a pretty face, as he proves with his second film, Liberal Arts. It premiered and won an audience award at the Sundance Film Festival. But does he also have anything meaningful to say? If you liked … Read more

[Video]: Is “The Words” an insane attempt at juggling 3 distinct stories?

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Writer/director Brian Klugman and Bradley Cooper discuss their new film The Words, the process of weaving together three distinct stories in a single organic narrative, and what motivates the character of the writer. If you liked this, check out more videos about screenwriting or filmmaking. And if you know of a great video on Screenwriting, … Read more

[Video]: Ruby Sparks – Zoe Kazan on writing the perfect love interest

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First-time scriptwriter Zoe Kazan sits down with co-directors Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton (Little Miss Sunshine) and actor Paul Dano to discuss the inception of indie romantic comedy Ruby Sparks at the Film Society in the Lincoln Centre. If you liked this, check out more videos about screenwriting or filmmaking. And if you know of … Read more

[Video]: Game of Thrones’ David Benioff on the Writing Process

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Screenwriter David Benioff (City of Thieves, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Game of Thrones) discusses how lean, streamlined writing is an important characteristic of the medium. 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 in the comments. Thanks!