[Video]: Peter Hedges about “The Odd Life of Timothy Green”

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Did you know Google talks to Artists? Well, here’s the most in-depth recent interview I could find with Peter Hedges, writer-director of the much anticipated Timothy Green. Peter Hedges also talks about What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, which he wrote for Lasse Hallstrom and later in the interview he has few very nice words for Australian … Read more

[Video]: Pitching scripts to Bourne Legacy’s Tony Gilroy

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You’ve been judged on your pitch before, by your mum, your best friend, maybe by a producer. Here is top writer/director Tony Gilroy giving immediate feedback to the story ideas of a few emerging writers. If you liked this, check out more videos about screenwriting or filmmaking. And if you know of a great video … Read more

[Video]: Christopher Nolan on The Dark Knight Rises

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With the recent release of The Dark Knight Rises there has been an avalanche of interviews unleashed onto the web. This one is in my view the most interesting, as it addresses among other things the tone of Nolan’s Batman trilogy. If you liked this, check out more videos about screenwriting or filmmaking. And if … Read more

[Video]: Breaking Bad’s Vince Gilligan talks about pitching the series

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Okay I admit I was going to stop this Breaking Bad thing. Well, too Bad. Here I am again with a piece that will inspire some of you. If you thought you have to be naturally charismatic to pitch successfully, have a look at Vince Gilligan. Says Gilligan: “I don’t think I was boring these … Read more

[Video]: Advice for Screenwriters

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‘Read a lot of books, and watch a lot of movies.’ ‘Don’t write what you know.’ ‘It’s like advising someone on how to ride a bicycle: eventually you have to get up on the seats and pedal.’ The final Academy Series video on Screenwriting, the venerable panel give aspiring screenwriters both barrels. The full series … Read more