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Sometimes forget why you got into writing? Here’s a wry reminder from the Academy’s best about why you love it, even the tough bits. The full series of interviews is here. If you liked this, check out more videos about screenwriting or filmmaking. And if you know of a great video on Screenwriting, let us … Read more
In Part four on the Academy Screenwriters’ series, some of America’s top scribes discuss strategies to overcome mediocre writing and achieve excellence in scripts. Not that you’re writing mediocre stuff, but… well, you know. The full series of interviews is here. If you liked this, check out more videos about screenwriting or filmmaking. And if … Read more
We have written about how to beat writer’s block before, but when a selection of top screenwriters including John August (Big Fish) and Ted Griffin (Ocean’s Eleven) tackle the topic, we’re listening. The full series of interviews is here. If you liked this, check out more videos about screenwriting or filmmaking. And if you know … Read more
Neil Gaiman has written for virtually every literary format, writing incredibly successful scripts (Beowulf), graphic novels (Sandman) and fantasy books (American Gods). It was to everyone’s surprise, therefore, when he confessed that he never had a career plan – just a list of things to accomplish, and a mountain to walk towards. If you liked … Read more
Filmmaker Steven Soderbergh talks to Charlie Rose about what compelled him to make Contagion, what he hoped the film would achieve, and his creative relationship with screenwriter Scott Z Burns. 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 … Read more