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A selection of screenwriters including John August (Big Fish) and Ted Griffin (Ocean’s Eleven) take part in a six-part series produced by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In this video, they discuss the importance and practicalities of finding your voice as a scriptwriter. If you liked this, check out more videos about … Read more
What makes writer-director Kevin Smith tick? In this interview, the creator of Clerks Zack and Miri Make a Porno and talks about the Smith family’s genetic limitations, the origins of his creativity and the thrill of learning how to entertain. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwSfawJHLq4&w=613&h=385] If you liked this, check out more videos about screenwriting or filmmaking. And … Read more
The acerbically witty John Cleese, one of the most prolific members of the British cult classic sketch show Monty Python’s Flying Circus, discusses the nature of creativity, what stimulates it, and the concept of switching between creative and productive modes. Your money back if you don’t laugh. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VShmtsLhkQg&w=613&h=385] If you liked this, check out … Read more
Robert McKee is known for his Story weekend and his “Ten Commandments” of screenwriting. In this video, the screenwriting guru shoots from the hip about the 10 mortal sins that makes good dialogue go bad. If you liked this, check out more videos about screenwriting or filmmaking. And if you know of a great video … Read more
A selection of successful screenwriters (John August – Big Fish , Mark D Rosenthal – Mona Lisa Smile , David Hayter – X Men) give the truth, and nothing but the truth, about the true nature of the Hollywood beast. If you liked this, check out more videos about screenwriting or filmmaking. And if you … Read more