Screenwriting Best of the Web 13/09/09

Here’s my weekly selection from the blogosphere. Feel free to recommend anything or give your feedback in the Questions and Comments below.

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• PDFscreenplays.net now myPDFscripts.  New addition: Hitch’s ROPE.
• Sorkin’s solo writing: Genius or ego?  Alex Epstein makes a guess.
• Another competitor on the horizon for Final Draft: Adobe Story.
• Mystery Man on the use of SPLIT SCREEN.
• John August tells you what to do BEFORE mailing out your baby.
• What is the right attitude AFTER sending out a script? This is UNK’s.
• It was That Day again, reminding us why we really need stories.
• When politics interfere with entertainment in Australia.
• Muppet Man making waves. (I wrote about Christoper before.)
• In April last year, I had enough. Now it’s Josh Olson’s turn to whinge.
• Gotta be careful what you say in this small world. (not serious)
• Don’t worry Josh, I will still read your script. But it’ll cost you.
• Long wait for UP in OZ. 4 months after Cannes, stories getting old.

COMING SOON to the Story Department:

• 20 Ways to Beat the Block
• Structural breakdown of A BEAUTIFUL MIND
• Confessions of a Scriptwriter (2)
• Structural breakdown of THE UNTOUCHABLES
• The SLG (Simple Logline Generator).
• Paul Gulino: Screenwriting, the Deadline Approach.
• The Fastest Pass: Improve your script in less than an hour.

Enjoy!

Karel

Karel FG Segers

Karel Segers wrote his first produced screenplay at age 17. Today he is a story analyst with experience in acquisition, development and production. He has trained students worldwide, and worked with half a dozen Academy Award nominees. Karel speaks more European languages than you have fingers on your left hand, which he is still trying to find a use for in his hometown of Sydney, Australia. The languages, not the fingers.