Screenwriting Best of the Web 20/09/09

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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• One Door less…
• Bottom line: “not aware of any Australian films being picked up”
• Two Wes Anderson Scripts: Life Aquatic and Royal Tenenbaums.
• Joe’s found the formula. How to write a Hollywood blockbuster.
• Saw UP in 2 and 3D. Loved it better the first time (2D), like Ebert.
• Here’s more Pixar my son and I are looking forward to.
• Until I do my own piece on short film writing, here’s Scott Meyers’
• You know a news item is about to get stale when this happens.
• Oh, wait. This is a good discussion about the same topic still!
• If you’re writing indie stuff, better prepare for the festival reality.
• Learn from Dan Brown: the techniques  of anticipation.
• Learn from Dan Brown’s mistakes: don’t write this at home.

COMING SOON to the Story Department:

• Structural breakdown of Pixar’s ‘UP’
• Confessions of a Scriptwriter (3)
• Structural breakdown of THE UNTOUCHABLES
• 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.