:: Webshow: Flashbacks
:: Movie Analysis: “Her”
:: Screenplay Review – The Equalizer
:: ‘True Detective’ Writer Nic Pizzolatto on Great Stories

Script Perfection

:: 12 Fundamentals Of Writing “The Other”
:: The Toughest Scene I Wrote: Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Webber
:: It Takes The Time It Takes

Pitching & Selling

:: How the Producers of ‘Dallas Buyers Club’…
:: 10 Ways To Make A Good Impression As A Writer
:: Unfilmables
:: A Field Guide To Meetings

Best of the Rest

:: ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ Screenwriter Terence Winter
:: Interview: Barbara Stepansky (2013 Nicholl Winner, 2013 Black List)
:: For TV Fans, Cramming In Sunday’s Best
:: Quentin Tarantino Shelves ‘The Hateful Eight’
:: An Interview With Breaking Bad Writer Moira Walley-Beckett
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Jamie Campbell

Jamie Campbell is an author, screenwriter, and television addict.

Jamie is proud to be an Editor for The Story Department.

Her latest series Project Integrate is out now.

jamiecampbell.com.au

:: Screenwriting Website of the Week: Screenwriter Writing
:: Subtext
:: Screenplay Review – The Giver
:: Script to Novel – 5 Steps to Adapting Backwards
:: Mythbusters – Flashbacks

Script Perfection

:: “Almost All Good Writing Begins with Terrible First Efforts”
:: 10 Screenwriting Mistakes to Avoid
:: Learn The Craft
:: Therapist for Blocked Screenwriters
:: The Great Offender

Pitching & Selling

:: 20 Things You Should Never Do In A Pitch Meeting
:: “A Spec Script Will Not Sell Unless it has a Strong Story Concept”
:: 24 Tips for Pitching Your Script
:: Tracking the Spec-Turned-Movie Market

Best of the Rest

:: Award Season Screenplay Download
:: 7 Life Lessons for Writers (and Everyone Else)
:: Quote of the Day: Rita Mae Brown
:: TV Pilot – Silicon Valley
:: Understand Nightmares through Psychology
:: George Clooney and others on the Highs and Lows of Screenwriting
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With thanks to Jamie Campbell.

Enjoy!

Karel

Jamie Campbell

Jamie Campbell is an author, screenwriter, and television addict.

Jamie is proud to be an Editor for The Story Department.

Her latest series Project Integrate is out now.

jamiecampbell.com.au

:: Visual Mindscape: Anchors, Triggers and Writing Flashbacks – Oh My!
:: Damon Lindelof on Blockbuster Screenwriting
:: Scene Of The Week: ‘Dirty Harry’
:: “Breaking Your Story”
:: Writing Indie Friendly

Script Perfection

:: Watching the Detectives (and the Crooks)
:: 10 Screenwriting Mistakes To Avoid Courtesy of Southland Tales
:: Scene Description Spotlight: “Star Trek” (2009)
:: TV Writers Podcast Ep, 081 – Jeffrey Lieber
:: Scriptnotes, the 100th Episode — Transcript
:: The Un-Rules of Screenwriting
:: Scriptcat Checks in With 3 More Essential Survival Tips for Screenwriters

Pitching & Selling

:: My Process for Reacting to Feedback
:: The Wrong Way to Network
:: What To Do After Finishing a Draft of Your Script
:: When You Sell Your First Script

Best of the Rest

:: Is it Possible to Write While Maintaining a Full-Time Job?
:: Shaun of the Dead Interactive Screenplay Reveals On-Set Secrets
:: The Sophisticates
:: Does a Mentor Always Have to be Right?
:: Interview: Declan O’Dwyer
:: Finders Keepers?
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With thanks to Jamie Campbell.

Enjoy!

Karel

Jamie Campbell

Jamie Campbell is an author, screenwriter, and television addict.

Jamie is proud to be an Editor for The Story Department.

Her latest series Project Integrate is out now.

jamiecampbell.com.au

:: Writing a Scene in 11 Steps
:: V.O: A Christmas Story
:: Enhancing Your Story
:: Character is the Basis of Story Structure
:: The Happy Ending
:: Flashbacks: Casablanca
:: Flashbacks: Once Upon a Time in the West
:: The Unlikable Protagonist
:: Screenplay Review: The Conjuring
:: Building the World of Your Screenplay: Your First 10 Pages

Script Perfection

:: Screenwriting Tip #1215
:: First Step In Writing A Screenplay by Richard Walter
:: Changing Screenplay Genres and ‘My Blue Heaven’
:: Scriptnotes Podcast 79
:: You Need the Truth
:: The Worst Feedback Is Indifference
:: Ten Points to Ponder When You Write
:: How To Write a Blockbuster
:: 10 Screenwriting Lessons You Can Learn From Jaws
:: Solving a Writer’s Nightmare
:: 10,000 Hours of Practice

Pitching & Selling

:: To Option or Not to Option Your Screenplay?
:: Interview: Justin Kremer 2012 Black List
:: How Bad Do You Want It!
:: The Top l0 Lame-O Excuses For Why You Can’t Sell Your Screenplay
:: The Screenwriting Agent Game
:: 10 Tips to Prepare for Opportunities When They Knock
:: How (and Where) Should I Pitch My TV Show?

Best of the Rest

:: Meet the Creators of The Good Wife
:: Star Wars Ep 7 as if Directed by Michael Haneke
:: Reviews: Jack The Giant Slayer and Stoker
:: Idea Theft – Threat or Myth?
:: Mercifully Short Review: In The House
:: Grab Life by the Here and Nows
:: Secrets and Metaphors in Titan A.E. Revealed
:: The Best Happy Endings
:: Hangover Part 3 Trailer
:: National Grammar Day
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With thanks to Jamie Campbell and Brooke Trezise.

Enjoy!

Karel

Jamie Campbell

Jamie Campbell is an author, screenwriter, and television addict.

Jamie is proud to be an Editor for The Story Department.

Her latest series Project Integrate is out now.

jamiecampbell.com.au

:: The Art Of Higher Stakes
:: Film Endings and ‘Rocky’
:: Death and the Modern Western in ‘True Grit’ and ‘Django’
:: Russel’s Rules For Redrafting
:: 10 Screenwriting Lessons from Inglorious Basterds
:: 3 Storytelling Tips From ‘Breaking Bad’
:: 9 Rules For Being Funny From David Steinberg
:: The Mistake of a Tone Shift Mid-Way Through a TV Season: Battlestar Galactica
:: Outlining Scripts in Fountain
:: Examples of V.O’s and Flashbacks That Don’t Work

Script Perfection

:: The 7 Deadly Dialogue Sins
:: Top Filmmaking Excuses and How To Avoid Them
:: Transcript of Scriptnotes, Ep. 76
:: Scriptnotes Podcast, 77: We’d Like to Make an Offer
:: You Are Not Tarantino
:: Stop Rewriting and Start Filmmaking
:: TV Writer Podcast 070 – Angela Ackerman
:: TV Writer Podcast 071 – Vivi Anna / Tawny Stokes
:: Genre-Shift
:: Oscar Winning Screenwriter and TV Showrunner Alan Ball

Pitching & Selling

:: How To Grow Your Filmmaking Network
:: The Continual Process of Work and Meetings
:: Alex Epstein on Crowd Funding
:: Networks Increase Pilots to be Ordered after Lackluster Season
:: Becoming and Staying a Successful Screenwriter
:: February 2013 Spec Market Scorecard
:: Film Festivals 411: Why Did My Film Not Get In?
:: Championing Your Screenplay

Best of the Rest

:: Silver Linings Playbook – 30min Featurette
:: SNL : ‘Djesus Uncrossed’
:: Berlin Film Festival Honours Eastern European Movie-Makers
:: WGA Awards Winners
:: Organized
:: Screenwriters Ryan Belenzon and Jeffrey Gelber Sell ‘Endangered’ to Lionsgate
:: Does The All-You-Can-Eat Binge Spoil Social Viewing?
:: The 25 Coolest Catch Phrases for Scientific Concepts
:: Dare to Make a Scene
:: Movie Site Host
:: Stunning Interstellar Travel Doc ‘Project Kronos’ Trailer
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With thanks to Jamie Campbell and Brooke Trezise.

Enjoy!

Karel

Jamie Campbell

Jamie Campbell is an author, screenwriter, and television addict.

Jamie is proud to be an Editor for The Story Department.

Her latest series Project Integrate is out now.

jamiecampbell.com.au

:: How to Create a Great Villain
:: Tell a Story to Help You Write One
:: Moon – Script Review
:: Flashbacks and ‘Reservoir Dogs’

Script Perfection

:: Habits of Highly Successful Screenwriters: Be a Natural Observer
:: Five Things to do After ‘Finishing’ a Draft
:: What Screenwriting Style or Voice Should You Use?
:: Interview with Screenwriter of ‘Seven Psychopaths’
:: Screenwriting Website of the Week: Raindance

Pitching & Selling

:: What Makes a Bad Screenplay Dead on Arrival?
:: The Black List Gives Unrepresented Screenwriters Access to Hollywood
:: Does Your Script Suffer From E.D.?
:: The Scoggins Report: Spec Market Scorecard as of October 15, 2012

Best of the Rest

:: After 25 Oscars, Hollywood’s BLACKLIST, Launches A Business
:: Tuesdays with Tom Benedek: ‘Argo’ rises
:: IAMA Prufrock451, whose Reddit story ‘Rome Sweet Rome’…
:: 5 Broken Cameras
:: That’s Some Classy Dialogue ‘Seven Psychopaths’
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With thanks to Jamie Campbell and Brooke Trezise.

Enjoy!

Karel

Jamie Campbell

Jamie Campbell is an author, screenwriter, and television addict.

Jamie is proud to be an Editor for The Story Department.

Her latest series Project Integrate is out now.

jamiecampbell.com.au

Story & Structure

:: On Flashbacks
:: Script Review: Saving Mr. Banks
:: The Secret to a Great First 10 Pages
:: Little Screen, Big Characters

Script Perfection

:: Screenwriting Tips: The Art of Titles
:: How to Get the Most Out of a Script Evaluation
:: Scene Description Spotlight: “Basic Instinct”

Pitching & Selling

:: Aspiring Screenwriter: Go Hollywood or Go Indie
:: How to Get Into a Film Festival – Advice from a Festival Director

Best of the Rest

:: James Cameron Briefly Talks Terminator 5
:: Wanna Work in the Movie Industry? You MUST Read This
:: Joss Whedon: Hollywood’s Golden Boy
:: Nicholl Applications: Around the World in Screenplays
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With thanks to Jamie C.

Enjoy!

Karel

Jamie Campbell

Jamie Campbell is an author, screenwriter, and television addict.

Jamie is proud to be an Editor for The Story Department.

Her latest series Project Integrate is out now.

jamiecampbell.com.au