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Movierockets Entertainment

Resource Type: Production Companies

Based in Perth, Western Australia, Movie Rockets is focused on producing and developing studio quality, independently financed motion pictures.....

Interview w/ Wendy West & Scott Reynolds, Two Top TV Exec Producers

Resource Type: Podcasts

Wendy is currently the Co-Executive Producer on Game of Silence. She started her writing career working Gideon’s Crossing, Law & Order: SVU, Line of Fire, Hawaii, The Closer, K-Ville, The Beast, Dexter and The Black List. Scott is currently a Consulting Producer on The Following. Reynolds started on E-Ring and then....

Interview w/ Aaron Zelman, Executive Producer, Resurrection

Resource Type: Podcasts

Aaron has been writing for television since 2000, when he started on the original Law & Order. After 4 years on the NBC show where he was promoted to Producer, he worked on the only season of Eyes for ABC. His other TV credits consist of Criminal Minds on CBS and Damages on the FX network. For the latter he was n....

Tangerine: All You Need Is A Want and an iPhone

Resource Type: Podcasts

Tangerine is a brilliant illustration of just how little you need to actually succeed as a screenwriter or a filmmaker. To make a successful film you do not need millions of dollars. To make a successful film you do not need years and years and years of experience. To make a successful film you do not need to follow the rules or fo....

Formatting: Isolating Visual Moments of Action

Resource Type: Podcasts

Often times we think of formatting as the grammar of screenwriting. We think of it as this very simple, basic, elemental set of rules that you go and look up in The Hollywood Standard in order to do properly.But the truth of the matter is formatting is much more than grammar. It's a way of speaking to yo....

16 Things To Do After You Finish Your Screenplay w/ David Silverman

Resource Type: Podcasts

Don't send your script out right after you finish it. You only get one chance to make a first impression. Don't blow it. --Get feedback before submitting--How to get your script read--What readers look for when reading What every writer needs to do after finishing their script; get feedback from friends who write screenplays, too,....