There are many screenplays available online, but one in particular has some terrific lessons in it regarding the streamlining of a story, and what decisions are made between the page and the screen that can be particularly instructive...
Hollywood joined hundreds of businesses and CEOs from corporate America in signing an open letter Wednesday condemning Georgia’s laws that restrict and limit voting rights. The letter was published in the New York Times, The...
Talent manager and actor Chi Moui Li has brings his decades of experience working in the industry as an actor, filmmaker and talent manager to his new product 'The Business of Acting' to help inform and arm actors...
Netflix’s latest love story isn’t a reality show or a rom-com. It’s a six-part docuseries chronicling a year in the lives of elderly couples from South Korea, Brazil, Japan, Spain, India, and the...
This entry is part 3 of 4 in the series Female Archetypes. Next up in our survey of the four major female archetypes, we have the Mother. The Mother, as you might expect, has been around since time...
MipTV 2021, running April 12-16, with a packed prologue on April 9, including MipDrama, will begin to wind down Wednesday night after its second big keynote, delivered by American star Marc Anthony. Suffering its...
Darius Marder’s Sound of Metal went into 2019’s Toronto International Film Festival without a distributor. Now, a year-and-a-half on, it’s a six-time Oscar nominee and perhaps the most hard-fought of all of...
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VARIETY
Fortune 500 companies, A-list movie stars, filmmakers and corporate heavyweights came out swinging on April 14, condemning Georgia’s new voting restrictions in an open letter that was printed in The...
VARIETY
Zurich-based First Hand Films has snapped up the Norwegian documentary “Trust Me” – about a Justin Bieber concert fraudster. The film is directed by Emil Trier, co-director with his brother Joachim Trier...
VARIETY
The Oscars could be heading to the BFI Southbank in London for its U.K. satellite event. Multiple sources tell Variety that Academy producers are in late-stage discussions with the British Film Institute (BFI)...
VARIETY
For more than a decade, Taylor Swift fans have been convinced that her song “Hey Stephen” is about Stephen Colbert… actually that’s not true at all, but it was the conceit for a bit on the late night...
DEADLINE
EXCLUSIVE: The movie Arlington Road is eying a return as a TV series inspired by the 1999 neo-noir thriller. Paramount+ is in early stages of development on the project, from the film’s director Mark...
DEADLINE
Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actress Jane Seymour is to star in and executive produce the latest original series for AMC Networks streamer Acorn TV, taking the title role in Irish mystery thriller Harry...
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On Monday’s episode of The Tonight Show, host Jimmy Fallon tackled the vaccine hesitancy of a certain demographic, and the White House’s efforts to bring them into the fold. “Even though...
DEADLINE
On April 2, Bridgerton fans reacted with dismay when news broke of Regé-Jean Page’s exit from the series—and now, the series’ executive producer Shonda Rhimes has weighed in. In a Vanity Fair piece...
CS MAGAZINE
Character interactions in films and television shows are often defined in terms of a dramatic function such as protagonist vs antagonist or main character and their supporting characters. These somewhat narrow...
CS MAGAZINE
Hollywood production may have slowed during the pandemic, but pitching carries on — with a virtual twist. And that’s unlikely to change. Even when we can once again meet people face to face, the ability...
CS MAGAZINE
We’ve written several articles on how screenwriters can best allocate their time to be the most productive. Whether you write in the wee hours of the night when you’re in a state of lucid dreaming or do...
CS MAGAZINE
This article by Angela Bourassa was originally published in Creative Screenwriting Magazine in 2018, but we felt it was worthy of a republish.For me – and I think for many writers – the most...
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James Napoli discusses the use – and over-use – of dialogue:A funny thing happened when I decided to revisit the car chase from Bullitt. I found myself on edge in a way I could not quite define. I...
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Karl Iglesias discusses the elements of a well-written screenplay, today’s movie landscape, and writing for emotional impact. - "The emotional response of the audience is the most paramount and important...
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Excerpted in part from 'Real Screenwriting: Strategies and Stories from the Trenches' by Ron Suppa:Face it folks, we screenwriters can be as invisible as a polar bear in a snowstorm. Out of sight, out of mind. If...
ISA ARTICLES
Ron Suppa discusses the importance of rewrites, and offers crucial advice on how to go about making them:When I published the following strategies in my book, Real Screenwriting: Strategies and Stories from...
THEWRAP
When the Oscars take place next Sunday, it’s pretty much a guarantee the 2021 show will suffer the same fate that has bedeviled award show siblings in the last year: Record-low viewership that is down...
THEWRAP
Let’s take a look back at the 35 most dramatic instances of the past 19 years of “The Bachelor,” in order from oldest to newest. From Colton Underwood jumping the fence to Peter Weber’s mom...
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Colton Underwood, former star of “The Bachelor,” came out as gay Wednesday morning. Speaking to ABC News’ Robin Roberts, the 29-year-old became emotional and said, “I’m the happiest...
THEWRAP
Tech workers at the New York Times announced Tuesday that they have formed a union and are now requesting recognition by the paper. According to the Times, the new union, known as the Times Tech Guild, will...
MOVIEMAKER
Netflix’s four-part true-crime docuseries This Is a Robbery breaks down all the details of the infamous Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist, during which 13 works of art were stolen from the Boston museum...
SCRIPT MAGAZINE
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with returning guests Jamison M. LoCascio Director/Co-Writer and Adam Ambrosio Co-Writer of features such as 'Sunset' (2018) and 'Know Fear' (2021).This week Ashley Scott Meyers...
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Scott Pryor, the star, writer and co-director behind 'Tulsa' shares insight behind his journey and love for storytelling, the connection between being creative both in the courtroom and in film, the learning curve...
SCRIPT MAGAZINE
Sade' Sellers shares outlining tips for writing horror scripts that will effectively set up your scares, story and more!Sade' Sellers shares outlining tips for writing horror scripts that will effectively set up...
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There's never been a better time to break into screenwriting remotely! Rebecca Norris interviews screenwriter Ashley Hall, who's combining both modern technology and wisdom from working on 'Psych' and 'Castle' to...
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