“It’s that time of the year again.  Romantic comedy lovers, lovers comedic or serious — all humans with beating hearts know that as soon as February rolls around, there’s a major holiday to be reckoned with, one that’s come to symbolize the meaning of love and romance for America, if not the world….”
Go to Billy […]

[Read more →]

Derek Lively has had a script optioned, Jennifer Quintenz has had a drama pilot voted onto the Runway TV Pilot Black List, and Charlie Barnett has a script in pre-production. More details at the Screenwriting BUZZ blog.
Go to Screenwriting BUZZ …

[Read more →]

“… I ran away to Los Angeles just as I was entering my 30s, to the fantasy world of storytelling and film. Norman Mailer had described filmmaking as “a combination circus, military campaign, nightmare, orgy and a high” and that sounded right up my alley.
“So I arrived, knowing nothing and nobody, proceeded to rent offices […]

[Read more →]

“… When you get to a certain point in your writing, you’ll get requests to work on spec.  It is just a natural part of your development as a screenwriter.
“Your writing has become good enough that some small producers want to work with you.  Very likely, they’ll want you to work on spec. (no money […]

[Read more →]

“… I’ve seen writers asking questions recently about how long things take in Hollywood.
“How long do I need to prep for a meeting? How long does it take for a prod. co. to read my script? Does it really take them months? What are they doing with all that time?
“Until I moved to LA, I […]

[Read more →]

John Connell’s comedy “Faithful Wife and Hooker” has been named a semi-finalist in The Movie Deal! 2009 contest.
Go to site …

[Read more →]

“As at other recent fests, deals are slow in the making at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, but there are some interesting twists to the usual routine.
“One of the new trends: Major studios are popping up among the pool of buyers….”
Go to article …

[Read more →]

“… Years ago, a number of (mostly television) writers got together and decided they were going to sue Hollywood: all the studios, the networks and the big talent agencies. They were going to sue them because it was their fervently held belief that they were being illegally discriminated against….”
Go to Craig Mazin and Ted Elliott’s […]

[Read more →]

“… Back in the old days when dinosaurs ruled the earth (the 1980s and 90s) you could give a baby writer a freelance assignment and use that to determine whether they’re worthy of joining your staff. Now, the decision is based on a decent spec SCRUBS and interview.
“Try not to be intimidated. Showrunners are just […]

[Read more →]

“… Today, a little lesson in the history and geography of the social web via infographics….”

Go to Jill Golick’s place …

[Read more →]

“… YouTube is on a roll. Last night, the world’s largest video site rolled out HTML5 support, its first video rentals, and even a nifty music feature called Disco. Today, it’s making an even bigger change: the site is launching a new ‘Watch’ page, stripping it down to its most key elements and ensuring that […]

[Read more →]

“… I write books for a living, and take roughly 6-12 months per book. If I can’t earn a living at it — if you wave a hypothetical magic wand and make all information free, thereby disintegrating the publishing, music, and commercial content industries overnight — I’d probably not stop writing fiction but I’d have […]

[Read more →]

Robert J. Elisberg reported from the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas for the Writers Guild of America, West site.
“… Remarkably, there was a world of TV at CES that wasn’t 3-D. Honest. And one area is something the multinational media companies insisted during the Writers’ Strike they needed three years to simply study, because […]

[Read more →]

Karel Segers hosts Mystery Man on Film’s “most popular Script Mag article on Exposition” at The Story Department Web site.
“… Exposition isn’t the most important aspect, because for me, characters always come first, forever and ever, amen. But exposition is the one aspect of craft that derails more screenplays, and I would argue that it’s […]

[Read more →]

The Bitter Script Reader began a week long series on time travel last Monday.
“… The very first question you should ask yourself if time-travel is part of your idea is: “Am I dealing with a ‘closed loop’ theory of time-travel or a ‘multiple timeline theory?’” Confused yet? Hold on, we’ll take it piece-by-piece….”
Start series here […]

[Read more →]