Screenwriting

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• My Bestseller Story

  
  Smita Jain's Weblog — Authority: 117
  I know promised to write this yesterday but then Man proposes and God disposes. Yesterday was a terribly hectic day and I got no time at all. Anyhow, here it is. Enjoy! My next story is going to be about a vampire who’s in love with girl who’s human. The antagonist is going to be a Marathi Manoos werewolf who ...
  3 days ago

• Funny People Star Aziz Ansari Getting His Own Randy Spin-off

  
  Cinematical — Authority: 765
  If the sound of the name "Ruh-Ruh-Ruh-Raaaaaaaandy!" partnered with a few DJ effects and the sight of comic actor Aziz Ansari jumping maniacally around a stage made you tingle in Judd Apatow s Funny People , then prepare yourself for what Im about to say: Randy is getting his own movie. To paraphrase Randy ...
  4 days ago

• Screenwriting 101: David Lynch

  
  Go Into The Story — Authority: 516
  For seven years I ate at Bobs Big Boy. I would go at 2:30, after the lunch rush. I ate a chocolate shake and four, five, six, seven cups of coffee - with lots of sugar. And theres lots of sugar in that chocolate shake. Its a thick shake. In a silver goblet. I would get a rush from all this sugar, and I would get so ...
  4 days ago

• Neve Campbell Says Wes Craven Will Return for Scream 4

  
  /Film — Authority: 783
  Neve Campbell tells Black Book Magazine that she is “pretty sure” that Wes Craven is back on board to direct Scream 4 , which is tenatively set to begin shooting in April 2010. Craven had said previously that he wanted to wait for a script to be completed, before he decided if he would helm the next ...
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• Making It As A Screenwriter

  
  FilmmakerIQ.com — Authority: 132
  Writer/director Adrian Mead’s a six-part series looking at how to build a career as a screenwriter, packed with ideas and inspiration for the budding writer. VIA: scottishbooktrust Making It As A Screenwriter 1: Introduction In this introduction he sets out the plan for the series, and establishes his ...
  4 days ago

• The original pitch for "Monsters Inc" revealed

  
  Time to Write — Authority: 129
  I’m always interested in howprojects change from the original idea to the final version. Here, courtesy ofworstpreviews.com, is an excerpt from an article in which director Pete Doctorreveals the original story of what became “Monsters Inc .”:  " My idea was that it was about a 30 year old man who is an ...
  4 days ago

• WTF: Stephen King Is Planning a Sequel to The Shining?!

  
  /Film — Authority: 783
  Stephen King has been letting a lot of juicy news tidbits slip while making book tour appearances. His latest admission is almost unbelievable. While appearing at Toronto’s Canon Theatre, King dropped the bombshell during his on stage interview with director David Cronenberg that he began working on a sequel to ...
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• Zombieland Sequel in 3D?

  
  /Film — Authority: 783
  Sony hasn’t yet announced the development of a Zombieland sequel, but with a worldwide budget of over $85 million, it is likely only a matter of time. Moviehole has an interview with Zombieland director Ruben Fleischer , who revealed that not only is Sony interested in a sequel, but if they can “crack” ...
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• Since When Did We Start Making Such Great Movies Based on Books?

  
  A Writer's Desk — Authority: 435
  This is the question Esquire is asking, with all the great literary adaptations hitting the silver screen lately (Fantastic Mister Fox, Where the Wild Things Are, The Road, etc). From the piece... Look at whos converting some of these titles for the screen. Jonze adapted Wild Things alongside novelist Dave ...
  5 days ago

• Yo Screenwriters, Dont Forget!

  
  Kid In The Front Row — Authority: 124
  The Kid In The Front Row Screenwriting Competition -- its time to stop surfing Facebook and GET WRITING. Details here: http://kidinthefrontrow.blogspot.com/2009/11/kid-in-front-row-online-screenwriting.html
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• Can your writing be seen? As in "scene"?

  
  Lisa Romeo Writes — Authority: 415
  Ill likely never write a screenplay, but lately I find myself thinking more about visual matters when I write. Thinking visually, challenging myself to be sure that the prose is not just polished, but that it has legs – that it can leap off the page and play out across the little screens readers carry around in ...
  5 days ago

• Judd Apatow Bringing Us Three Movies From Aziz Ansari and Jason Woliner

  
  /Film — Authority: 783
  Now that must have been one damn successful breakfast meeting. Apparently, comedian Aziz Ansari ( Parks and Recreation , Human Giant ) and director Jason Woliner ( Human Giant, Players ) recently sat down for breakfast with Judd Apatow and pitched him three ideas for future projects. To their surprise, ...
  5 days ago

• Script For William Shatner’s Excised Star Trek Cameo Revealed

  
  /Film — Authority: 783
  EDIT: When I originally ran this an hour ago, I completely forgot that we’d basically presented this before , a point which the first comments were quick to point out. (It’s not the end of the world, guys, really.) But there is new content here — this is the first time we’ve been able to link to the actual ...
  5 days ago

• Harlan Ellison: The Original Hollywood Rebel

  
  Big Hollywood — Authority: 799
  “My role in life is to be a burr under the saddle. I didn’t pick that for myself, it just happens that’s the way I am. I wish I could be one of the really sweet guys, but for me nobody has a good word. That’s because my allegiance is to art, to the work. I have no allegiance to magazines, producers, studios, ...
  6 days ago

• What a Surprise: The Howling Gets a Remake

  
  Cinematical — Authority: 765
  What a complete non-surprise! Now that New Moon is raking in the cash, and doing what very little it can for the werewolves of the world, the vamps are gearing up for some further sharp-toothed competition. Variety reports that The Howling will return to the big screen by the hands of indie producers Joel ...
  6 days ago

• Conan Screenwriters Board Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune

  
  /Film — Authority: 783
  You might remember back in June that Sony hired a screenwriter, Kyle Ward , to develop a film based on the PlayStation 3 game Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune .  Our friends at LatinoReview are now reporting that Kyle’s deal fell apart at the last minute because Sony were unwilling to wait around, possibly as ...
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• When All That’s Left Is Writing: Turning Anxiety Into Creativity

  
  FilmmakerIQ.com — Authority: 132
  by Dennis Palumbo An old deodorant commercial once proclaimed, ‘If you’re not a little nervous, you’re really not alive.’ Pretty sage advice, even though the only thing at stake was staying dry and odor-free. But there is something to be said for accepting — and learning to navigate — the minor ...
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• Script Contest Round Two – Results – Einstein is still dead

  
  Extelligence — Authority: 424
  I’m happy to report that I made the 2nd round scoring 4th in my group which makes me eligible to participate in the next round. I can also post the script I submitted. A reminder that these are 5 page scripts (5 minutes of screen time) written to prompts that govern genre, setting and object. Round Two was ...
  6 days ago

• Scriptwriting Tips For Hollywood Fame & Fortune

  
  Latest News from the world of Films & Books — Authority: 124
  Scriptwriting Tips For Hollywood Fame & Fortune By Paul V. Warner So who would like to be a great screenplay writer? More than likely, every single person that has even remotely fathomed the idea of writing a screenplay aspires to greatness. It is simply the common nature of the muse. Of course, wanting to be a ...
  1 week ago

• The Five S’s of Screenwriting

  
  FilmmakerIQ.com — Authority: 132
  by Kate Wright Working with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Jason Miller and the legendary Tennessee Williams offered me a tremendous entrée into the magical world of storytelling. As American icons, their extraordinary talent inspired the world; and as screenwriters, their remarkable ability to work through the ...
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