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Screenplays
Valerie Kalfrin discusses the keys to creating depth in the realm of horror films.
‘Black Bag’ is a sexy cerebral thriller – we thought we’d interrogate what makes this sleek and stylish film so satisfying.
Television
In this deep dive conversation with Kim Rosenstock and Elizabeth Meriwether, they share their process of honoring the podcast’s essence, the balance between humor and serious themes, and more!
Co-showrunners JJ Bailey and Jake Coburn discuss how the initially creatively linked up, the importance of a balanced writers’ room, drawing from real-life fears and cases, and more!
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Career
Script Pipeline executive Bri Janes offers four hard truths about screenwriting contests.
What if you have 40 Thieves robbing passengers on an express train or a teacher with 40 Students or an office with 40 Executives? How to create distinctive minor character roles. From Weapons For Weirdos to “Warriors” Theory to creating “spear carrier” characters who don’t feel like a number.
Interviews
Filmmaker Emilie Blichfeldt talks about landing on the seed of the story, retelling a classic fairy tale, creating within the ‘beauty horror’ subgenre, her writing process, and more!
Filmmaker and co-star Michael Angarano talks about his writing process with co-writer Christopher Smith, writing non-linearly, focusing on character dynamics and their emotional trajectory, and more!
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Our techniques will help you transform your ideas into a gripping story. Start outlining now!
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Writing coach and Called to Write founder Jenna Avery responds to a reader about stalling with writing and how to recover.
Screenwriter Review
Ryan Coogler’s foray into horror is bold and layered, as much a tale about the odyssey of the soul as a tale about monsters.
Hollywood History
To celebrate this 50th column, we’re celebrating Lois Weber, whose use of screenwriting in her activism lends continued relevance to her work.
Multi-Media for Screenwriters
Charles Kipps talks about producing Aretha Franklin, to our struggles as writers, to his decades of writing experiences – and he’s still selling screenplays to this day!
