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Screenplays
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.
One of the best ways for a reader to dial in to the project’s end goal is having a thoughtful, honest conversation with the scribe and asking them some questions before the analytical work begins.
Television
Michelle Nader discusses her current projects, including the multi-camera show ‘Shifting Gears’ and a new series, ‘Deli Boys’, which she found compelling due to its novelistic script and universal themes. Additionally, she talks about her background in comedy, highlights the challenges of sitcoms, describes them as akin to poetry in their rhythm and difficulty, and so much more.
Jon Watts and Christopher Ford talk about the process and the finer points of writing such a high concept show in a galaxy far far away.
Meet our contributors
Career
Do you want to get to know a storyteller? Have a look at their work. It reflects their inner landscape and reveals how they experience life—sometimes in very concealed ways. Author, screenwriter, filmmaker, and creative coach Mario O. Moreno shares his journey navigating the industry, and getting back to the essence of storytelling.
The Disney animated classic turned 75 this month, and we’re dissecting what makes it endure, enthrall, and spin out all those remakes.
Interviews
Line Langebek Knudsen talks about developing this world that’s based on a true story, and working with imagery and sound.
Trudie Styler discusses finding the soul of Naples while filming ‘Posso entrare? An Ode to Naples’ and exploring the historical and socio-economic wounds of this ancient metropolis and how it heals itself and survives through its people’s resilience, ideals, and creativity.
Writing inspiration
When writing the Sci-Fi script, audiences are looking for entertaining stories with interesting, developed characters that take them out of this world and into another.
Learn the foundational principles of writing crime, how to authenticate your forensics while keeping it entertaining, how to take true, dramatic stories and make them your own, how to set a crime scene, and more!
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Education
This live webinar will explore why these pages matter so much, and how you can entice a reader to stay with your script.
Screenwriting Podcasts
Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmaker Jon Gunn about writing the ‘The Unbreakable Boy’ and how he gets to the truth of the story when he adapts books and true stories.
Post-Production Overview
Bianca Poletti discusses the development and collaboration phase of the short film, which was inspired by the likes of David Lynch and Stephen King, the film’s underlying thematic elements, to the importance of building a strong team, how her team was able to license an horror iconic film clip, and being a versatile filmmaker.
Film Industry News
The upcoming edition of the festival will take place April 3–6, 2025 at eastside venues across Los Angeles and present a program of over 20 films including one world premiere, as well as a curated short film program, and a newly introduced Animation Today program.
Film Industry News
For more than 40 years, NYWIFT has presented the Muse Awards to celebrate and illuminate women of outstanding vision and achievement, both in front of and behind the camera in film, television, music, and media. The awards celebration will be held Wednesday, March 26, 2025, at Cipriani 42nd St.
Film Industry News
The new event, previously titled Creators Forum, widens access to the annual Tribeca Festival and helps independent storytellers advance their projects and careers by connecting them with industry veterans.
