Script to Screen - Learn How to Make a Movie
Michalina Scorzelli discusses what she looks for in a script, how she approaches her job as a producer, and the one very important question she always asks.
Writing Inspiration
From death investigation techniques to mystery construction and true crime adaptation, you’ll gain the research shortcuts and storytelling strategies needed to write gripping, cliché-free scripts that captivate audiences.
Understanding Screenwriting by Tom Stempel
You will find a lot, and I mean a lot, of close-ups in ‘Sentimental Value,’ ‘The Night Manager,’ ‘A Private Life,’ and ‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’.
True Indie by Rebecca Norris
Giggster CEO, Tyler Quiel, gives us insight on how he and his team chose the best and worst film locations, and how the site specifically helps independent filmmakers.
Script to Screen - Learn How to Make a Movie
Writer-director Mikey K discusses being inspired by conspiracy theories, how the characters represent his internal struggle between chaos and order, and the challenges of low-budget filmmaking.
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Screenplays
How to dissect the mental slog when those other interruptions from the environment and the body are not at play.
Adapting any book is no easy challenge, let alone one as dense or beloved as the Brontë classic. Emerald Fennell’s adaptation offers a pair of cogent lessons for screenwriters.
Television
Meaghan Oppenheimer spills the beans about juggling multiple timelines and character arcs, an enthusiastic fan base, and where she finds inspiration.
Susanna Fogel and David Iserson discuss the creation and development of the spy thriller show, creating grounded characters, the importance of the pilot and establishing the tone and visual style.
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Script Magazine compiled a list of noteworthy screenwriting contests, fellowships and labs calendar dates, and prizes to help you create a strategy for entering writing contests.
Write LA winners get read by respected Literary Managers looking for new clients.
Interviews
Writer Colby Day on Mortality, Meaning, and Why Original Science Fiction Still Matters
Writer Matthew Robinson on rage as creative fuel, Sam Rockwell’s electric prophet, and why subtlety never stood a chance.
Writing inspiration
This carefully curated bundle provides everything you need to create one of a kind on-screen romance.
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Screenwriter Review
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Education
Check out this month’s course offerings led by Script University’s industry experts!
Breaking & Entering by Barri Evins
Are you guilty of first-page faux pas? Barri Evins exposes the description flaws script readers judge harshly. Don’t earn a negative verdict before Page Two!
Hollywood History
This lush opulent musical composition won Best Original Score in 1963, making the first win of three in this composer’s illustrious career.
Script Secrets by William Martell
We want to limit the number of locations, but increase the amount of excitement! Our contained movies need to be twice as exciting, visually told, and in a popular genre.
