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Screenplays
Creator Peter Craig talks the “tragic love story” of Dope Thief and the heart of adaptations.
The latest installment in the Mission: Impossible series boasts a long runtime and massive action sequences, with storytelling tricks we can study.
Television
Co-creators Elliot Wolf and Tim Walsh discuss their creative partnership and transforming a short-form idea into a 30-minute drama.
Showrunner Tony Tost discusses the creative process behind the second season of ‘Poker Face’.
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Career
Bryan Young explores lessons to be learned from “28 Years Later,” including storytelling through allusion, using a five-act structure, and incorporating complex themes.
How the fifth series in the “Star Trek” universe set a course for breaking the sci-fi mold.
Interviews
The first-time screenwriter felt a personal connection to this acclaimed memoir.
Susan Kouguell interviews Joel Perez, recipient of the COLECTIVO, a new filmmaker program through Tribeca Studios and the Miranda Family Fund, about his short film Villa Encanto at Tribeca Festival.
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Recent stories
Ari Aster’s COVID-era western is a thought-provoking, well-acted, and uneven film that will divide audiences.
Catch up on the latest episodes of Pipeline Artists’ original and highly popular podcast Reckless Creatives! The season opener of the Reckless Creatives podcast kicks off with hosts Sadie Dean…
James Gunn’s Superman maintains an old-fashioned charm while also updating the storyline.
When your life as a writer doesn’t match expectations, how do you keep going? Jeanne Veillette Bowerman shares words of motivation.
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