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Alternate Routes by Marty Lang

There is a kindred spirit in Hollywood, who's offered help, advice and information to film business newbies for years. Marty Lang interviews the alter ego that has been a beacon to the entry-level Hollywood worker for a long time: The Anonymous Production Assistant.
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ALTERNATE ROUTES: The Good Samaritan of the Film World – The Anonymous Production Assistant

By Marty LangJun 13, 2018
If you think those broadcast television hit shows will stay on traditional networks, think again. Marty Lang explains the vast changes happening right now in the TV industry.
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ALTERNATE ROUTES: The Broadcast Television Exodus to Netflix

By Marty LangApr 10, 2018
Since writing now happens in the digital world, we can actually create new screenwriting practices that don't focus on print. Marty Lang explores how incorporating digital technology in screenplays could dramatically change collaboration and filmmaking.
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ALTERNATE ROUTES: Screenwriting 2.0 – Incorporating Digital Technology into Screenplays

By Marty LangMar 13, 2018
Marty Lang shares how screenwriting contests can open doors for writers living far from Los Angeles.
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ALTERNATE ROUTES: Building Out-of-Town Momentum with Screenwriting Contests

By Marty LangFeb 13, 2018
Film collectives are popping up around the country. Marty Lang shares information about a new collective dedicated to filmmaking in the Nutmeg State that gives state residents a place to go to help make their projects happen, a place they call the Nutmeg Institute.
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ALTERNATE ROUTES: Harnessing Your Home State - Film Collectives and the Nutmeg Institute

By Marty LangJan 9, 2018
With Hollywood's love of adapting intellectual property, Marty Lang discusses the hundreds of years worth of stories that anyone can use without paying a dime. They live in what's called the public domain.
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ALTERNATE ROUTES: Screenwriting Using the Public Domain

By Marty LangNov 28, 2017
Marty Lang shares examples of the possibilities writers and filmmakers can create for themselves by making short films.
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ALTERNATE ROUTES: Using Short Films to Develop Your Stories

By Marty LangNov 14, 2017
Richard Botto at the American Film Market
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ALTERNATE ROUTES: Crowdsourcing for Filmmakers - Interview with Stage 32's RB Botto

By Marty LangOct 10, 2017
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ALTERNATE ROUTES: DIY TV - The Rise of Independent Television

By Marty LangSep 12, 2017
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ALTERNATE ROUTES: Smartphone Filmmaking for Screenwriters

By Marty LangAug 8, 2017
Mark DiConzo and Katie Morrison in AMONG US.
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ALTERNATE ROUTES: Blazing an Indie Trail - Gary King and 'Among Us'

By Marty LangJul 11, 2017
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ALTERNATE ROUTES: Produced by Uncle Sam - Government-Sponsored Screenwriting Contests

By Marty LangJun 13, 2017
ALTERNATE ROUTES: Screenwriting Lessons from the Writer's Guild Negotiations
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ALTERNATE ROUTES: Screenwriting Lessons from the Writer's Guild Negotiations

By Marty LangMay 9, 2017
ALTERNATE ROUTES: Way Out-of-the-Box #Screenwriting by Marty Lang | Script Magazine #scriptchat
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ALTERNATE ROUTES: Way Out-of-the-Box Screenwriting

By Marty LangApr 11, 2017
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ALTERNATE ROUTES: Becoming a Produced Screenwriter through Self-Distribution

By Marty LangMar 14, 2017
ALTERNATE ROUTES: A Worldwide Focus – Writing International Co-Productions by Marty Lang | Script Magazine #scriptchat #screenwriting
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ALTERNATE ROUTES: A Worldwide Focus – Writing International Co-Productions

By Marty LangFeb 14, 2017
ALTERNATE ROUTES: Write Like a Production Manager by Marty Lang | Script Magazine #scriptchat #screenwriting
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ALTERNATE ROUTES: Write Like a Production Manager

By Marty LangJan 10, 2017
ALTERNATE ROUTES: Backing Into Your Story - Screenwriting by Reverse-Engineering by Marty Lang | Script Magazine #scriptchat #screenwriting
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ALTERNATE ROUTES: Backing Into Your Story - Screenwriting by Reverse-Engineering

By Marty LangDec 13, 2016
Marty Lang sheds light on how some filmmakers have developed a team-oriented approach to creating films. While these teams have different structures and focal points, they share one thing: They're groups of creative people working together to make new work. And they're called collectives. | Script Magazine #scriptchat #screenwriting
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ALTERNATE ROUTES: Mutually Assured Creation through Film Collectives

By Marty LangNov 8, 2016
ALTERNATE ROUTES: Producing Outside the Studio System by Marty Lang | Script Magazine #scriptchat #screenwriting
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ALTERNATE ROUTES: Producing Outside the Studio System

By Marty LangOct 11, 2016
ALTERNATE ROUTES: Long-distance Networking by Marty Lang | Script Magazine #scriptchat #screenwriting
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ALTERNATE ROUTES: Long-distance Networking

By Marty LangSep 13, 2016
ALTERNATE ROUTES: Screenwriting in the Wild by Marty Lang | Script Magazine #scriptchat #screenwriting
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ALTERNATE ROUTES: Screenwriting in the Wild

By Marty LangAug 9, 2016
ALTERNATE ROUTES: Crowdfunding as Networking by Marty Lang | Script Magazine #scriptchat #screenwriting
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ALTERNATE ROUTES: Crowdfunding as Networking

By Marty LangJul 12, 2016
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ALTERNATE ROUTES: Building an Army

By Marty LangJun 14, 2016