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Scheduling & Budgeting for Films

SCRIPT SECRETS: Low-Budget Screenwriting, Part 3

Oct 1, 2020
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Script to Screen - Learn How to Make a Movie

SCRIPT SECRETS: Low-Budget Screenwriting, Part 2

Sep 25, 2020
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Scheduling & Budgeting for Films

SCRIPT SECRETS: Low-Budget Screenwriting, Part 1

Sep 17, 2020
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Scheduling & Budgeting for Films

Scheduling and Budgeting Film and TV for Beginners – Scheduling a Script

Jan 15, 2020
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Pre-Production Overview

Scheduling and Budgeting Film and TV for Beginners - Breaking Down a Script

Aug 16, 2019
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Scheduling and Budgeting Film and TV For Beginners

May 23, 2019
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How to Sell a Script and Build a Screenwriting Career

Writers, Head To The Office! Where You Write Matters

Dec 13, 2018
Paula Landry shares lessons learned from reading screenplays. To improve your writing, take the writer challenge and read a script a day for 21 days!
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Writer Challenge: Read a Script a Day for 21 Days

Nov 9, 2018
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Beginning Screenwriting: Creating Your Logline and Synopsis

Sep 27, 2018
Dialogue can deepen an understanding of characters and amp up a every aspect of a story. Paula Landry gives three clear way to improve dialogue in your script.
Script Development Tips

3 Ways to Improve Dialogue In Your Script

Jun 29, 2018
Should a writer create with reckless abandon? Not always. Paula Landry examines the importance of writing to shoot your film, thinking like a director or a producer.
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Beginning Feature Film Writing - Writing to Shoot

May 9, 2018
Paula Landry gives tips on creating a one-pager, often called a "leave behind," allowing you to better share your screenplay pitch with executives. 
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Fearless Feature Film Writers: Creating Your One-Pager

Mar 27, 2018
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Screenwriting Business Advice

Learning to Love Film Scheduling and Budgeting, For Writer-Producers

Feb 21, 2018
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Screenwriting How-To Articles

A FLICK CHICK: Story Basics

Dec 15, 2017
Paula Landry shares tips on finding time to write without overwhelming your life.
How to Write a Screenplay

How to Schedule Your Screenwriting Time

Nov 7, 2017
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Marketing and Branding a Screenwriter

A FLICK CHICK: Virtual Reality and 360 Film Screenwriting For Writers

Aug 30, 2017
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Screenwriting How-To Articles

ALTERNATE ROUTES: Smartphone Filmmaking for Screenwriters

Aug 8, 2017
Eight Baby Steps to Screenwriter Short Film. Dean Silvers talks with screenwriter Cheryl Laughlin on secret to writer's success – short film as writer showcase.
Screenwriting How-To Articles

Interview with Multi-Hyphenate Dean Silvers: Empowering Writers

May 31, 2017
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Screenwriting How-To Articles

A FLICK CHICK: Time to Hit the Writing Gym

May 11, 2017
IT DEPENDS: Are you Being Served? The Budget/Story Dilemma by Christopher Schiller | Script Magazine #scriptchat #screenwriting
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IT DEPENDS: Are you Being Served? The Budget/Story Dilemma

Apr 25, 2017
MICRO-BUDGET HOW TO: Adapt a Play to Film, Part 1 | Script Magazine #scriptchat #screenwriting
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MICRO-BUDGET HOW TO: Adapt a Play to Film on a Micro-Budget, Part 1

Apr 14, 2017
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Screenwriting How-To Articles

A FLICK CHICK: Find Screenwriting Luck

Mar 20, 2017
A FLICK CHICK: All Screenwriting is Marketing by Paula Landry | Script Magazine #scriptchat #screenwriting
How to Sell a Script and Build a Screenwriting Career

A FLICK CHICK: All Screenwriting is Marketing

Jan 26, 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

Jan 10, 2017
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Screenwriting How-To Articles

WRITING WRAP UP: Writing Goals - Goal-ivate to Motivate

Dec 29, 2016
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How to Write a Screenplay

A FLICK CHICK: How To Write A Story That Grabs Readers, ELF Edition

Dec 22, 2016
Paula Landry explains how you can improve plot with character development by adding quirks, flaws and foibles. | Script Magazine #scriptchat #screenwriting
Screenwriting How-To Articles

A FLICK CHICK: Quirks, Flaws – Improve Plot With Character Development

Oct 27, 2016
Screenwriting Resources that put the Cart Before The Horse
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A FLICK CHICK: Screenwriting Resources - Update Your Toolbox by Using the RIGHT Tools

Sep 22, 2016
Macro Screenwriting for Microbudget Films: Work Every Scene by Cheryl Laughlin | Script Magazine #scriptchat #screenwriting
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Macro Screenwriting for Microbudget Films: Work Every Scene

Sep 21, 2016
Great Characters: Channeling the Genius of Actors - Gene Wilder by Paula Landry | Script Magazine #scriptchat #screenwriting
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Great Characters: Channeling the Genius of Actors - Gene Wilder

Sep 5, 2016
Improve your writing with new screenwriting tools and screenwriting software to hone your progress and process. New screenwriting tools and programs help!
Script Writing Resources

A FLICK CHICK: Will New Screenwriting Tools Improve My Career?

Aug 24, 2016
'Nobody Knows Anything (except William Goldman)' is an upcoming documentary feature about two-time Academy Award-winning screenwriter, bestselling novelist, non-fiction author and playwright William Goldman. Denny Schnulo | Script Magazine #scriptchat #screenwriting
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Q & A with Director Caroline Case, 'Nobody Knows Anything (except William Goldman)'

Jun 8, 2016
SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: Casting The Micro-Budget - Jane Doe Chronicles Part 2 by Paul Peditto | Script Magazine #scriptchat
Script Gods Must Die by Paul Peditto

SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: Casting The Micro-Budget - Jane Doe Chronicles Part 2

Dec 2, 2015
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Screenwriting How-To Articles

THE CRAFT: Cut the Scene! No, Don't Cut (Please)! Cut!

Jul 22, 2015
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LEGALLY SPEAKING, IT DEPENDS: That's a wrap! - Short Film Production Report 3

Jul 7, 2015
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WRITER'S WRAP UP: Better Storytelling with Character Development, Part 2

Jan 5, 2015
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Writers Wrap Up: Character Development in Storytelling

Dec 1, 2014
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Screenwriting How-To Articles

WRITE, DIRECT, REPEAT: Chris Sparling on How Directing Made Him a Better Screenwriter

Oct 24, 2014
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Writing Wrap Up: 3 Tips to Writing a Better Logline

Oct 6, 2014
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How to Sell a Script and Build a Screenwriting Career

Writing Wrap Up: Villains We Love to Hate – Hannibal Lecter

Sep 1, 2014
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Screenwriting How-To Articles

Writing Wrap Up: Writing Tools - On The Go Writing Apps!

Aug 4, 2014
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Writing Wrap Up: China Here Now!

Jul 7, 2014
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Screenwriting How-To Articles

Writers on the Web: Crowdfunding Advice from Award-Winning Filmmaker and founder of POTA, Cindy Baer

Jan 24, 2014
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Screenwriting How-To Articles

Writers on the Web: Crowdfunding Your Web Series

Jan 10, 2014
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Screenwriting How-To Articles

Writers On The Web: Pre-Production - Film Budgeting in Reverse

Dec 13, 2013
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Screenwriting How-To Articles

Writers On The Web: Ringleading Your Circus in Pre-Production

Nov 15, 2013
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Screenwriting How-To Articles

From The Lens: Choosing A Camera for Filmmaking

Oct 22, 2013
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Indievelopment: The Crowdfunding Finish Line

Oct 11, 2013
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Indievelopment: Crowdfunding Week 4 - Determination

Oct 4, 2013
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Writing Wrap Up: You Can Do It! - Setting Writing Goals

Sep 27, 2013