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Screenwriter Interviews

SELLING YOUR SCREENPLAY: Filmmaker Christian Sesma

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Screenwriting Podcasts

SELLING YOUR SCREENPLAY: Martha Stephens - Director of "To The Stars"

Chuck Girard, Script Supervisor on Set
How to Make a Movie

IT DEPENDS: Screenwriters’ Secret Friend, the Script Supervisor

With more writers making the move from desk chair to director’s chair, the question on many a scribe’s mind becomes when stepping behind the camera: How can I do it, too? 
Screenwriting How-To Articles

Behind the Camera: From Writer to Director - Lights, Camera, Confidence

Director, screenwriter and author, Stephen Chbosky (Perks of a Wallflower), talks with Script about the making of his new family film, Wonder.
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INTERVIEW: Stephen Chbosky on Wonder

Michael Brandt and Richard Gere on the set of The Double Production Photos: Ron Phillips
Screenwriting How-To Articles

SCRIPT ARCHIVES: Screenwriter Michael Brandt Moves Behind the Camera

STORY BROADS: Film Festival Tips - Top Indie Film Mistakes to Avoid
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STORY BROADS: Film Festival Tips - Top Indie Film Mistakes to Avoid

It's the 35th anniversary of an all-time great movies: E.T.: The Extra-terrestrial by Steven Spielberg. Go behind the scenes to see the journey of E.T.
Screenwriting How-To Articles

MEET THE READER: Journey of E.T. - Phoning Home

FROM SCRIPT TO SCREEN: Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg on Journey of Superbad
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FROM SCRIPT TO SCREEN: Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg on Journey of Superbad

Colin Firth portrays King George VI with co-stars Geoffrey Rush and Helena Bonham Carter in The King's Speech.
Screenwriting How-To Articles

FROM SCRIPT TO SCREEN: The Challenges of Writing 'The King’s Speech'

BEHIND THE LINES WITH DR: Film Location is Everything by Doug Richardson | Script Magazine #scriptchat #screenwriting
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BEHIND THE LINES WITH DR: Film Location is Everything

Evan Rachel Wood and Mickey Rourke star in The Wrestler
Screenwriting How-To Articles

FROM SCRIPT TO SCREEN: 'The Wrestler'

Heath Ledger (right) as Sonny Grotowski, Sean Combs (middle) as Lawrence Musgrove and Billy Bob Thornton (left) as Hank Grotowski in Monster’s Ball.
Screenwriter Blogs

FROM SCRIPT TO SCREEN: 'Monster's Ball'

crowdfunding
Screenwriting How-To Articles

Legally Speaking, It Depends – Crowdfunding Legal and Business Issues

managing actors
Screenwriting How-To Articles

Behind the Lines with DR: Managing Actors - Kiss It

Three People at Casting Call
Screenwriting How-To Articles

Writers on the Web: Casting a Web Series, Part 1

I wrote my first film to direct, "Vivienne Again," specifically to the free & unique location I had -- a funeral home.
Screenwriting How-To Articles

Write, Direct, Repeat: Selecting Your First Project to Direct

the money train
Screenwriting How-To Articles

Behind the Lines with DR: Kill or Be Killed - 'The Money Train' Off Course

Learn everything you need to know about how to make a short film with these 7 expert short film tips and resources.
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How to Make a Short Film: 7 Simple Secrets for Making an Outstanding Short Film

Our Canon prop camera poses next to my Panasonic AF-100 for a photo op.
Screenwriting How-To Articles

From The Lens: How I Shot An Improvised Feature Film

Editors Picks
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Monday Morning Editor Picks: Independent Filmmaking Resources

You are large and in charge!
Screenwriting How-To Articles

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

screenwriting careers
Screenwriting How-To Articles

Alt Script: Screenwriting Careers - How Many Of Your Scripts Will Be Made This Year?

Producer Violetta Ekpe on the set of "Deal Travis In" with 1st AD Alejandro Ramia.
Screenwriting How-To Articles

Write, Direct, Repeat: Working with Line Producers [Interview]