The best way to get better at screenwriting, other than sitting down and actually writing, would be reading the works of other great screenwriters. Where might I get such documents you ask. Everything in Hollywood is a closed off secret you say. Hark! No longer! The Internet Movie Script Database […]
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So you have a good screenplay. Your friends give you their advice. You’ve done your rewrites. Your mom loves it. You ship it off to producers and agents…and that’s where the story ends. What went wrong? William Akers will tell you. Your Screenplay Sucks! is the Film Resource of the […]
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So yeah. Based on the title you will probably figure that I didn’t finish the script. But all is not lost! The script has been evolving and getting better. I’m right at the length that I want which is good although that could potentially change. One of the things I’ve […]
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If you have ever read the book Save the Cat by Blake Snyder then this podcast is for you. There are only 55 episodes of Scriptcast but that only adds to the beauty of it. There is an end so you will not be playing catch-up forever. Scriptcast on iTunes […]
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Both Scriptnotes and John August have been a well-known resource online but I thought that I would use Scriptnotes as a starting point for those who are just starting out in search of a plethora of information on screenwriting and the film business in general. I also wanted to choose this […]
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Below is a list I compiled of Academy Award nominated scripts that have been released by studios ahead of the Awards. The links go directly to the screenplays. To download either ctrl-click or right click on them and press Save As. You may want to rename them as they have […]
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