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15 Paul Feig Quotes Writers and Filmmakers Can Learn From

September 28, 2018

Articles, Classic Quotes, Film, Hollywood, Listicles

15 Great Paul Feig Quotes Paul Feig has had a unusual career. He created the cult comedy FREAKS & GEEKS, where many of the Judd Apatow stable (James Franco, Seth Rogen, Jason Segel) first appeared. For ...

9.2

Writing & Filmmaking Lessons From LA Confidential (1997)

Industrial Scripts

September 26, 2018

Articles, Craft, Genre, Hollywood, Video Essay

LA CONFIDENTIAL LA CONFIDENTIAL put a modern spin on the hard-boiled noir, reinvigorating the genre and leading to an Oscar win for Brian Helgeland and Curtis Hanson for Best Adapted Screenplay. The world t...

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15 Spike Lee Quotes Writers and Filmmakers Can Learn From

Industrial Scripts

August 17, 2018

Articles, Business, Classic Quotes, Film, Hollywood, Listicles

15 Great Spike Lee Quotes Spike Lee, with 32 years of film experience, is a figure that any aspiring writer and filmmaker can learn from. His breakthrough debut film SHE'S GOTTA HAVE IT, a lighthearted comedy,...

8.1

Chris McQuarrie Quotes For Writers, Directors & Producers

Industrial Scripts

July 30, 2018

Articles, Business, Classic Quotes, Film, Hollywood, Listicles

Christopher McQuarrie After an inauspicious few years working at a detective agency, Christopher McQuarrie broke out as a screenwriter with two collaborations with director Bryan Singer. PUBLIC ACCESS won the ...

7.7

Taylor Sheridan Quotes For Writers, Directors & Producers

Industrial Scripts

June 27, 2018

Articles, Business, Classic Quotes, Film, Hollywood, TV

Taylor Sheridan Taylor Sheridan got his start as an actor, his most notable role arriving in the form of Deputy Chief of Police David Hale in SONS OF ANARCHY. He transitioned this experience into screenwrit...

8.6

Vince Gilligan Quotes For Writers, Directors & Producers

Industrial Scripts

May 29, 2018

Business, Classic Quotes, Hollywood, Listicles, TV

Vince Gilligan Vince Gilligan got his start as a writer for THE X-FILES, but these days he's best known as the creator, showrunner, writer and director of BREAKING BAD and its spin-off, BETTER CALL SAUL. Fo...

Jim Hopper (David Harbour) Stranger Things

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GENIUS CHARACTER REVEALS: Jim Hopper (STRANGER THINGS)

Industrial Scripts

May 21, 2018

Genius Character Reveals Analysis, Hollywood, TV

In our Genius Character Reveals series we examine scenes and moments where a film or TV show reveals a tremendous amount of character information in a compressed amount of screen time. This instalment focuses o...

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Ryan Murphy Quotes For Producers, Writers & Directors

Industrial Scripts

April 29, 2018

Articles, Business, Hollywood, Listicles, TV

Ryan Murphy Quotes Ryan Murphy is one of the few super-producers working in TV, along with the likes of Shonda Rimes and Greg Berlanti. His run of hit shows includes NIP/TUCK, GLEE, AMERICAN HORROR STORY, AM...

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GENIUS CHARACTER REVEALS: Martin Brody (JAWS)

Industrial Scripts

April 29, 2018

Film, Genius Character Reveals Analysis, Hollywood

In our Genius Character Reveals series we examine scenes and moments where a film or TV show reveals a tremendous amount of character information in a compressed amount of screen time. This instalment focuses o...

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Jason Blum Quotes For Producers, Writers & Directors

Industrial Scripts

March 28, 2018

Articles, Business, Hollywood, Listicles

Jason Blum founded Blumhouse Productions in 2000, but it wasn't until 2009 that it started getting its reputation for making some of the most profitable films of all time. The model: find a strong, high-conc...

6.4

The 10 Best Literary Agents for Writers in 2018

Industrial Scripts

October 31, 2017

Articles, Business, Film, Hollywood, Most Shared, TV

As a screenwriter, it can be confusing navigating the multitude of literary agents out there. Big or small, almost all literary agents won't accept unsolicited material. Many specify that unsolicit...

Social - Quotes about the Importance of Networking in Film & TV

8.1

12 Quotes about the Importance of Networking in Film & TV

Industrial Scripts

July 31, 2016

Articles, Business, Film, Hollywood, TV

12 Quotes about the Importance of Networking No matter if you are a producer, writer or director, a would-be executive or talent agent, if you want to crack film and TV you have to make yourself known. There i...

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Hoss Amini Interview Series Launches…

Industrial Scripts

September 2, 2015

Articles, Business, Craft, Free Resources, Hollywood, IS News/Announcements, The Insider Interviews

Hoss Amini Interview Industrial Scripts is pleased to announce the release of our first "Reflection Series" mini-courses, with a unique Hoss Amini interview. These email sequences consist of a weekly drip c...

7.6

20 Must Know Hollywood Literary Management Companies

Industrial Scripts

August 8, 2015

Articles, Business, Hollywood, Listicles, Most Shared

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Figuring out how to get a bona fide literary management company to represent you is complicated, especially if you're new(ish) to the entertainment industry. Unlike most things, Googling "literary managers" won...

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10 Hollywood Films Made from British IP

Industrial Scripts

July 24, 2015

Articles, British Film, Business, Film, Hollywood, Listicles

Hollywood Films and British IP The wider British public are usually treated, once-a-year or so, to a slick piece of PR spin usually including the phrase "British film is booming" and citing major Hollywood rel...

7.4

The Smell of Fear in LA

Tamzin Rafn

February 23, 2015

Articles, Business, Columnists, Film, Hollywood

I've spent the week in LA, (City of Angels & Devils) ↓↓ Tell me what you think of this article below! I likes it! ↓↓ As I have previously mentioned, many times, I love LA and this time was no exception...

8.4

30 Quotes about Screenwriting from A-List Directors & Actors

Industrial Scripts

December 4, 2014

Articles, Business, Classic Quotes, Film, Hollywood, Inspiring, Listicles

30 Quotes about Screenwriting from A-List Directors & Actors Whether they produce films, direct them, write them, or star in them, these iconic figures all agree on one thing: the importance of the screenp...

women screenwriters - Diablo Cody wins her Oscar for Juno

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Why Women Screenwriters should Stop Moaning and Just WIN

Tamzin Rafn

November 12, 2014

Articles, Business, Columnists, Film, Hollywood, Opinion, TV

All Screenwriters LOVE Moaning Because there's been quite a lot in the press lately about the plight (or otherwise) of women screenwriters, I’ve been thinking a bit lately about whether I think I’m hard done b...

Rocky - Hollywood Screenwriters' Big Break

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10 Hollywood Screenwriters Reveal Their Big Break

Industrial Scripts

October 2, 2014

Articles, Business, Film, Hollywood, Inspiring, Listicles, Most Shared, Most Viewed

Most screenwriters would cite a moment in their careers that proved critical. It might be the day they signed with an influential literary manager, or the moment a key producer spotted something in their spec s...

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The Insider Interviews: Gareth Unwin

Industrial Scripts

September 30, 2014

Articles, British Film, Craft, Film, Hollywood, The Insider Interviews

The Insider Interviews series started in 2010 as a set of recorded interviews, featuring the likes of Tom Hiddleston, Gareth Unwin, who produced THE KING’S SPEECH, Ben Wheatley and Hossein Amini, the Oscar-nomi...

Paul Thomas Anderson Quotes for Filmmakers

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10 Great PT Anderson Quotes for Screenwriters & Filmmakers

Industrial Scripts

September 22, 2014

Articles, Classic Quotes, Film, Hollywood, Inspiring, Listicles

PT Anderson A man who, remarkably, made a film of the quality of BOOGIE NIGHTS at just 27 years of age, PT Anderson has won a host of admirers over a two-decade career for his own, original brand of cinema. Li...

7.7

10 Great Michael Mann Quotes for Screenwriters & Filmmakers

Industrial Scripts

July 30, 2014

Articles, Classic Quotes, Didactic, Film, Hollywood, Listicles

"You work really hard. No you work harder. No you...you...you!" Michael Mann Michael Mann started out writing for TV in the 1970s but made his feature directorial debut with THE JERICHO MILE in 1979. Seve...

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10 Great Tales of Screenwriting Determination

Industrial Scripts

July 15, 2014

Articles, Business, Hollywood, Inspiring, Listicles, Most Shared

Where There's a Will There's a Way They say where there's a will, there's a way and if ever a profession needed to believe this mantra, it's that of screenwriting. So pump yourself up, splash some cold water o...

8.7

Why The Holy Trinity of Monster Movies are Impossible to Top

Industrial Scripts

June 27, 2014

Articles, Craft, Didactic, Film, Genre, Hollywood, Opinion

With the arrival of GODZILLA at your local multiplex you might be thinking it's time to get writing some monster movies of your own — how hard can it be, right? But while GODZILLA may have roared onto sc...

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The World’s Highest Paid Screenwriters

Industrial Scripts

March 25, 2014

Articles, Business, Film, Hollywood, Inspiring, Listicles, Most Shared, Most Viewed, TV

The World's Highest Paid Screenwriters Screenwriting can mean big money for those at the top. After all, screenplays usually account for around 1-3% of a film’s budget, and when a budget soars as Hollywood t...

7.2

The Top Female Screenwriters

Industrial Scripts

March 25, 2014

Articles, Business, Film, Hollywood, Inspiring, Listicles, Most Viewed

Beneath the murky waters of the western film industry, the odyssey towards equality is ongoing, and according to ‘Celluloid Ceiling’ - an industry consensus conducted by the Centre for Women in Film and Tel...

Jane Goldman - British Screenwriters Broke into Hollywood

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10 British Screenwriters Who Broke Into Hollywood

Industrial Scripts

December 12, 2013

Articles, British Film, Film, Hollywood, Inspiring, Listicles

10 British Screenwriters Who Broke Into Hollywood Our own screenwriting talent is well known on these shores – Simon Beaufoy, Richard Curtis, David Hare, Abi Morgan, Tom Stoppard, Peter Morgan, William Nichols...

M. Night Shyamalan - Screenwriter Burned Bright Then Faded

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10 Hollywood Screenwriters Who Burned Bright and Then Faded

Industrial Scripts

October 29, 2013

Articles, Business, Film, Hollywood, Listicles

Burning Bright Becoming a professional screenwriter is one thing, but staying at the top of the Hollywood screenwriters game is quite another. After last week’s look at Screenwriters Who Broke In Late, Industr...

David Seidler - Screenwriters who Broke in Late

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10 Screenwriters Who Broke In Late

Industrial Scripts

October 24, 2013

Articles, Film, Hollywood, Inspiring, Listicles, Most Shared

Despite the image of the wunderkind screenwriter a-la Orson Welles or Diablo Cody, many screenwriters broke in late to the game, with a wealth of wisdom and life experience to fuel their writing. As an encourag...

The Shining - Mid-Budget Films wouldn't get made today

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10 Mid-Budget Movies that Wouldn’t Get Made Today

Industrial Scripts

September 24, 2013

Articles, Business, Film, Hollywood, Listicles

Mid-Budget Movies Fading After Spielberg and Lucas’ dire warnings on the future of the film industry and the growing box office prominence of high budget tentpole releases, many audience members are asking; wh...