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15 Paul Feig Quotes Writers and Filmmakers Can Learn From

September 28, 2018

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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. Fo...

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15 Spike Lee Quotes Writers and Filmmakers Can Learn From

Industrial Scripts

August 17, 2018

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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 comed...

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10 Chris McQuarrie Quotes Writers, Directors and Producers Can Learn From

Industrial Scripts

July 30, 2018

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Chris McQuarrie quotes 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 t...

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10 Taylor Sheridan Quotes Writers, Directors and Producers Can Learn From

Industrial Scripts

June 27, 2018

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Taylor Sheridan quotes. 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 scr...

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15 Vince Gilligan Quotes Writers, Directors and Producers Can Learn From

Industrial Scripts

May 29, 2018

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Vince Gilligan quotes 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 SA...

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10 Ryan Murphy Quotes Producers, Writers and Directors Can Learn From

Industrial Scripts

April 29, 2018

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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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15 Jason Blum Quotes Producers, Writers and Directors Can Learn From

Industrial Scripts

March 28, 2018

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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...

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15 Greta Gerwig Quotes for Writers and Filmmakers

Industrial Scripts

February 28, 2018

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Already one of the key, iconic actresses of the American indie scene, appearing in the likes of FRANCES HA, MISTRESS AMERICA and 20TH CENTURY WOMEN, Greta Gerwig made her solo directing debut with LADY BIRD, a ...

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10 Jordan Peele Quotes Writers and Directors Can Learn From

Industrial Scripts

January 29, 2018

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Jordan Peele, one half of the sketch comedy duo KEY & PEELE, burst onto the cinema scene with the highly acclaimed and successful "social thriller" GET OUT, which he wrote and directed. At the 90th Academy ...

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14 Quotes from Industry Figures That Prove Writers Need Script Coverage Now, More Than Ever

Industrial Scripts

December 29, 2017

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The times they are a' changing, as Bob Dylan once said. Who'd have thought a few years ago that full blown movie stars would be appearing on TV? And within the most important part (screenwriting) of the whole p...

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15 Inspiring Dee Rees Quotes for Writers & Filmmakers

Industrial Scripts

November 20, 2017

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Screenwriter and director Dee Rees' debut feature film PARIAH was met with positive critical acclaim and since then, her Emmy Award-winning HBO series BESSIE and her feature film MUDBOUND have impressed both au...

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10 Brilliantly Cinematic Scenes of People in Rooms, Arguing and/or Laughing

Industrial Scripts

July 31, 2017

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10 Brilliantly Cinematic Scenes of People in Rooms, Arguing and/or Laughing It sounds like a dull writing exercise. Put your characters in a room and see what happens, arguing or laughing. But here are 10 grea...

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31 Writing Lessons From Iconic Author Kurt Vonnegut

Industrial Scripts

July 28, 2017

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31 Writing Lessons From Iconic Author Kurt Vonnegut With his deceptively simple prose style, novelist, playwright and essayist Kurt Vonnegut, jr. (1922 - 2007) bridged sci-fi and literary fiction. Novels like ...

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15 Edgar Wright Quotes for Screenwriters and Filmmakers

Industrial Scripts

June 30, 2017

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15 Edgar Wright Quotes for Screenwriters & Filmmakers Edgar Wright quotes aren't hard to find: the celebrated writer-director is as open about his process, inspiration and influences as any Hollywood direc...

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20 Kathryn Bigelow Quotes Writers and Filmmakers Can Learn From

Industrial Scripts

May 19, 2017

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Alongside an eclectic filmography that includes vampires in NEAR DARK, surfing in POINT BREAK, and war in THE HURT LOCKER (though as yet fails to combine them), Kathryn Bigelow is the first (and, as of ...

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John Carpenter Quotes and Lessons for Screenwriters

Industrial Scripts

May 15, 2017

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15 John Carpenter Quotes Writers & Filmmakers Can Learn From John Carpenter entered film wanting to make cowboy films. He claims that horror as a genre found him, not the other way round. Ironically, tho...

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50 Quotes About Defiance Every Screenwriter Should Live By

Industrial Scripts

March 27, 2017

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Screenwriting often runs the risk of turning into plate-spinning – following narrative rules; trying to appeal to an audience; trying to appeal to a producer; trying to be original; trying to meet genre expecta...

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10 Thriller Screenplays You Probably Haven’t Read, But Should

Industrial Scripts

November 29, 2016

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As a genre, 'thriller' tends to gently caress several others, namely horror, sci-fi, and drama. As such, thriller screenplays provide a goldmine of various narrative and structural techniques. These may well b...

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10 Films That Skillfully Persuade You to Invest in Their Protagonist’s Goal

Industrial Scripts

September 29, 2016

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10 Films That Skillfully Persuade You to Invest in their Protagonist’s Goal In 9/10 cases the protagonist is the driving force of a successful film narrative. We invest in their story because we identify with ...

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14 Brilliant Uses of Setting AS Character in Film and TV

Industrial Scripts

September 13, 2016

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Ask yourself this: what is a setting? Really think about it. Is it just a backdrop on which to stage the events of your story? A static playground, conveying only time and place? Or can it be something more? S...

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25 Francis Ford Coppola Quotes Writers and Filmmakers Can Learn From

Industrial Scripts

September 13, 2016

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25 Francis Ford Coppola Quotes Writers and Filmmakers Can Learn From Francis Ford Coppola is one of the greatest writer-directors to come out of the so-called "New Hollywood" wave of filmmaking, having made TH...

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20 Great James Cameron Quotes on Storytelling

Industrial Scripts

September 7, 2016

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20 Great James Cameron Quotes on Storytelling With a filmography that boasts the likes of THE TERMINATOR, ALIENS, and THE ABYSS, James Cameron is undoubtedly one of the finest genre filmmakers and storytellers...

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10 Almost-Great Screenplays

Industrial Scripts

August 31, 2016

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An almost-great screenplay can be more frustrating than a really bad one. The potential is strong and the execution is almost there, but something went wrong at the final hurdle. Of course, it's easy to pick...

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15 Genius Inciting Incidents by Screenwriters

Industrial Scripts

August 10, 2016

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15 Genius Inciting Incidents by Screenwriters You've created a fully developed character or series of characters and are now pondering their motivation through the narrative you've started to develop. Incit...

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20 Great Ingmar Bergman Quotes about Storytelling

Industrial Scripts

July 31, 2016

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One of the most influential auteurs of all time, Ernst Ingmar Bergman was born in Sweden and worked as a director, producer and writer across and theatre and screen. He directed over sixty films and documentari...

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10 Classic Mid-Film Plot Twists by Screenwriters

Industrial Scripts

July 31, 2016

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10 Great Mid-Film Plot Twists by Screenwriters Too often when watching a film, especially for those of us who have seen many of them, you can read where the story is going and predict what is going to happen o...

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In Screenwriting terms, what is ‘tracking’?

Industrial Scripts

June 30, 2016

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In screenwriting terms, 'tracking' refers to being able to follow or 'track' the logic of a premise smoothly. The moment the audience starts to think that the story does not make sense - that the logic of the p...

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How the Coen Brothers Introduced 10 Classic Secondary Characters in THE BIG LEBOWSKI

Industrial Scripts

June 30, 2016

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The Coen Brothers' ability to create amazing, ultra-memorable secondary characters with only a few lines of writing is something that all screenwriters can learn from. Consider the giant sea of utterly forgett...

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15 Classic John Ford Quotes about Storytelling

Industrial Scripts

June 18, 2016

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The legendary director John Ford enjoyed a remarkably long and successful career, working on over 140 films and winning four Academy Awards for Best Director. His most well known films include: STAGECOACH, THE ...

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10 Types of Scene that Work Well on the Screen but Not on the Page

Industrial Scripts

June 14, 2016

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It goes without saying that reading a script does not have the same sensory effect on a human being as watching a film or TV show. That's because there are certain types of scene that can only be properly reali...

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10 Sequences That Stack Problem Upon Problem on Their Protagonists

Industrial Scripts

May 24, 2016

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10 Sequences That Stack Problem Upon Problem on Their Protagonist Conflict is essential in every great story. The amount and complexity of the situation can obviously vary greatly depending on the scope, setti...

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10 Extreme Character Arcs in Film & TV

Industrial Scripts

May 21, 2016

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We all know that most good characters undergo some kind of change over the course of their story. Whether it's a change in perspective, circumstance or goal, WE as the audience feel closer to the character, hav...

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10 Great Empire Magazine Articles Screenwriters Can Learn From

Industrial Scripts

March 31, 2016

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10 Great Empire Magazine Articles Screenwriters Can Learn From Empire Magazine has been a staple in the film industry for many years. The magazine, and now the website, is seen as one of the world's leading au...

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Advice Overload: These are the Only Screenwriting Tips Worth Keeping

Industrial Scripts

September 17, 2015

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In a giant sea of screenwriting tips and advice, where does one begin? It's almost as bad as dieting these days. Cranberries are bad for you. No, scrap that, we've now decided they're good for you. Your protago...

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10 Fee-Charging Screenwriting Contests, their Likely Profits and Prestige

Industrial Scripts

August 21, 2015

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You've rewritten, redrafted, typed 'Fade Out' more times than you can count. You're finally satisfied that your script, the one you've poured months maybe even years into writing, is finished. Now what? For ...

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20 Hollywood Literary Management Companies You Must Know About

Industrial Scripts

August 8, 2015

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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

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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 releases as contributing to said bo...

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10 Reasons The BBC Writers Room Must Endure

Industrial Scripts

June 28, 2015

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Writing may be a solitary task and, frankly, that’s often one of the things that appeals to those of us who do it, but every writer needs help before their work is ready to find an audience. For new writers, it...

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The Top 8 Crowdfunding Pitch Movies on Indiegogo

Miranda Fleming

June 5, 2015

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The crowdfunding pitch film is the campaign’s secret weapon. The pitch film sits at the forefront of your ask for the crowd to fund you. The pitch film literally should be perfect and personal. It should mov...

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5 Bits of Famous Writing Advice You Should Ignore

Industrial Scripts

May 28, 2015

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You're no stranger to getting advice if you're a writer. Thousands of books, hundreds of films, and even entire college majors have been dedicated to the art of honing the English language. As a result, there a...

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12 Things Screenwriters Can Learn from Musicals

Tom Williams

March 25, 2015

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I recently ventured from my comfortable world of screenwriting into a completely new territory. No, I'm not acting-- I'm working on a stage musical. The process has involved late nights, rewrites, and brains...

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15 Great Scorsese Quotes on Storytelling

Industrial Scripts

March 24, 2015

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15 Great Scorsese Quotes about Storytelling Martin Scorsese needs little introduction. The visionary director behind a lengthy list of iconic films from Taxi Driver to Raging Bull, Goodfellas, and through to T...

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9 Observations about Aaron Sorkin’s THE NEWSROOM

Tom Williams

February 17, 2015

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This post started as a tweet, developed into a Facebook status and is now finding full expression as a blog post. recently I finished, in a double-bill, The Newsroom Season 3 (and, by extension, The Newsroom). ...

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31 Screenwriting Books You MUST Own

Tom Williams

January 18, 2015

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The MUST is for effect. You don’t have to do anything, particularly buying screenwriting books in such volume that the Amazon driver knows you by name . But you’re a writer, you already know that. A more accura...

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10 Signs That You, My Friend, Are A Writer…

Tamzin Rafn

January 15, 2015

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Someone tells a tragic family story that has taken them years to open up about and you unwittingly shout “DIBS ON THAT” the second you hear a breath being taken in case any other sympathetic ear in the room...

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How to Write a Screenplay: Your 30-Step Guide

Industrial Scripts

December 19, 2014

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How to Write a Screenplay: Your 30-Step Guide. So - you want to learn how to write a screenplay. You think about it constantly. Whenever you watch a movie, you annoy your friends by going on and on about...

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30 Quotes about Screenwriting from A-List Directors & Actors

Industrial Scripts

December 4, 2014

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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...

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10 Hollywood Screenwriters Reveal Their Big Break

Industrial Scripts

October 2, 2014

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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 Screenplay & The Mountain

Industrial Scripts

September 26, 2014

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The Screenplay. Like some kind of Mordorian tower it looms over the land. We can barely make out the top of it, so shrouded is it in snow, ice and whatever other element that makes things difficult...

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10 Great PT Anderson Quotes for Screenwriters & Filmmakers

Industrial Scripts

September 22, 2014

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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. Like ...