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The Insider Interviews: Ben Roberts
THE INSIDER INTERVIEWS: BEN ROBERTS 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 …
Ryan Murphy Quotes For Producers, Writers & Directors
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, …
GENIUS CHARACTER REVEALS: Martin Brody (JAWS)
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 …
OPINION: Why Your Second Act Must Have Escalating Stakes
The second act is all about escalating stakes. Absolute urgency. There’s a gap in the classic three act structure as extolled by many screenwriting books and teachers. The problem is …
Talent Connector LIVE opens to OVERDRIVE members
Talent Connector, the free online script promotion bonus offered to qualifying Industrial Scripts clients, has been expanded this month with the launch of Talent Connector LIVE. TCL is open to …
Jason Blum Quotes For Producers, Writers & Directors
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 …
The Insider Interviews: Duncan Heath
THE INSIDER INTERVIEWS: DUNCAN HEATH 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 …
GENIUS CHARACTER REVEALS: Elisa (THE SHAPE OF WATER)
2018 was a great and diverse year for cinema. Everything from BLACK PANTHER by Ryan Coogler to Disney’s long anticipated INCREDIBLES 2. In our Genius Character Reveals series we examine …
OPINION: Finding The Perfect Closure
Finding the perfect ending is difficult, even for professional writers and big-budget films. The resolution after the climax provides closure for the audience and characters. Sometimes termed the “denouement,” this scene is …
Final Draft Sponsors The Insider Interviews LIVE
Final Draft Sponsor The Insider Interviews LIVE Industrial Scripts is delighted to announce that leading screenwriting software co. Final Draft are now a sponsor of The Insider Interviews LIVE. Running …
15 Greta Gerwig Quotes for Writers and Filmmakers
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 …
GENIUS CHARACTER REVEALS: R J Macready (THE THING)
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 …
OPINION: Why Every Screenplay Needs Urgency
Reason to Keep Reading One common complaint about screenplays by newer writers is that they don’t propel the audience through the story. They don’t give a reader a reason to …
10 Jordan Peele Quotes Writers and Directors Can Learn From
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 …
The Insider Interviews: Caryn Mandabach
THE INSIDER INTERVIEWS: CARYN MANDABACH 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, …
GENIUS CHARACTER REVEALS: Bill Tench (MINDHUNTER)
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 …
OPINION: Lessons from Shakespeare For Screenwriters
An odd trend in cinema surfaced in the 1990s and continued into the 2000s. A spate of teen films relocated the plots of William Shakespeare plays to high schools. O …
14 Industry Quotes Proving Writers NEED Pro Script Coverage Now, More Than Ever
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 …
OPINION: The Key to a Great Genre Hybrid
A genre hybrid, a cross between two or more genres, can be a boon. It’s giving the audience something familiar, tapping into genre conventions, but also fresh. However, it can …
GENIUS CHARACTER REVEALS: Luke Skywalker (STAR WARS)
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 …
The Insider Interviews: Andy Paterson
THE INSIDER INTERVIEWS: ANDY PATERSON 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 …
Genius Character Reveal: Rebecca Bunch (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend)
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 …
OPINION: Lessons For Screenwriters From Films About Writers
Films about writers, more than films about any other profession, can lay claim to accuracy. After all, who better to understand how writers think and feel than writers themselves? The …
15 Inspiring Dee Rees Quotes for Writers & Filmmakers
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 …
An Ultimate Guide to Screenwriting Etiquette in Film & TV
Why Screenwriting Etiquette is so important… As a new screenwriter, how does one conduct oneself in one of the most competitive industries in the world? It’s an important question, …
The Insider Interviews: Faye Ward
THE INSIDER INTERVIEWS: FAYE WARD 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 …
The 10 Best Literary Agents for Writers & Filmmakers
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 unsolicited material will be returned or destroyed unread, in order to protect them from complaints or lawsuits from disgruntled amateurs. These days, when it’s easier than ever for a script to linger at the bottom of an unread email folder, it’s a business of referral. The ideal scenario is, with some buzz
GENIUS CHARACTER REVEALS: Theo Faron (CHILDREN OF MEN)
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 …
OPINION: Great Dialogue is All in the Subtext
Writing great dialogue is difficult, but one way to get a step closer is through the use of subtext. Subtext, literally what is below the text, is the deeper implication behind …
How To Generate Narrative Momentum in Screenplays
There’s a great quote from F. Hauser and R. Reich that states: “In all the best material, the outcome is inevitable and inherent in the opening moment and every moment …
Why Screenwriters Should Tell Stories about Everyday Heroes
With the dominance of superhero and tentpole films, sometimes it seems like there’s no place in cinema for everyday heroes. Most audiences don’t want their reality simply reflected back to them. However, …
GENIUS CHARACTER REVEALS: Lou Bloom (NIGHTCRAWLER)
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 …
How to Mine History & the Real World for Your Next TV Script
History is, to gently mutilate a great quote, often stranger than fiction, which is what makes it such a great basis for fiction. Of course, mining history for a solid …
Why You Should Never “Spray & Pray” In Screenplay Contests
One common feature of professional screenwriters’ stories is that there is no single magic route into the industry. Everyone’s path is different. Entering screenplay contests, or entering a whole host of contests all at once, might seem like an attractive shortcut. Entering screenwriting contests feels like progress is being made, like forward momentum IS occurring. All you have to do, or so the contest in question might suggest, is pay the entry fee, send your script in, and wait for
The Insider Interviews: Rhodri Thomas
THE INSIDER INTERVIEWS: RHODRI THOMAS 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 …
10 Inspired Ways Writers Came Up With Classic Movies
‘Where do you get your ideas from?’ It’s the question that gets a ripple of groans at any Q&A session, and an answer comprising a shrug and escorting the asker …
GENIUS CHARACTER REVEALS: Hans Landa (INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS)
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 …
The Insider Interviews: Robert Jones
THE INSIDER INTERVIEWS: ROBERT JONES 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 …
10 Screenwriting Lessons From DEAD MAN’S SHOES (2004)
DEAD MAN’S SHOES (2004) DEAD MAN’S SHOES follows Richard (Paddy Considine), a soldier who returns to his home town to get revenge on the men who abused his mentally-challenged brother …
Download the 20 Best Screenplays For Screenwriters to Learn The Most From
Stephen King said it best: “if you don’t have the time to read, you don’t have the time or the tools to write.“ It’s essential that screenwriters are not only …
The Insider Interviews: Matt Orton
THE INSIDER INTERVIEWS: MATT ORTON 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 …
OPINION: Screenplays That Send Messages
There’s a famous piece of screenwriting advice that “if you want to send messages, use Western Union.” Now it might go, “if you want to send messages, Tweet about it.” …
GENIUS CHARACTER REVEALS: Baby (BABY DRIVER)
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 …
10 Cinematic Scenes of People, Arguing and/or Laughing
Cinematic Scenes of People, 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 …
31 Writing Lessons From Iconic Author Kurt Vonnegut
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 …
The Ugly Rise of the “Silent Pass” in Script Development
It’s the experience almost any new writer faces at some point; the elation of getting that “yes, we’ll read it” email (the door’s ajar!), sending a fresh, hopeful script to …
Which Species of Screenwriter Are You?
Table of ContentsScreenwriter 1. The Character Wizard Screenwriter 2. The Concept King Screenwriter 3. The Structuralist Screenwriter4. The Genre Chef Screenwriter 5. The Conversationalist ScreenwriterSummary Screenwriter The ‘building-block’ nature of screenwriting is such that any screenwriter needs a selection box of varying skills. As you’d expect then, different screenwriters tend to find themselves drawn to, and more skilled at, certain aspects of the process. Whether it’s creative story ideas, unique characters, or a structure so tight, there are perks and pitfalls to any of these
15 Edgar Wright Quotes for Screenwriters and Filmmakers
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 …
The Insider Interviews: Ollie Madden
THE INSIDER INTERVIEWS: OLLIE MADDEN 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 …