October
30
2009

Screenwriting News – 58th Edition



Screenwriting Blog: IndieNights
A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of attending a wonderful networking event for filmmakers. They’ve now opened it to new members. If you’re interested in taking your career to the next level, please read the information below. …

Screenwriting Blog: Vote Tonya Hurley!
You’ve probably had the chance to read my friend Tonya Hurley’s wonderful ghostgirl books and now’s your chance to tell everyone just how great they (and she) are. Tonya has been nominated for the 2009 Favorite Paranormal Author of the …

Final Draft Screenwriting Software Version 8.0 Released
Final Draft 8.0 was released today. It is available for $249, or $79.00 for an upgrade from Final Draft 7. A limited demo is available. New features include a Scene Navigator, Page Count Management, Scene Properties Editor, Scene View, …

Christine Murphy: MA Screenwriting » Snapshot
Cup Cake. Filming has begun in Ballymoney, County Antrim on comedy feature ‘Cup Cake’. Written by MA Screenwriting Alumni Christine Murphy. Starring Adam Best as PJ the film follows his trials, tribulations and dilapidated cakes as he …

Screenwriting From Iowa » Once Upon a Time in Hollywood… (Part 6)
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood …1997-2009. So what was the big deal about 1997? One little word…Titanic, The James Cameron film connected not only with American audiences ($600 million domestic) but with a word wide audience that brought …

Daily Screenwriter: Screenwriting – Making Mistakes
2009 (279). ▼ October (20). Screenwriting – Making Mistakes · Screenwriting – No Looking Back · Screenwriting – Doing Our Part · Screenwriting – My Writing Schedule · Screenwriting – Perseverance · Screenwriting – Keep It Simple …

SHEIKSPEAR Scriptwriting Screenwriting Spec Monkey: (176) One day
Ohmygosh! The 48hr film challenge is nearly here! Are you ready? Are we ready? Am I ready? Good luck everyone! Exciting, innit! Films premier Sunday 1st November New Theatre Royal, Pompey. Tickets £4 in advance, a fiver on the door. …

FALL FROM GRACE by Stephen Leslie France: CITY LIT SCREENWRITING
My Photo. Stephen Leslie France: London, England, United Kingdom: BIRTHDAY – 16th October 1984 MAININTERESTS – Creative Writing, Reading, Health and Fitness, Swimming, Films, Music, Bars and Clubs. View my complete profile …

FLORIDA FILMS: Intensive Screenwriting Lab, Sat, Nov, 14, Sun, Nov 15
For a second year, the Miami International Film Festival (MIFF) a Miami Dade College (MDC) is partnering with BTG Productions, Miami-Dade Office of Film & Entertainment, The Latin Chamber of Commerce of the United States (CAMACOL) and …

ACADEMY ANNOUNCES NICHOLL SCREENWRITING FELLOWSHIP WINNERS FOR
Trucking News.Topics related to the trucking industry.

Screenwriting Blog: Borrowing Characters
I am working on a new project and haven’t yet settled on my characters, so I thought I would share a technique I use when developing stories. Take a classic story such as Cain and Abel or Romeo and Juliet and see how putting those …

Bartlett's Screenwriting Tips: I'm Speaking at This Event Tonight
The Los Angeles chapter of the Institute for Int’l Film Financing (IIFF) continues its acclaimed gatherings at the junction of film & finance with a highly topical FILM FINANCING TOWNHALL in Santa Monica. Don’t miss this powerful …

ETB Screenwriting: An Emotional Toolbox Website » AFI Digital
The WGAW is committed to inform writers of new and exciting New Media workshops and conferences. The WGAW encourages writers to attend the AFI DigiFest 2009. . WHAT: AFI DigiFest 2009. WHEN: Wednesday, November 4th & Thursday, …

AMPAS Announces Nicholl Screenwriting Fellowship Winners For 2009
Six writers won the 24th annual Don and Gee Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Each writer or writing team will receive the first installment of a $30000 prize at a gala …

CloudNine: PLAYWRITING & SCREENWRITING OPPORTUNITIES
The PLAY READINGS went very well. Each one, as usual, a very different experience. Watch this space for forthcoming production details of both THE MOTH-HOUR and LEOPOLDVILLE. Meanwhile, as promised, here are LOADS of writing …

Uncompleted Works › Screenwriting and Craigslist Part 2
A chronicle of a man and his quest to be creative.

Screenwriting & Playwriting Program: Untitled Film Festival Project
In case you’ve been living under a rock, the Drexel University Untitled Film Festival Project is looking for films to be submitted. Deadline is immediately! Also, take a chance at naming the festival. Submit your proposed festival name …

ACADEMY ANNOUNCES NICHOLL SCREENWRITING FELLOWSHIP WINNERS FOR
by Marla Lewin. Six writers have been selected as winners of the 24th annual Don and Gee Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The winners were selected from a record 6380 …

2009 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting Nominees
Six writers have been selected as winners of the 24th annual Don and Gee Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts.

Santa Cruz native wins big screenwriting prize – Santa Cruz Sentinel
It’s been an exciting week for longtime Santa Cruzan and aspiring screenwriter Skot Christopherson. On Saturday, Christopherson — who grew up in Santa Cruz and attended Soquel High School and Cabrillo College before moving to San …

Slug Lines – on screenwriting: No More Freebies
Illustration of a scribe writing Image via Wikipedia. Reports from the front, i.e. SoCal, are trickling in. My actor son is picking up odd jobs, and not in immediate danger of starving. The acting situation is such that he needs to join …

SHEIKSPEAR Scriptwriting Screenwriting Spec Monkey: (177) Today!
Ohmygosh! Today! The 48hr film challenge is here! Good luck everyone! Exciting, innit! Or terrifing? Posted by SHEIKSPEAR at 01:07. Labels: Writers Opportunity, WRITING, WRITING UPDATE …

Creative Screenwriting Magazine: Pete Docter & Bob Peterson – Up Q&A
Pete Docter & Bob Peterson – Up Q&A. Senior Editor Jeff Goldsmith interviews co-writer / director Pete Docter and co-writer/co-director Bob Peterson about Up Download my podcast here. posted by Jeff at 1:24 AM …

Michigan's first openly gay mayor weighs in on screenwriter
The film told the story of Harvey Milk, who was one of American’s first openly gay officials. Milk was elected to the San Francisco Board of Commissioners, and he and Mayor George Mascone were shot to death by Supervisor Dan White. …

Daily Screenwriting Jobs – 72th Edition « Screenwriting Jobs
Specifically, we need excellent fast writers to handle a multitude of leads and produce content . Competitive rates for the right people who want the work.

Screenwriter of 'Milk' Deemed too Divisive for Sexuality
Students at Hope College, a private liberal arts school historically associated with the Reformed Church in America, had proposed inviting Black to a college roundtable discussion on sexuality. The English department had also invited …

Academy Announces Nicholl Screenwriting Fellowship Winners for
Beverly Hills, CA — Six writers have been selected as winners of the 24th annual Don and Gee Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Each writer or writing team will receive a …

SCREENWRITES OF PASSAGE: SCREENWRITER'S UPDATE – EIGHTY SEVEN DAYS IN
Another week down and another update in. Breaking headline of the week: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LOVELY WIFE! and 110 pages is the new 120! What? Just when I honed the script to 120, omitting spaces and some lines in the process? …

Screenwriting Workshop – Neonjade
Jerry Stahl will teach a screenwriting workshop, “My Life, The Movie.” Jerry Stahl is author of: Books including Permanent Midnight, Pain Killers, Perv: A Love Story, Plainclothes Naked and I, Fatty. TV scripts including episodes of …

FULL PERMISSION LIVING: PL IS AN AWARD-WINNING SCREENWRITER!!
A screenplay, “GRAF,” that I co-wrote with one M. Roman Rosales just won the Best Action-Adventure Screenplay in the Gotham Film Festival here in NYC. What the heck, folks! All I want to say about this is just don’t ever say no to …

Daily Screenwriting Jobs – 72th Edition « Screenwriting Jobs
To assure the highest characteristic videos, all Demand Studios filmmakers are required to run with a 3-CCD or comparable HD camera. You death in holding of or from access to your own camera and editing furnishings to be accepted in the …

Michigan's first openly gay mayor weighs in on screenwriter
Hope College officials are sticking by their guns in demanding that Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black can come to campus to speak, but only on the topic of screenwriting. Officials say Black is barred from discussing gay …

Creative Screenwriting Podcast: Pete Docter & Bob Peterson | Pixar
petersondocter. You must check out the wonderful 1 hour + plus Q & A with Up’s Pete Docter and Bob Peterson. It’s available via Creative Screenwriting and their podcast series. Topics covered include backgrounds on Docter/Peterson, …

Sigh…How True « Frank Fiore – Novelist & Screenwriter
Authors today have to be there own marketers. That’s just the facts of life. This is more sad than funny. author. Leave a Comment. No Comments Yet ». No comments yet. RSS feed for comments on this post. TrackBack URI. Leave a comment …

Screenwriting From Iowa » Once Upon a Time in Hollywood…(part 7)
Once upon a time…back in the 80s while in film school I did some assisting of a fashion photographer in L.A. and I noticed that his digital Minolta digital light meter was easy to use and asked a teacher at school why film people didn’t …

Screenwriter: Abort
Logline: A practice drill on a spaceship couldn’t go wrong, now could it? Length ~ Four Pages. Cast 2. Posted by jayrex at 12:34. Labels: label words Cast Two, Length One to Ten, practice drill, Sci-fi, space, spaceship …

scriptmag » Blog Archive » Panel Podcast: Your Screenwriting
Panelists and Script readers convened at Writers Boot Camp in Santa Monica, to discuss the function of representation and the opportunities available in today’s changing market. WBC moderator Jeff Gordon posed questions to panelists Ava …

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