Hey all, J.C. here again with Round Two of my coverage and thoughts from the Nashville Screenwriters Conference. The second panel I will be discussing is the panel Derek Haas hosted with guests Jeff Lowell, Malcolm Spellman, and Tim Talbott.
The panel was titled, “Who the Hell is Going to Buy My Script?” And subtitled, “What the Studio World, Indie World, and Television World are looking for from Spec Writers.” I don’t think either of those topics . . .
Nashville Screenwriters Conference: War StoriesPictured left to right: Scott Frank, Richard LaGravanese, Phil Robinson, Lawrence Kasden, and Ted Griffin.
Hey all, J.C. here. This is the first in a series of articles covering the 2010 Nashville Screenwriters Conference.
I was lucky enough to cover the event and throughout the event I noticed a few things. One major observation is that a lot of the aspiring screenwriters had the exact same . . .
J.T. Cummins’s Seven Scripts You Gotta Read!Here we go with another round of Seven Scripts for your reading pleasure!
Remember, this shouldn’t be thought of as a “best of” list, but rather, which scripts J.T. thought would most help aspiring writers better understand the process and craft of screenwriting.
Seven scripts. Seven days. Check ‘em out and dare to become a better writer in a week.
1. Alien (Walter Hill draft)
Hill’s unique, staccato style burns imagery directly into the reader’s brain. A cold, but . . .
Writer’s Style: An IntroductionHowdy. Sheridan here. I’ve decided to take a crack at (what I hope will be) a new and continuing column of the site. No promises on how often I’ll actually get around to a new post, but hopefully I’ll be able to con some guests into helping me out by spotlighting their own screenwriting favorites.
So what’s this all about, then?
Well, I’ve often thought about and, especially, as of late, have become increasingly interested in writing style.
As I pore . . .
Updates and Mailing AddressI apologize for the downtime last week, but it was entirely necessary in order to iron out some of the bugs we were experiencing with the new server. For the most part, it seems the rough waters have now smoothed and things are, once again, back to normal with the site. But don’t be too surprised if there’s a hiccup or two within the next couple days. You never know what’s going to happen when I get a burst of . . .
The site is a little buggy…Hey everyone, the site is a little buggy as we just migrated to a new server, so some functionality may be limited (i.e. the contact page, etc.) and should slowly be resolved throughout today and tomorrow as I work out the kinks.
If you happen to find any broken links or pages, please leave a comment on this page instead of e-mailing me, so that all of the issues are condensed into one place. It’ll make tracking these problems easier for . . .
Changes, Upgrades, & Random Thoughts…Hello all. Sheridan here. It’s been a while since I last posted an update of this sort. It’s something I hope to do more of in the future to help keep you a little more up to date on the changes and upgrades that are happening around here on a fairly regular basis.
How’s the pulse?
David Lemon’s Seven Scripts You Gotta Read!During our CUT TO: Interview (which you seriously need to read if you haven’t already!), I asked David Lemon if he could recommend seven scripts that he thought people should read and possibly detail why someone should read those chosen scripts. I also stressed that this shouldn’t be thought of as a “best of” list, but rather, which scripts he thought would most help aspiring writers better understand the process and craft of screenwriting. . . .
The 2009 Brit ListThe 2009 Brit List, a list of the most liked and recommended unproduced screenplays in the UK and Irish film communities, has started circulating in London with Ruby Films’ Good Luck Anthony Belcher written by George Kay coming out on top.
Over 40 industry players across all levels of seniority and sectors took part in the voting which is conducted confidentially and over 150 unproduced screenplays were nominated. To qualify, a screenplay had to be unproduced at time of the list’s . . .
Larry Gelbart (1928-2009)Larry Gelbart, the American comedy writer who died on September 11 aged 81, developed the hit television series M*A*S*H and co-authored the long-running Broadway and West End farce A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum as well as the Oscar-nominated screenplay for the film Tootsie (1982).
Hailed as arguably the most successful . . .
Welcome to the party, pal!If you’re visiting the site for the first time – welcome! I hope you find this site useful.
If you’d like to know a little more about this site and what is that I’m up to, exactly, then check out this post and our about page. And if you have any questions, check out our FAQ. If your question isn’t answered there or you’d like to request a script, then contact me. I may not reply . . .
We’re Back!We’re back with a new name, a new look, some new features, and most importantly, new scripts! Okay, well… we’re working on the scripts. We figured rather than launch with a plethora ‘o scripts (and risk imploding like we did with the three previous site attempts) that we’d just take this version nice ‘n easy for a while. So, let’s go over what’s new here:
Wait, you’re really back?!
Yep. Sheridan here, and as most of you know, . . .
