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90 Pages/90 Seconds - How to Maximize Your Pitch Meeting

A five-minute pitch meeting is plenty of time to impress an executive as long as you don't pitch for the full five minutes. In 90 Pages/90 Seconds, the founding team behind the Great American Screenwriting Conference & PitchFest will discuss how to maximize your time to deliver an effective and efficient....

90's Blockbusters: Braveheart & The Fugitive

This week, Oscar®-nominated writer Randall Wallace reflects on his  iconic and Academy Award®-winning film, Braveheart followed by screenwriter, Jeb Stuart who dissects the screenplay for his classic thriller The Fugitive, and fills us in on the story's journey from script to screen. Randall Wallac....

A Discussion About 'The Underground Railroad'

This week on “TheWrap-Up,” hosts Sharon Waxman and Daniel Goldblatt discussed the renewed controversy surrounding Martin Bashir’s 1995 interview with Princess Diana, Chris Cuomo advising his brother during Andrew Cuomo’s sexual harassment scandal and a preview of TheWrap’s upcoming series, Con....

A Family of Filmmakers - Making Movies with The Adams Family!

This week, Alrik and Liz interview John Adams and Toby Poser about their sixth feature, HELLBENDER, and the unusual and organic way in which they construct their films. We also read an itunes review and talk about pathways to success in horror. Enjoy! ....

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A FILM WRITER Terri Zinner

  Terri is an award-winner independent producer has been in story development for several years.  She is the former SVP of Development at Gallagher Literary andProducer of the independent feature film EL CAMINOShe has also worked on the award-winning film MONDAY MORNING as well as other independent projects. Terri has provided stor....

A Ghost Hunter Watches: An American Haunting

Episode 4 – An American HauntingAfter visiting the Tennessee location where the Bell Witch Haunting took place, ghost hunters Scott Markus, and Wendy Lynn Staats analyze how screenwriters Brent Monahan and Courtney Solomon struggled to bring this historical haunting to the screen. ....

A Ghost Hunter Watches: Mothman Prophecies

After visiting the real life locations in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, ghost hunter Scott Markus (What's Your Ghost Story), and paranormal podcast host, Wendy Lynn Staats (See You on the Other Side) analyze how screenwriter Richard Hatem and director Mark Pellington adapted the incredible story of the....

A Ghost Hunter Watches: The Conjuring 2

On the heels of the breakout success of "The Conjuring," James Wan tells the story of the Enfield Poltergeist case as framed by real life paranormal investigators Ed & Lorraine Warren (despite them only actually being on the case for a day or two).  Do the storytellers report right? More than you may expect. This episode is hosted by Scott....

A Ghost Hunter Watches: The X–Files - Jose Chung’s From Outer Space

Taking a break from horror movies, Scott sits down with English Professor, Dr. Patrick Gonder to discuss the many layers of the classic X-Files episode “Jose Chung’s from Outer Space."  Do you have a ghost story of your own?  Share it at WhatsYourGhostStory.com....

A Live Show with Marc Smolowitz: Producer Extraordinaire!

This week Alrik and Liz chat with Bay Area filmmaker Marc Smolowitz as part of the inaugural Bay Area Media Makers Summit. We also talk about the Academy's newest class of membership and consistency in filmmaking. Enjoy! This week Alrik and Liz chat with write....

A M C , Fox and Pixar Executives: Demystifying the Development Process

Today on Austin Film Festival's On Story Podcast, Demystifying the Development Process with Carrie Gillogly, Jessica Julius, Lauren Neustadter, Erika Weinstein. We usually feature writers on the On Story Podcast. This episode, four executives from film and television share their perspectives on the development process. Aspiring writers get read....

A Night of Horror Film Festival

The festival remains dedicated to screening and promoting the work of independent filmmakers working in the horror genre in both Australia and abroad.....

A Page 2 Scream Halloween Special - The Best of Horror & the Paranormal

Page 2 Screen talks to two paranormal experts about what constitutes good horror.If you’re a screenwriter interested in writing horror, you could learn a lot from two ghostbusters. This week’s guests are Scott Markus (whatsyourghoststory.com) and Mike Huberty (othersidepodcast.com) and they’re paranormal experts, as well as h....

A Quiet Place + The Original Disney Princess Linda Woolverton

This week on On Story we’ll hear from screenwriting duo Scott Beck and Bryan Woods on how the classic silent films of Charlie Chaplin and Jacques Tati and the board game Monopoly inspired 2018’s biggest horror hit A Quiet Place. Later we’ll hear from Veteran screenwriter Linda Woolverton who is ....