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Is Your Script Ready? with Devorah Cutler-Rubenstein
Devorah Cutler-Rubenstein breaks down her unique 18 point critical evaluation checklist geared towards helping you see if you are truly ready to put your story out there. Bonus discussion: Insider tips on getting yourself ready for that all-important meeting, pitch, and elevator moment.....
ISA & NYWIFT Present - Audience Development w/ Rosalind Murphy
Topic: Marketing, Branding, and Audience DevelopmentThe ISA's Max Timm hosts a series of interviews with board members from NYWIFT, discussing all elements of the entertainment industry from producing to screenwriting, to marketing and content creation for the digital space. The ISA is thankful to New Yo....
ISA & NYWIFT Present - Filmmaker & Entrepreneur, Casper Wong
Topic: Independent Filmmaking and FinancingThe ISA's Max Timm hosts a series of interviews with board members from NYWIFT, discussing all elements of the entertainment industry from producing to screenwriting, to marketing and content creation for the digital ....
ISA & NYWIFT Present - Producing w/ Producer, Kathryn O'Kane
Topic: Adventures in Producing Commercial MaterialThe ISA's Max Timm hosts a series of interviews with board members from NYWIFT, discussing all elements of the entertainment industry from producing to screenwriting, to marketing and content creation for the digital space. The ISA is thankful to New York....
ISA Diversity Initiative
The International Screenwriters’ Association’s Diversity Initiative strives to elevate writers from underrepresented and marginalized communities. We are seeking writers with unique perspectives based on race, sexuality, gender, neurodiversity, disability, economic inequality, age and other. Our aim is to break down barriers and celebra....
ISA Fast Track Fellowship
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT:Top 50 Screenwriters have been announced! Please go to the Announcements tab to view. Undiscovered Writers of All Levels Wanted!If you've got potential and passion for screenwriting, we want to find you. Accepting Features & TV Pilots (Both run together to determine chosen fellows.) The&....
ISA Insider News - All About Fantasy, Game of Thrones Vs Lord of the Rings
Max & Shayna love fantasy storytelling... and this may be a golden age of fantasy television with The Sandman, House of the Dragon & The Rings of Power all debuting in 2022.Links: * Here’s what’s at stake for HBO’s ‘House of the Dragon’ and Amazon’s ‘The Rings of Power’ - https://www....
ISA Insider News - Animation Cancellation, Pitch Challenge & Cinema Day
Max & Shayna talk about the continued fallout of the Warner Discovery budget cuts, they provide some tips regarding the upcoming ISA Pitch Challenge and subject lines for query emails while also gearing up for National Cinema Day!Links: * HBO Max’s animation cull shows it has no respect for creators - https://www.techadviso....
ISA Insider News - CinemaCon, Summer Movies & the Sin of Writing "Suddenly"
In this episode, Max and Shayna talk about CinemaCon and the summer box office, Nick Cage's new movie where he plays himself, the concept of converting your script to a novel, and what exactly "high concept" means. We discuss what are watching now, then dive i....
ISA Insider News - Defining & Finding Your Screenwriting Voice Vs. Tone
Max & Shayna talk entertainment news & dive into concepts of screenwriter voice & tone including an exercise on how to define your own voice.
Topics:Top Story: Theatrical Experience Post-Pandemic Vs StreamingInsider: How to Keep Writing in the SummerCatching ....
ISA Insider News - Generating Screenplay Ideas & Emmy Nominations
Shayna & Max tough it out through COVID to bring this one to you, discussing the importance of constantly generating new screenplay Ideas & the just-announced Emmy Nominations.
Topics: - Top Story: Emmy Changes & Nominations - ISA Insider: Matt Lieberman - Finding Unique Screenplay Ideas - ISA Insider: Working Backwards ....
ISA Insider News - Happy B-Day Hollywood Sign! Horror & True Story Writing
Max & Shayna celebrate the 100th birthday of the Hollywood sign, discuss writing horror films with meaning, telling true stories that are also entertaining before thinking about their next vacations.
Time Stamps0:00 - Intro - astrology & space stuff 2:15 - Top Story: Hollywood Sign turns 100 6:45 - In....
ISA Insider News - Netflix's Geek Week & Writing Exposition
Shayna & Max geek out about Netflix's Geek Week, specifically anything from Neil Gaiman & the 'Dos and Don'ts' of writing Exposition in screenplays.TopicsTop Story: Netflix's Geek Week Sandman, Wednesday, Midnight Club & more Netflix isn't Dead Insider: Danny Strong, Creator of Dopesick & Empire Insid....
ISA Insider News - Sequels in 2022 & Giving/Getting Script Notes
Max & Shayna discuss the first billion dollar box office month since 2019 while also talking about writing for Ted Lasso & more insight on getting/working with agents and managers.Topics:Top Story: Film Sequels in 2022 Insider: Tell Your Truth / Ted Lasso Insider: Info on Getting an Agent or ManagerEven....
ISA Insider News - The End of Netflix? Twitter? +Lawful Screenwriting
Max & Shayna take a look at the big shake-ups impacting Netflix & Twitter.
Top Story: The end of Netflix? Netflix changes other than password sharing Legal side of screenwriting Jerry West lawsuit over Winning Time Make Hollywood work for you wherever you live Elon Musk set to buy Twitter What Shayna's ....
ISA Insider News - The Polarizing "Blonde," Budgeting Your Script & Geeking
Max & Shayna love the new controversial (fictionalized) bio pic "Blonde," and discuss why it's so debated, while going over how to identify the production budget of your script. They also geek out over the new Hocus Pocus sequel and Rings of Power. ....
ISA Insider News - TIFF, D23, Awkward Subtext & Good News at the Box Office
Max & Shayna take a look a two big industry events: D23, Disney's announcement extravaganza, and the importance of the Toronto International Film Festival. They also discuss articles on the ISA web site, including the importance of subtext in writing & behind ....
