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Balls of Steel™: Let's Be Friends

Jeanne Veillette Bowerman
.March 17, 2025

A writer's ability to network can make all the difference. Jeanne Veillette Bowerman shares advice on making genuine connections to advance your career.CanvaPeople love to share advice about breaking in. For example, “It’s who you know.” How many times have you heard that one?Oh, another favorite, “Just write a great script, and...

The Facets of Tribalism: A Conversation with ‘Opus’ Writer-Director Mark Anthony Green

Sadie Dean
.March 14, 2025

Mark Anthony Green discusses his approach to filmmaking, focusing on thematic anchors, like tribalism and character development, particularly Ariel’s character. As well as his overall mission to engage with audiences, his dream collaboration with music artists Nile Rodgers and The-Dream and praises his crew for giving it their a...

Interview with Director Catherine Gund about Her New Film 'Meanwhile'

Susan Kouguell
.March 13, 2025

In this wide-ranging interview, Susan Kouguell discusses with filmmaker Catherine Gund their respective work and shared artistic sensibilities in terms of employing nontraditional filmmaking structures, the inclusion of poetry in film, tackling challenging subject matter, and how to make it the most honest.It was a pleasure to s...

Do Your Opening Pages Really Matter That Much?

Tim Schildberger
.March 13, 2025

Your opening pages send all sorts of messages that transcend the actual story you are telling. They are your introduction, your initial handshake, your non-verbal communication that you are a writer to be taken seriously.CanvaDo your opening pages really matter that much? Isn’t it just a way into your incredibly compelling story...

The Soul and the Spine of What Made 'Long Bright River' with Showrunner and Co-Creator Nikki Toscano

Sadie Dean
.March 13, 2025

Nikki Toscano discusses the adaptation and seamless collaborative process with author and co-creator Liz Moore, why she was drawn to lead character Mickey’s voice and her unreliable narration, the importance of balancing character drama and the murder mystery, ensuring each twist served a larger narrative purpose. And the import...

What Happens in the Field, Stays in the Field: David Koepp Discusses His New Thriller 'Black Bag'

Andrew Bloomenthal
.March 12, 2025

David Koepp talks about penning this crackling thriller, writing on spec, and utilizing a MacGuffin that’s simple and powerful.Espionage films are notoriously delicious. Black Bag--the new spy thriller written by David Koepp, is no exception. In this taut tale of British intrigue, National Cyber Security Centre agent George Wood...

Make Your Script's Opening Pages Stand Out

Script Magazine
.March 11, 2025

This live webinar will explore why these pages matter so much, and how you can entice a reader to stay with your script.The opening pages of a script matter far more than you think. They are the chance a busy Literary Manager/Agent/Producer/Actor gives you to impress them with your command of craft, story and above all, characte...

Writing the Sci-Fi Screenplay

The Writers Store
.March 11, 2025

When writing the Sci-Fi script, audiences are looking for entertaining stories with interesting, developed characters that take them out of this world and into another.The Writer’s Store staff created this bundle of ten products to help Sci-Fi writers take their script to the next level and get it sold. With examples from blockb...

SELLING YOUR SCREENPLAY: Ep. 532 - Get To The Truth Of The Story With Jon Gunn

Ashley Scott Meyers
.March 10, 2025

Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmaker Jon Gunn about writing the 'The Unbreakable Boy' and how he gets to the truth of the story when he adapts books and true stories. In this episode of the podcast Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmaker Jon Gunn.Our guest, Jon Gunn is the Writer/Director of The Unbreakable Boy (2025), a mo...

INDIE SPOTLIGHT: An Interview with SXSW Short 'Video Barn' Director Bianca Poletti

Sadie Dean
.March 07, 2025

Bianca Poletti discusses the development and collaboration phase of the short film, which was inspired by the likes of David Lynch and Stephen King, the film's underlying thematic elements, to the importance of building a strong team, how her team was able to license an horror iconic film clip, and being a versatile filmmaker.In...