Dec 08 Love5 First Ten Pages Breakdown: The Lost Boys (1987) By Anthony Faust First Ten Pages, Main, Screenwriting 101 Screenplay by: Jan Fischer, James Jeremias, Jeffrey Boam Breakdown by: Anthony Faust Kiefer Sutherland, Corey Haim, and Jason Patric star…Read More
Dec 07 Love0 The Great Screenwriters – Part 17: Taxi Driver’s Paul Schrader By Martin Keady Main, Screenwriting 101 Paul Schrader was probably the greatest screenwriter, and certainly the most famous screenwriter, of the late 20th century. The man…Read More
Dec 06 Love2 Slamdance 2018 Announces Beyond Features and Short Film Competitions By Staff Main, News Slamdance has announced their Beyond and Shorts program lineups for their 24th edition. This year, several Slamdance Alumni return with…Read More
Dec 06 Love2 Writing for Television: Tips From “The Good Place” By Staff Main, Screenwriting 101 By Britton Perelman Spoilers ahead. Binge “The Good Place” before reading! There’s so much that’s good about “the Good Place.”…Read More
Dec 05 Love2 Sundance Institute Announces Indie Episodic, Shorts & Special Event Selection for 2018 Festival By Staff Main, News Works selected across the new Indie Episodic, Shorts and Special Events sections of the 2018 Sundance Film Festival were announced…Read More
Dec 05 Love7 Screenwriting 101: 4 Tips for Writing Threatening Antagonists By Shaun Leonard Main, Screenwriting 101 Antagonists are the main character’s competition. Whether it’s cops versus robbers, boxers versus boxers, or cowboys versus aliens, the “hero”…Read More
Dec 04 Love0 From Script to Screen: “Why So Serious?” The Screenwriting Method to the Joker’s Madness By Jeff Legge Main, Screenwriting 101 Every now and again, a film comes along that defies expectations and somehow manages to transcend and redefine its own…Read More
Dec 04 Love12 Calling All Writers: Weekly Contest Roundup – 12/4/2017 By Jeff Legge Main, Screenwriting 101 Welcome back to The Script Lab’s weekly screenwriting contest roundup – our gathering of all the latest in contest news,…Read More
Dec 01 Love6 Interview: Writer-Director Evan Cooper on Austin Film Fest Horror Hit ‘The Armoire’ By Jeff Legge Main, Screenwriting 101 LA-based Canadian filmmaker Evan Cooper first made waves back in 2015 when his spec script Ballerina Girl was chosen by Francis Ford…Read More
Nov 30 Love1 Getting There: Jeff Kinney, Matthew Weiner, and Stacey Snider on the Road to Success By Valerie Kalfrin Main, Screenwriting 101 By Valerie Kalfrin Watching Clerks spurred Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner to stay in show business. Jeff Kinney, author of…Read More