Oct 16 Love0 The Importance of Marketing: Happy Death Day’s Box Office Victory Over Blade Runner 2049 By Staff Main This weekend marked a significant surprise at the box office with the Blumhouse/Universal co-production Happy Death Day earning $26.5 million…Read More
Oct 13 Love2 The Great Screenwriters: Part 16 – Robert Towne By Martin Keady Main, Screenwriting 101 Chinatown (1974) really should have a silent ‘e’ - “Chinatowne” – because for all the brilliance of its other creators…Read More
Oct 12 Love41 Hollywood Gatekeepers on What Makes a Great Screenplay: ‘Will these characters and this story stand the test of time?’ By Jeff Legge Main, Screenwriting 101 There's no use beating around the bush. The prominence of spec sales in Hollywood has diminished radically over the last…Read More
Oct 11 Love2 Protected: Interview with —— —- Competition Winner R.B. Ripley: “Write about a big idea that’s important to you.” By Jeff Legge Main, Screenwriting 101 Read More
Oct 10 Love7 First Ten Pages: Black Swan (2010) By Staff First Ten Pages, Main, Screenwriting 101 Script breakdown by Travis Maiuro Written by Mark Heyman and Andres Heinz and Jon McLaughlin; Story by Andres Heinz Black…Read More
Oct 09 Love11 Calling All Writers: Weekly Contest Roundup – 10/09/2017 By Staff 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
Oct 09 Love1 First Ten Page Breakdown: Fright Night (1985) By Anthony Faust First Ten Pages, Main, Screenwriting 101 Screenplay by: Tom Holland Tom Holland wrote this campy horror screenplay about a teenager named Charley Brewster (William Ragsdale) who…Read More
Oct 06 Love1 Announcing the 2017 Recipients of the Prestigious Academy Nicholl Fellowship By Staff Main The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has announced the recipients of the 2017 Academy Nicholl Fellowship. The prestigious…Read More
Oct 06 Love2 The Issue of White Hats: “Scandal” and What a TV Show is Really About By Staff Main, Screenwriting 101 By Britton Perelman Ask someone what any TV show is about and they’ll likely respond with the central plot surrounding…Read More
Oct 04 Love1 On The Page: Screenwriting Guru Pilar Alessandra and Writer Suzanne Keilly Answer Essential Screenwriting Questions By Staff Main, Screenwriting 101 By: Andrew Schwartz On The Page is a weekly podcast hosted by Pilar Alessandra, a writing teacher and former story…Read More