May 12 Love1 The Script Lab Talks with Screenwriter Stephen Beresford at London’s National Theatre By Jackie Middleton Screenwriting 101 It’s a rare occurrence when a writer’s first screenplay earns BAFTA and British Independent Film Awards along with a Golden…Read More
May 11 Love0 Gus Van Sant and the Windows to Other Worlds By Michelle Donnelly Screenwriting 101 Films: Mala Noche, Drugstore Cowboy, My Own Private Idaho, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, To Die For, Good Will Hunting,…Read More
May 09 Love1 Deconstructing the Master Filmmakers – the True Innovators in Storytelling By Bobette Buster Screenwriting 101 -For the first-time ever, Bobette Buster will be making her storytelling secrets available to the SSN audience in an exclusive…Read More
May 07 Love0 A Screenwriting Lesson with Jim Uhls By Cameron Cubbison Screenwriting 101 Jim Uhls (Fight Club, Looper), originally a playwright, discusses what it takes (for him) to be a screenwriter -…Read More
May 06 Love0 5 Screenwriters You Need to Know: Part VII By Terris Ko Screenwriting 101 Some screenwriters are just good writers, period. From the start, they were bestowed the ultimate talent of being able to…Read More
May 06 Love1 The State of Storytelling & the 3 Essential Truths Screenwriters Should Know By Bobette Buster Screenwriting 101 To all screenwriters, take a good look at the chart below for a blast of clarity. To sum up the…Read More
May 05 Love0 How John Logan’s Love for the Stage Translated into Screenwriting By Cameron Cubbison Screenwriting 101 John Logan (Gladiator, The Aviator) discusses how his love for Shakespeare and the stage bled into his passion for…Read More
Apr 30 Love0 Richard Curtis on How He Got into Screenwriting By Cameron Cubbison Screenwriting 101 Richard Curtis (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill) lectures on his career, but he hones in on what…Read More
Apr 28 Love0 How To Go From Platonic to Romantic in Your Screenplay By Eric Owusu Screenwriting 101 Things change. That’s merely a fact of life. Roles, jobs, relationships, they all undergo some sort of growth, regression, or…Read More
Apr 27 Love0 UCLA Screenwriting Professor Richard Walter on the Hoax Called ‘Genre’ By Richard Walter Screenwriting 101 A reporter quizzed me about the different skills required for writing animation rather than live action movies. I said there…Read More