This week’s session is an interview with Gustavo Sampaio, the Founder and
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Session #79 – Is it a Sequel, a Remake, or a Rehash
“Mary Poppins Returns,” “The Force Awakens,” “Star Trek,” “Fast & The Furious”… are these sequels, remakes or just rehashes? Why, besides money, does Hollywood seem to reinvent the wheel with franchises? SPOILERS!
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Fighting Writer's Block and Other Literary Ailments
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Session #79 – Is it a Sequel, a Remake, or a Rehash
“Mary Poppins Returns,” “The Force Awakens,” “Star Trek,” “Fast & The Furious”… are these sequels, remakes or just rehashes? Why, besides money, does Hollywood seem to reinvent the wheel with franchises? SPOILERS!
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Session #78 – How to be a Relationship Pro
How do you build relationships like a pro in the industry? Do you send holiday gifts? Birthday cards? Friend on Facebook? Why professional relationships are important and how to maintain them in this week’s session. Share your experiences below! Writers Group Therapy – Session 78 – How to be a Relationship Pro SHOW NOTES: None this episode
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Session #77 – Best Practices in Fair Use
How did they get away with using all those companies in “Ralph Breaks The Internet”? (May contain SPOILERS!) In today’s session we discuss Fair Use.
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Session #76 – Interview NoHo Cinefest Founder Gustavo Sampaio
This week’s session is an interview with Gustavo Sampaio, the Founder and Director of the NoHo Cinefest in North Hollywood, now in its sixth year. He is also a writer, producer, director and editor. We discuss the upcoming festival and his film “GAIA.” Writers Group Therapy – Session 76 – Interview with Gustavo Sampaio, Founder and Director of the NoHo Cinefest SHOW NOTES: NoHo CinefestGustavo on IMDbGustavo on Twitter
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Session #75 – Works for Hire: Controlling Your Creations
Who owns the characters, worlds and stories you create? This session looks into what is a “word for hire,” and what it means to your creative future.
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Session #74 – IMDB for Writers with Kari Nissena
In this week’s session, we talk with Kari Nissena, an actor, producer and transformation coach on how we writers can improve our image on IMDB.
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Session #73 – Blockbuster Battle: Bird Box vs. A Quiet Place
It’s a blockbuster (not the failed movie rental chain) showdown in today’s session as we compare two sense-based horror films from a writer’s perspective. It’s Bird Box vs. A Quiet Place.
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Session #72 – Interview with Writer/Producer Steve Spalding
We welcome Steve Spalding to our group session this week. Steve is a writer and producer from Florida whose TV pilot, “The Many Lives of Ann Winters,” was one of five winning pilots in the Playstation Emerging Filmmaker Program
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February Page-A-Day Challenge
Here’s the official February Page-A-Day Challenge List!
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Session #71 – When is Your Script Finished?
As a writer, at some point, we have to put “THE END” on our writing process before we share it with agents, managers, producers, etc. So, when is your script finished?
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