“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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Category: Writing
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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Session #70 – Interview with Writer/Producer/Director Stephen Kogon
Session #70 – Interview with Writer/Producer/Director Stephen Kogon about his film “Dance Baby Dance”
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Session #69 – Notes Etiquette
Getting notes on your projects can be a harrowing experience. How you give them is just as important. In today’s session, we discuss how to deal with notes from both sides.
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Session #68 – Newbie Guide to Screenwriting
You’ve dashed your parents’ hopes and decided you want to be a screenwriter. We often get asked questions from people who, not too far in the distant past, we were: The Newbie Screenwriter.
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Session #67 – Handling Rejection
We will undoubtedly receive a mountain of “no’s” and “passes” before, if ever, we get our first “YES!” How you handle rejection can make or break you in the business of screenwriting, or books, magazines, blocks, advertising, etc.
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Session #66 – The Moral of the Story
In this session, Tom struggles with Hollywood films lacking moral fiber. Do movies still teach morals? Or we just stuffing our faces with popcorn while stuff explodes on screen?
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