In this session, we talk about strategy and options for making the most of your time as a writer over the Summer.
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Tag: Screenwriting
Session #90 – Rachanee and Tom Go Back to School with Masterclass
Rachanee and Tom share their experiences become students in Masterclass.
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Session #89 – Writing Hard Scenes
They’re not something we, thankfully, as writers, have personally experienced. So, how do you write scenes depicting rape or abuse, murder or drugs?
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Session #87 – Jump the Shark
It’s not everyday that a TV show makes it to four seasons, let alone seven, or 10, or even, as record holder The Simpsons currently stands, 30. In this session, we discuss what makes a show go the distance. Why doesn’t it “jump the shark”?
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Session #85 – What’s Your Writer’s Story?
Besides the stories we put into our scripts, we all have our own “writer’s story.” How does your writer’s story influence how and what you write? We discuss our stories and how they drive us in today’s session.
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Session #83 – What’s Happening In Hollywood?
The past few months in Hollywood have been CRAZY! In today’s session, we discuss what’s going on between the WGA (Writers Guild of America) and the ATA (Association of Talents Agents), the college admissions scandal and the stars caught up in the sting, the dumping on Netflix by the Academy, actors and directors, and Disney’s takeover of 20th Century Fox.
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Session #81 – Writing in a (Genre) Rut
Are you stuck in a genre rut? We’re often told, as writers, to focus on one genre. Does being in a rut, in what we write and watch, make us less well rounded as writers? What can you do to get out of a rut?
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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 #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.”
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