The Scoggins Report is a compilation of sales and trends in the industry. Archive editions can be found at The Business of Show Institute and on www.thewrap.com. Details on every person, project, and company covered by the Report can also be found at www.ItsontheGrid.com. The Report is reprinted at ScriptMag.com by permission of the authors. [...]
You have great script idea mulling inside your head. Maybe it’s been haunting you for years, and you keep saying, “I’ll get to it… after this rewrite… after the school year… after my ingrown toenail heals… after…” Shut the barn door and write that sucker. What are you waiting for?! April is Script Frenzy month [...]
ScriptMag.com has launched a campaign to support and celebrate screenwriters with fantastic websites. We’re proud to announce “Screenwriter Website of the Week.” Our initial launch showcases the talented Chuck Wendig of Terribleminds. Wendig is an author, screenwriter, blogger and penmonkey extraordinaire, posting fantastic writer tales and tidbits regularly. Head on over and check out why Wendig [...]
Final Draft, Inc. Webinars with an award-winning screenwriter and The Pitch King; an all expenses paid opportunity (and a trip to Costa Rica) for one lucky screenwriter; and a workshop devoted to writing for children and young adults are all on deck in 2012. What’s on your calendar?
Smart Girls Productions has helped aspiring screenwriters gain notice in the industry, from pitch to prodco. In a new endeavor for the company, Smart Girls is embarking on a partnership with Final Draft, Inc.’s ScriptXpert service in the hopes of introducing more promising scriptwriters to major industry players.
The Coronet Writers Lab is as notable for its intimacy and focused attention as it is for the successes of its members. As an actor, produced playwright and screenwriter, and educator, moderator T. Jay O’Brien could simply focus on building his own resume. Fortunately, his passion for bolstering new talent, complemented by the commitment of a tight-knit group of Lab members, finds them all on La Brea most Monday nights.
It’s difficult to know if a prodco has refined its production slate, is looking to read specific genres, or simply wants to see some fresh writing samples. So, our friends at Script Pipeline wanted to pass on some information to help you in your query quest.
Supported by a grant from the John Templeton Foundation and established by MOVIEGUIDE® in 2005, the primary purpose of the Kairos Prize is to further the influence of moral and spiritual values within the film and television industries.
Screenwriter and filmmaker Steven Arvanites was looking for support in NYC. He suspected other screenwriters were looking for the same thing. So, he formed NYCscreenwriter, a Manhattan-based network that, today, serves as home base for over 1,000 city scribes.
