The Blank From Hell To apply this tip, you have to fill in the blank with a noun that hasn’t been done before. The Affair From Hell is the film Fatal Attraction. The Roommate From Hell is the movie, Single White Female. The Patient From Hell is What About Bob? The Doll From Hell is Chucky. And so on. Continue reading on the Scriptmag blog ...
Legend has it that the association of talented writing and producing partners Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick began with a high school wedgie. Neither will confirm who was on the receiving end, but “it's been all downhill from there," jokes Reese. Hardly. The two scribes who’ve known each before they were old enough to drive are on fire -- big time. Their first feature collaboration, Zombieland (starring Woody Harrelson, lovable indie star Jesse Eisenberg, adorable Abigail Breslin, and Emma Stone) is being released on Friday, October 2nd. Continue reading ...
Jeffrey Berman's The Write Environment DVD series features (thus far) interviews with Joss Whedon, Damon Lindelof, Tim Kring, Phil Rosenthal, Sam Simon, and Doug Ellin. Berman questions from the writer perspective, eliciting valuable insight and advice on the craft from the pros. In the following clip, Lindelof discusses leaving your options open in series TV, and shares his insight on what makes a good writer.
After a screening of Peter Hanson's Tales From the Script at American Cinematheque’s historic Egyptian Theatre, industry luminaries Larry Cohen, Zak Penn, Billy Ray, Adam Rifkin, Jose Rivera, and David S. Ward revealed some harsh (and often hilarious) realities to a capacity audience. The war between writers and studio executives, the frustration that accompanies the development process, the financial importance of receiving screen credits, and more were covered in the lively panel. Part 1 of 3. [24:03]
Big Break Judges Laura Perez & Katharyn Bond Márquez
The tenth-annual Big Break Screenwriting Contest helps aspiring screenwriters get their scripts into the hands of industry professionals. As Final Draft, Inc. works on the finalists of this year's crop, we thought we'd talk to those industry professionals tasked with choosing the best of the bunch. Among them are Laura Perez and Katharyn Bond Márquez of Converge Entertainment, a company that finances and produces independent and American Latino films. Here, Perez and Márquez outline what they expect from a winning screenplay. Continue reading ...
Phil Lord and Chris Miller were readying for a meeting at Sony when they found out their favorite children’s book — Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs — had gone into turnaround. Through some savvy screenwriter maneuvers, they were able to convince Sony that Cloudy should be the duo’s next project. Six years later, the animated 3-D feature opens wide today, with Lord and Miller at the helm as screenwriters and directors of the picture. [23:39]
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Legend has it that the association of talented writing and producing partners Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick began with a high school wedgie. Neither will confirm who was on the receiving end, but “it's been all downhill from there," jokes Reese. Hardly. The two scribes who’ve known each before they were old enough to drive are on fire -- big time. Their first feature collaboration, Zombieland (starring Woody Harrelson, lovable indie star Jesse Eisenberg, adorable Abigail Breslin, and Emma Stone) is being released on Friday, October 2nd. 
After a screening of Peter Hanson's Tales From the Script at American Cinematheque’s historic Egyptian Theatre, industry luminaries Larry Cohen, Zak Penn, Billy Ray, Adam Rifkin, Jose Rivera, and David S. Ward revealed some harsh (and often hilarious) realities to a capacity audience. The war between writers and studio executives, the frustration that accompanies the development process, the financial importance of receiving screen credits, and more were covered in the lively panel. Part 1 of 3. [24:03]
The tenth-annual Big Break Screenwriting Contest helps aspiring screenwriters get their scripts into the hands of industry professionals. As Final Draft, Inc. works on the finalists of this year's crop, we thought we'd talk to those industry professionals tasked with choosing the best of the bunch. Among them are Laura Perez and Katharyn Bond Márquez of Converge Entertainment, a company that finances and produces independent and American Latino films. Here, Perez and Márquez outline what they expect from a winning screenplay. 
Phil Lord and Chris Miller were readying for a meeting at Sony when they found out their favorite children’s book — Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs — had gone into turnaround. Through some savvy screenwriter maneuvers, they were able to convince Sony that Cloudy should be the duo’s next project. Six years later, the animated 3-D feature opens wide today, with Lord and Miller at the helm as screenwriters and directors of the picture. [23:39] 