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scr(i)pt Magazine - July/August 2005
July/August 2005
Issue Highlights
Feature
The Great Idea : Wedding Crashers
By Kate McCallum
scr(i)pt magazine takes a moment with comedy writers Steve Faber and Bob Fisher as they reveal their ironic inspiration behind New Line Cinema’s upcoming laugher The Wedding Crashers.
Development
Who You Know: Eric Robinson of Miramax Films
By John Scott Lewinski
Miramax Films’ Director of Production and Development Eric Robinson discusses the balance between concept and character and reveals what type of script will catch the eye of an executive.
Spec Sale Spotlight: Ben Olson
By Rita Cook
Ben Olson reflects on the sale of his first screenplay, Hum, a story about a haunted Humvee, and on his writing process collaborating with Jason Blumenthal at Escape Artists.
Kid Stuff: Writing For The Family Film Market
By Joel Haber
Films aimed at the family market arguably form the fastest growing and most under-recognized segment in the American movie business. The subjects of this article know kids’ movies from the inside and share their expertise on the subject.
Spec Sales: Are They a Myth?
By Chadwick Clough
Script P.I.M.P. founder Chadwick Clough carefully dissects one of screenwriting’s hottest topics today: the spec sale market.
From Script to Screen: The Devil’s Rejects
By David S. Cohen
You love your DVDs, but do you miss the grindhouses of the 70s and the cheesy exploitation movies they showed? If so, rocker-turned-auteur Rob Zombie’s your guy. But House of 1000 Corpses’ sequel The Devil’s Rejects zigs where the first film zagged.
Seven Steps to Getting a Literary Manager
By Michael T. Kuciak
How do you really get a manager? Too many writers are perplexed. They flail around and make mistakes. STOP! Here is exactly what you need to do.
Writers Services: Can You Buy Industry Access?
By John Scott Lewinski
Since selling a screenplay became the dream of so many writers, several pitch fests and online marketing services have emerged to offer scribes access to the industry. Are they worth your time and money?
Craft
Independents: Understanding Voice and Theme
By William C. Martell
Columnist and screenwriter Bill Martell lays out the simple rules to help aspiring scribes find their “voice.”
Candied Camera: Charlie and The Chocolate Factory
By Bob Verini
John August, the screenwriter charged with re-imagining not one, but two iconic childhood classics, sits down for an in-Depp interview.
The Hill With It: A Simple Plan ... A Brilliant Scene
By John Hill
Writing a great scene is the coin of the screenwriting realm. Here’s a look at a complex scene from A Simple Plan.
Ten Ways to Tweak a Scene: Part One
By Marilyn Horowitz
Einstein wrote that “Problems cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them.” You’ve already created the scene. These exercises will help you perfect it using fun and intuitive techniques.
Meet The Reader: My Favorite Scripts
By Ray Morton
Great scripts have the power to captivate us and to teach us how to be better writers. This month Ray Morton shares a list of his favorites.
Writers on Writing
A Ride on The Red Eye
By Carl Ellsworth
Screenwriter Carl Ellsworth discusses how to deal with last-minute changes as a “script medic” on the set of his first film Red Eye.
The Writing of Pretty Persuasion
By Skander Halim
Scribe Skander Halim explains the problems that arose in the writing of risqué scenes in his first feature screenplay, Pretty Persuasion—a story about a brilliant 15-year-old girl dealing with an absent mother, a monster of a father and her sudden introduction to sex.
$20 In The Front Seat, $40 In The Back: The Writing of Hustle & Flow
By Craig Brewer
Hustle & Flow writer-director Craig Brewer penned a Memphis story that is not your standard urban film. He discusses the unique creation of his protagonist, D.Jay, and the character’s engaging journey from hustling and pimping to the world of rap music.
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