Post Tagged with: "John August"

New Short Film Competition: Can We Tempt You to Give Us a Kiss?

Opportunities to get your foot on the industry ladder are few and far between. So when one comes along that offers 50 screenwriters a feature film writing credit, you’d want to know about it. Right? 50 Kisses, brainchild of those behind the London Screenwriters Festival, aims to be the world’s first crowdsourced, narrative feature film. [...]

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PrimeTime: If You Hate TV, Why Do You Want to Write It?

There’s no better way to make sure you DON’T endear yourself to agents, producers, or writers than by spitting on what they do.

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PrimeTime: How Do I Get an Agent? – Part Two

Finding an agent to represent you is not done by sending queries, e-mailing strangers, or submitting scripts. Finding an agent is something that must be EARNED.

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BALLS OF STEEL: Get Your Community On

Enter the land of Scriptchat, where unicorns frolic, writing deals are made, and tequila pours from fountains. Okay, maybe there aren’t any unicorns…

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Inner Conflict: The Absolute Only Way To Write it For The Screen

99 times out of 100, spec writers focusing on inner conflict will suffer the kiss of death. Frankly, you might as well of performed screenplay seppuku. We’ll get into why, as well as discussing unique (see: 1%) instances where inner conflict can add that missing layer that takes a movie from good to great. Ready to dig in?

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PRIMETIME: Join me at the Expo!

For anyone interested in writing for TV or film, the Screenwriting Expo is a tremendous opportunity!

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