Making a Short Film (From Script)
In this week’s round up brought to us by Script magazine, Bryan Young offers some thoughts about writing and making his short film and lessons learned from how to direct actors, how to better craft stories, and how to do better cinematic storytelling. Plus, read interviews with Asleep in My Palm actor-director Tim Blake Nelson, “James Brown: Say It Loud” documentarian Deborah Riley Draper, Cold Copy writer-director Roxine Helberg and more!
A Story About Humanity: A Conversation with “James Brown: Say It Loud” Documentary Filmmaker Deborah Riley Draper
James Brown: Say It Loud; A&E; Deborah Riley Draper
Deborah Riley Draper shares how she initially became attached to the docuseries project, what the catalyst was for her, what inspired her to become a documentarian, and what stories she’ll be telling next alongside her production company Coffee Bluff Pictures.
UNDERSTANDING SCREENWRITING: Two Heavyweights, A Lightweight And Two Early Almodóvars
The Zone of Interest; A24
Just what the subtitle says: Anatomy of a Fall, The Zone of Interest, Lisa Frankenstein, and two of Almodóvar’s first films, Pepi, Luci, Bom and Other Girls like Mom and Labyrinth of Passion.
Making A Short Film
Bryan Young offers some thoughts about writing and making his short film 3 1/2 Stars, and lessons learned from how to direct actors, how to better craft stories, and how to do better cinematic storytelling.
Manipulation of Truth Thematically: An Interview with Cold Copy Writer-Director Roxine Helberg
Roxine Helberg; Cold Copy; Vertical Entertainment
Writer-director Roxine Helberg talks about what inspired her to explore the story and its thematic elements, the creative collaboration with her cinematographer and editor, and gives invaluable advice for first-time filmmakers.
Script Reviews – 2024 Best Picture Oscar Nominees
Tim Schildberger offers up brief script reviews for 2024’s Best Picture Oscar nominees.
INDIE SPOTLIGHT: Interview with Asleep in My Palm Writer-Director Henry Nelson and Actor-Producer Tim Blake Nelson
Asleep in My Palm
Henry Nelson and Tim Blake Nelson talk about their latest creative collaboration, Asleep in My Palm, from Henry’s approach as a writer-director to Tim’s approach as an actor and producer in supporting Henry’s vision, what their North Star was, to where they see the future of independent films and the pros and cons of lookbooks.
INDIE SPOTLIGHT: An Interview with SXSW Dead Mail Filmmakers Joe DeBoer and Kyle McConaghy
Dead Mail
Dead Mail co-writers and co-directors Joe DeBoer and Kyle McConaghy talk about how they landed on this incredibly unique and unusual concept, to their character work, their creative collaboration, and how they interweaved visual and audio elements to enhance their film.
Script Doctoring
In this 3-hour live webinar by Script Doctor Cody Smart, you’ll learn the difference between a script analyst, script consultant, and script doctor, and how script doctors address the rewriting or polishing process of a script.