Charlie Kaufman vs. ChatGPT (From Script)
In this week’s round up brought to us by Script magazine, writer Scott Foster gives his hot take against the use of AI and why it could never stand a chance up against human writers, like acclaimed screenwriter Charlie Kaufman. Plus, dive into interviews with The Young Wife filmmaker Tayarisha Poe, The Tattooist of Auschwitz producer Claire Mundell, and catch up on Tom Stempel’s latest film and TV insight.
Charlie Kaufman vs. ChatGPT
Why would we ever want an interloping digital poser to colonize our most basic need for expression?
UNDERSTANDING SCREENWRITING: Two OK Films, One Great Miniseries
Challengers; MGM
The two OK films are The Fall Guy and Challengers, and the miniseries is “A Gentleman in Moscow.” (Sorry, the snark level I normally dip into for these sub-heads is not up to my usual standard.)
Writing the High Octane Action Script
The Writers Store has carefully curated a bundle that offers specific techniques for adding suspense to your script and writing action scenes that will keep the viewers on the edge of their seat and agents/producers flipping pages.
Fortuitous Timing: A Conversation with “The Tattooist of Auschwitz” Producer Claire Mundell
Claire Mundell talks about the journey to acquiring the book rights, knowing out of the gate the story would be best formatted for TV, bringing on key creatives, and what she hopes audiences take away from watching the series.
Lensing a Rorschach: Writer-Director Tayarisha Poe Talks Free Form in The Young Wife
Tayarisha Poe
Filmmaker Tayarisha Poe talks breaking well-worn narrative structures, disruption as style and how Birdman and Melancholia inspired Poe to create her own form of seeing deeply into The Young Wife.