How Should I Sample? (From Script)
In this week’s roundup brought to us by Script magazine, Phil Stark, screenwriter turned therapist, answers a question about what kind of sample is worth writing to showcase your talents as a writer. Plus, catch up on our Tribeca Film Festival coverage, tune into Season 4 of the Reckless Creatives Podcast, and more!
SELLING YOUR SCREENPLAY: Episode 523 – TikTok and Social Media for Writers With Jason Pargin
Author Jason Pargin talks about the importance of titles, how writers can use social media like TikTok to grow your brand, and how he got his start writing as a blogger in 1998 before the term blogging even existed.
Interview With Vulcanizadora Writer/Director/Editor and Co-Star Joel Potrykus, Producer Ashley Potrykus and Star Joshua Burge at the Tribeca Festival
This dark comedy highlights Potrykus’s distinct vision with a gripping dramatic pulse, and unrelenting tone and atmosphere. Familiar themes in Potrykus’s work emerge again in Vulcanizadora: nihilism, isolation, loneliness, society-rejected outsider, however this time he digs further, tackling new territory about fatherhood and father/son relationships.
Ask Phil: How Should I Sample?
This week, Phil Stark, screenwriter turned therapist, answers a question about what kind of sample is worth writing to showcase your talents as a writer.
Interview with Treasure Writer and Director Julia von Heinz at Tribeca Festival
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Award-winning German filmmaker Julia von Heinz talks about her latest film Treasure, from the adaptation process, dealing with transgenerational trauma as a theme, and what she hopes audiences take away from seeing the film.
A Big Story with a Very Intimate Visual Language: A Conversation with “Silo” Director and EP Morten Tyldum
Morten Tyldum talks about the importance of the show’s visual language, the number of details that went into creating the silo as both a character and set, the importance of camera movement and lens choices to sound, and so much more.
Interview with the The Freshly Cut Grass Filmmaker Celina Murga at the Tribeca Festival
Celina Murga discusses the scriptwriting process, the major themes of gender roles in the workplace and at home, and the conflicts and repercussions of the actions of the male and female professor in each of these environments.
Reckless Creatives Podcast – Season 4 | Episode 1 – Letitia Lee: The Art of Spreading Love
Artist Letitia Lee talks about what inspires her to create, the power of art, and the emotion she hopes people feel when they view her stunning work.
Two Brothers’ Journey to “Just Making the Movie”
Is it possible to make a little indie movie in your hometown with a crazy schedule and a bunch of friends? Yes. Well, we’ll see. You can follow along with these two brothers over the summer as they make their movie and report back on everything they learn.
Rewriting is Writing
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