Wednesday, January 15, 2025
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Nostalgic and Romantic (From Script)

In this week’s round up brought to us by Script magazine, acclaimed filmmaker Jeff Nichol’s shares in-depth insight about his creative process from writing to directing his feature film The Bikeriders. Plus, read our interview with writer-director RaMell Ross and editor Nicholas Monsour, the filmmakers behind the buzzworthy film Nickel Boys, and listen to new podcast episodes from Selling Your Screenplay Podcast and Reckless Creatives Podcast.

SELLING YOUR SCREENPLAY: Ep 529 – Writing a Cult Classic Horror Comedy with Johnny Wickham and Mike Capes

Johnny Wickham and Mike Capes talk about writing the Horror Comedy The Invisible Raptor, how they were inspired by cult classic movies like Sharknado, and how when Mike Capes attended a wedding that is what changed their lives and led to the movie getting made.

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NEW! Writing a Family Friendly Script Bundle

Eight OnDemand webinars that provide instruction and advice for screenwriters interested in crafting a screenplay for the whole family to enjoy, including advice on writing the holiday or faith-focused film, writing compelling characters, and selling your script.

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Nostalgic and Romantic: A Conversation with The Bikeriders Writer-Director Jeff Nichols

Jeff Nichols dives into how he was able to lay the narrative foundation for the film, how he wanted to frame the film like a documentary that he had written, to using other storytelling techniques like voice over and prelap, to giving these motorcycle club characters their own unique and distinct physicality and voice in this specific time period.

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Interview with Oscar-Nominated Nickel Boys Writer and Director RaMell Ross and Editor Nicholas Monsour

RaMell Ross and Nicholas Monsour delve into their collaboration, discuss the film’s nontraditional structure, the unconventional screenwriting process, point-of-view, and so much more.

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Reckless Creatives Podcast – Season 4 | Episode 9 – Donald H. Hewitt on Drawing the Reader In … and So Much More

Donald H. Hewitt, a professional screenwriter of 24 years, talks about his long screenwriting career, his new book, and even looks back at the mistakes we all make when we’re naive and young…and maybe a little dumb.

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