7 Simple Rewriting Techniques to Impress Readers (From Script)
In this week’s roundup brought to us by Script magazine, documentary filmmakers Dave Merlino and Dustin sweet share the challenges they faced making their feature documentary, Elemental screenwriters Kat Likkel and John Hoberg pull back the curtains on Pixar’s storytelling process, Jurassic Park turns 30, and learn 7 simple rewriting techniques to impress readers.
SELLING YOUR SCREENPLAY: Ep. 489 – Making A Hit Web Series with Daniel B. Iske
This week, Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Writer/Creator Daniel B. Iske about “The Dead Hour,” a web series Daniel and other filmmakers made together which was later picked up by a distributor and released on major streaming platforms like Amazon Video.
How Two Screenwriters Navigated Their First Feature Film Not Having a Script
Filmmakers Dustin Sweet and Dave Merlino share what challenges they faced making their first feature documentary film APACHE BLUES: Welcome Home and how they creatively and collaboratively persevered.
Pour Me a Stiff One: Death Investigation Explained for Writers
Jennifer Dornbush, forensic specialist and crime writer, will walk you through the inner workings of death investigation and how to create authentic death investigation scenes for those story moments when you need “to drop a body.” All this, in a safe, non-gory setting … with a little gallows humor.
How Pixar’s Elemental Screenwriters John Hoberg and Kat Likkel Found Emotional Vulnerability
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Screenwriters Kat Likkel and John Hoberg share with Script a peak behind the curtain of the writing process and collaboration at Pixar, their writing journeys, and they touch on the importance of emotional vulnerability in the room and on the page.
Just Make It With What You Have: A Conversation with Foil Indie Filmmakers Zach Green and Devin O’Rourke
Birdshot Pictures
Filmmakers Zach Green and Devin O’Rourke spoke with Script ahead of their Dances with Films Festival world premiere, about story ideation, their writing collaboration during the pandemic, how their improv backgrounds informed their acting performances and delivery on set, trusting the process, and so much more.
Bringing Passion to Nimona with Graphic Novel Creator ND Stevenson and Animation Film Directors Nick Bruno and Troy Quane
Netflix, 2023
The creative trio recently spoke with Script about adapting the graphic novel, how their animation backgrounds influenced the storytelling, and what they learned during the process of making this film.
Breaking & Entering: Writing Is Decision Making! Here’s How to Make Great Decisions
Become a decisive writer! Barri Evins explains why small decisions in scripts make a big difference, with seven simple rewriting techniques to impress readers.
Jurassic Park at 30: The Gift that Keeps on Giving
Universal Pictures
The story is tight, the filmmaking is incredible, and the John Williams score puts it over the top. But it all starts with words on the page and the script for this one is an all-timer. After 30 years, it still sings, maintaining the bombastic and mesmerizing effect that Steven Spielberg imbued it with initially.