Establishing Cinematic Language (From Script)
In this week’s roundup brought to us by Script magazine, read exclusive interviews with rom-com The List director Melissa Miller Costanzo on how she established forward momentum in the film, and Ann Oren, co-writer and director of the visually stunning film Piaffe, on how she found the cinematic language of the film with her cinematographer and production designer.
SELLING YOUR SCREENPLAY: Ep. 497 – War Veteran Turned Faith Based Filmmaker with David Helling
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Faith Based Filmmaker David Helling about how his extraordinary journey took him from being a War Veteran in Iraq, to the writer/director of His Only Son (2023).
Tapping Into the Forward Momentum of Rom-Com The List with Director Melissa Miller Costanzo
Melissa Miller Costanzo behind the scenes of The List; Universal; Nickel City Pictures
Melissa Miller Constanzo recently spoke with Script about her initial reaction to Lederer and Vitolo’s screenplay, how her Art Department background influences her directing, why The Cannonball Run film was rhythmically influential, and so much more.
How Comedy Works
There are lots of classes about writing funny; this one is about what funny is—its mechanics, its principles.
How Filmmaker Ann Oren Found the Cinematic Language in Piaffe
Ann Oren recently spoke with Script about why she wanted to make a film about a foley artist, why the collaboration with her cinematographer and production designer was important in establishing the cinematic language of the film, her background as a visual artist, and so much more.