Writing the Role of a Lifetime (From Script)
In this week’s round up brought to us by Script magazine, gain insight from award winning writer Jon James Miller about what it means to show and not tell in your writing. Plus, catch up on our 2024 Telluride Film Festival coverage and read interviews with the Eggers Brothers on their first feature film The Front Room and independent filmmaker and mental health advocate Nadine Crocker about her latest feature Continue, and more!
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UNDERSTANDING SCREENWRITING: The Debris of Summer
Fly Me to The Moon
Well, here’s what’s left: Twisters, Fly Me to the Moon, Touch, and two plays about movies, Broken Blossoms and Crevasse.
2024 Telluride Film Festival Report – Last Day and Conclusions
On the last day I managed to see wonderful films to round out the Show with three completely different types of films. Disparate narrative films Saturday Night and September 5, along with a fascinating doc on cinema’s technical history Her Name Was Moviola. Walking to the rental condo that night I began thinking about the whole experience and what it all may mean.
CHARACTER-DRIVEN: Writing the Role of a Lifetime (One Image at a Time)
The Big Lebowski
What does showing-not-telling mean when all you have to use are words?
Showcasing Humor and the Grotesque: The Eggers Brothers Talk The Front Room
Sam Eggers and Max Eggers talk about making their first feature together.
Mental Health and the Arts: A Conversation with Continue Filmmaker Nadine Crocker
Nadine Crocker gives insight into writing the script for the film, connecting with others, her distinct vision as a director, and most importantly, starting a movement with her nonprofit Continue On.
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