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Co-Writer of REZ BALL Talks Writing Sports Drama And Embracing Tropes

It can be incredibly difficult to venture into an established genre like the sports drama. It’s a tried-and-true narrative with some equally tested—and beloved—tropes. Sometimes the team is a ragtag group of misfits, the underdogs no one believes in....

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Why Horror Never Dies

Scary is in. Fear is fashionable. Horror is hot. That’s what we’re told. Judging strictly by box office returns and critical acclaim—not to mention the occasional Academy Award® for best screenplay—horror does seem to be having a moment in the zeitge...

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HOLD YOUR BREATH Writer Explores Dark Side of Motherhood in Horror Tale

Hold Your Breath is an achingly beautiful film that resonates in many powerful ways. While hitting many of the necessary tropes of psychological horror, it’s the incredible acting performances that hook you and won’t let you escape – even when it’s h...

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"Breaking into TV Writing" with Anton Schettini

Anton Schettini is a TV writer best known for writing sitcoms like Happy Together and Superior Donuts – and even a drama called Snap. But before he was an actual writer, he spent years working his way up the Hollywood ladder as a production assistant...

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SATURDAY NIGHT: Jason Reitman and Gil Kenan On Telling a Real-Time Story

Chaos. Genius. Drugs. Comedy. Revolution. These five words may not seem to go together at first glance, but they perfectly sum up the rollercoaster ride that is the new film Saturday Night. Told in real time, the film takes us back to 1975 when a det...

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What Francis Ford Coppola Can Teach Screenwriters

At the 79th Academy Awards, three directors stood on stage ready to reveal the Best Director Oscar. The three directors all came up in the 1970s, stretching the limits of what film could be and dazzling audiences. Those three directors were Steven Sp...

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Screenwriting Role Models: John Carpenter & Debra Hill

Many horror fans associate the name John Carpenter with the Halloween franchise and are well aware of his numerous duties on his classic films as a director, screenwriter, music composer and producer.

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Screenwriter Spotlight: Writing Horror with Peter Dukes

Being a successful screenwriter means working hard, and Peter Dukes is testament to this. The writer of several horror movies including The Memory of the Heart, Portal, Escape Room and Tales of Horror shares his advice for how to break through in you...

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Inspiring an Emotional Response Through Your Screenplay

It’s important to inspire an emotional response from people reading your screenplay for several reasons.

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