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5 Screenwriting Takeaways: Freeform's 'Single Drunk Female' offers catharsis with a shot of comedy

February 28, 2022

Single Drunk Female is out to redefine the term "hot mess". After Samantha Fink has a very public breakdown and is fired from her job at Bzzz (an allusion to Buzzfeed not so cryptically hidden) she’s forced to move back home and finally face her addi...

Director Jason Orley discusses bringing the many faces of ‘I Want You Back’ to life

February 25, 2022

While shepherding a story from another person’s script to the screen as a director can be difficult, Jason Orley felt like he “jumped onto a train” when directing I Want You Back, highlighting the “excellent” script and cast that propelled the projec...

5 Screenwriting Takeaways: How ‘Kimi’ tells a psychological thriller in pandemic times

February 25, 2022

Lately, movies have fewer locations, smaller casts and have hinted on the pandemic world we’ve found ourselves in. The film industry is adjusting, not just with set protocols, but storylines as well. Movies like Locked Down and TV shows like This Is ...

History of TV: MCU's powerful ‘Luke Cage’

February 25, 2022

First, we met the sardonic Jessica Jones. Then bullet-proof Luke Cage stepped on the scene in his quietly intense way like in Jessica Jones, then in his own show in 2016 before becoming part of The Defenders along with Jessica, Matt Murdock (Daredevi...

Write On with ‘Flee’ Co-Writer/Director Jonas Poher Rasmussen

February 24, 2022

Nominated for three Academy Awards®, Flee tells the extraordinary true story of a man, Amin, on the verge of marriage which compels him to reveal his hidden past for the first time. Filmmaker Jonas Poher Rasmussen talks to Write On about the process ...

Level Up Part IV: Productivity

February 23, 2022

Welcome back to our five-part series on how to upgrade your screenwriting game. So far, we’ve covered tips to develop your community, technique, and creativity, and today we’re digging into productivity upgrades! Buckle up, because we’re going to put...

Write On with ‘Promised Land’ Creator Matt Lopez

February 18, 2022

Promised Land is an epic, generation-spanning ABC drama about two Latinx families vying for wealth and power in California's Sonoma Valley. Showrunner and creator Matt Lopez tells Write On: “The show… tackles immigration, assimilation, what it means ...

5 Screenwriting Takeaways: ‘Encanto’ offers storytelling lessons beyond animated features

February 18, 2022

In the mountains of Colombia, every Madrigal family member is blessed with a unique, magical power. Luisa has the power of strength. Antonio recently acquired the ability to communicate with animals. For a handful of generations, this family living i...