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Terry Rossio, Writer of "Pirates of the Caribbean" Part I: The Business of Screenwriting

November 27, 2017

In the vast world of filmmaking, screenwriters have their own stars and heroes. One name that even freshman writers beginning their first scripts know is that of Terry Rossio.

Five Things Screenwriters Can Learn From Stronger

October 16, 2017

Stronger tells the true story of Jeff Bauman, who lost his legs in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, directed by David Gordon Green, and written by John Pollono (based on Bauman's memoir), the film is a highly emotional and ...

Ilyse McKimmie Talks Sundance Feature Film Labs

October 9, 2017

Fruitvale Station, Swiss Army Man, and Beasts of the Southern Wild. These and many more feature films have one thing in common: The filmmakers behind these brilliant movies developed their skills through the Sundance Institute and the Feature Film Pr...

Five Things Screenwriters Can Learn From "IT"

September 17, 2017

Based on Stephen King’s classic bestseller, IT has broken numerous box-office records and has been praised by critics and fans; many of which have cited the film as one of the best movie adaptations of a King novel. Written by Chase Palmer, Cary Fuku...

Screenwriting Runs in the Family for the Fisher Sisters

June 30, 2017

Joely Fisher’s feature directorial debut is a true family affair. Her sister, Tricia Leigh Fisher, worked on the original script, and their children read it through to make it as authentic as possible.

The Writing of Wonder Woman

June 5, 2017

Beautiful as Aphrodite, wise as Athena . . . With such accolades describing Wonder Woman on everything from T-shirts to coffee cups, it’s no wonder that fashioning a story about her seemed as intimidating as scaling Mount Olympus. Yet screenwriter Al...

InkTip Film THE EYES Now In Theaters: Q & A with screenwriter Robert T. Roe

April 17, 2017

Robert T. Roe is a Portland-based screenwriter who wrote the limited location thriller, The Eyes. Robert's script was discovered on InkTip by producer Robbie Bryan with Good To Be Seen Films.

Screenwriting Role Models: Paul Schrader

April 6, 2017

Paul Schrader is one of the most important screenwriters of the twentieth century and helped to define the New Hollywood of the 1970s. Unlike most filmmakers, Schrader didn’t grow up loving movies. In fact, he had not seen one until he was in his lat...

"The Discovery" Writer Charlie McDowell Discusses His Netflix Original & More

March 29, 2017

Charlie McDowell lets Final Draft in on how his Sundance film "The Discovery" grabbed the attention of Netflix. Jason Segel, Robert Redford and Rooney Mara star in the science-fiction, romantic drama about a scientist's discovery of afterlife and its...