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Rising Through the Ranks: Emlyn Crenshaw

April 24, 2019

Wherever showrunner Carol Barbee is, chances are, Emlyn Crenshaw's there, too.

Wild Nights with Emily' Director Madeleine Olnek

April 23, 2019

Imagine if everything you ever knew about a beloved writer was disproven in an instant.

Career Tips from Screenwriting Career Coach Lee Jessup

April 23, 2019

For the last 20 years, Lee Jessup has been coaching screenwriters on all elements of a successful career. Brand assessment and strategy, effective networking, crafting a memorable origin story that makes writers shine in a general meeting - Lee discu...

Film School Spotlight: Paul Chitlik on the Loyola Marymount University Student Experience

April 18, 2019

With alumni credited for works ranging from L.A. Confidential to Criminal Minds to the One Day at a Time reboot, it is no surprise variety is a theme at the Loyola Marymount University School of Film and Television. Close to Hollywood, approximately ...

Write On with 'The Wall' Writer-Director Kellie Madison

April 16, 2019

Kellie Madison, whose spec script The Wall just sold to Dolphin Entertainment, discusses her transition from acting to writing and directing, her interest in the dark side of the human condition and the early influences she hopes will help her make a...

Spec Spotlight: 'This Is Us' Screenwriter Kay Oyegun Sells 'Assisted Living' to Paramount

April 11, 2019

Witty, charming, laugh-out-loud funny: three ways to describe 31-year-old Kay Oyegun’s feature script, Assisted Living. The comedy, which took Oyegun 10 months, seven different outlines and five drafts to write, sold to Paramount for a high six again...

Little Woods' Sparks Conversation About Women's Rights, Poverty

April 10, 2019

“Who do you consider American? What do they look like and where do they live?”

Write On with 'The Highwaymen' Screenwriter John Fusco

April 9, 2019

Veteran screenwriter John Fusco discusses his journey from dropping out of school for The Blues to obtaining his GED, being accepted to NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and eventually winning a screenplay contest that brought him to Los Angeles. Fusco ...

Indie Filmmaker Alexandra Boylan On Taking Control of Your Career

March 29, 2019

Hollywood is a tough town to make it in—especially if you’re a woman. People from around the world flock to La La Land with the hopes of ‘making it big’ and living out their dreams. But for some, that dream never comes to fruition. That’s why Alexand...