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The Computer and The Screenplay: Why Screenwriters Should Care About VFX

October 4, 2019

Photo courtesy of Joseph J. Lawson, Portals of Wonder Media* In movie lingo, visual FX (VFX) and special effects (SFX) are not interchangeable. Visual FX are digital and created in post-production while special effects are created on a set during pro...

The Triumphant Return of LALIFF

October 3, 2019

Last year, the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF) returned after a five-year hiatus. Back again this past summer, LALIFF “doubled in audience, sponsors and excitement,” says Rafael Agustín, LALIFF’s Executive Director. “We weren’...

Write On with Emergence Creators Tara Butters & Michele Fazekas

October 1, 2019

Emergence creators & showrunners Tara Butters and Michele Fazekas discuss their approach to writing the show, their influences while developing it, their work on previous shows and more.

Spec Spotlight: Meredith Dawson Sells Spec to Universal, Paul Feig to Produce

September 27, 2019

Screenwriter Meredith Dawson is hoping to reignite the romantic comedy genre with the recent sale of her spec script, When Michael Met Carrie…and Other People. Universal Pictures snapped up the script, which will also be directed by Dawson, with Paul...

New Workshops Provide Tools + Experience for Female and Diverse Screenwriters

September 26, 2019

There’s a new organization in Hollywood offering workshops for writers with diverse backgrounds looking to break into the television industry. The Writers Room 5050 was created by award-winning writer-director-producer Evette Vargas, and actress-prod...

Write On With 2018 Big Break Winner Myles Reid

September 25, 2019

2018 Big Break Television Winner Myles Reid discusses his winning script 'Scattershot', how he first got into storytelling, his writing process and much more.

Rising Through the Ranks: Sarah Crosthwaite

September 25, 2019

The Bricks of Breaking in: Tips on Breaking in From Emmy-Nominated Writers

September 20, 2019

Photo credit: Michaell Lynn Jones Just like there are so many directions you can take a story, there are also many different paths to take when breaking in as a writer. The one common theme, whatever road you go, is that developing a career as a tele...