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Write On with 'Blood Quantum' Writer-Director Jeff Barnaby

October 13, 2020

Jeff Barnaby discusses his fresh approach to the zombie genre, balancing theme and story, and more! Blood Quantum is about a zombie virus that decimates all of Earth's population except the native community of Red Crow who now has to contend with the...

Write On with 'Host' Writers Gemma Hurley, Rob Savage, and Jed Shepherd

October 13, 2020

HOST co-writers Gemma Hurley, Jed Shepherd, and Rob Savage discuss how they managed to produce the film safely during the on-going pandemic and more.

Write On with 'The Boys' Writer Anslem 'Slem' Richardson

October 7, 2020

Guest host Sade' Sellers and The Boys writer Anslem 'Slem' Richardson discuss his early career with competitions and tokenism, writing for Season 2, and much more.

Write On with 'Death of Me' Director Darren Bousman

September 30, 2020

Death of Me director Darren Bousman discusses how he generates story ideas, his writing process and how it's evolved over his career, his work directing films in the SAW franchise, and much more.

Write On with Final Draft SVP Joe Jarvis & Chief Architect Steve Brost

September 15, 2020

Final Draft's Senior Vice President Joe Jarvis and Chief Engineer Steve Brost discuss how they work with professional writers when developing the software, the partnerships and integrations we've done with major studios like Netflix, and more.

Write On with 'The Pale Door' Co-Writer and Director Aaron B. Koontz

September 4, 2020

The Pale Door co-writer and director Aaron B. Koontz discusses his approach to juggling different genres, how he generates ideas for his stories, being vulnerable in your storytelling, and much more.

Write On with 'Rogue' Co-Writer and Director MJ Bassett

September 1, 2020

Rogue co-writer and director MJ Bassett discusses how the film came together, her passion for telling genre stories, how she found her way into becoming a filmmaker, and much more.

Write On with #StartWith8Hollywood Partners Thuc Nguyen and Cheryl Bedford

August 28, 2020

#StartWith8Hollywood partners Thuc Nguyen and Cheryl Bedford discuss the roadblocks underrepresented groups often run into, how the campaign got started, success stories they've already seen, and much more.

Write On with Shudder's "Cursed Films" Writer-Director Jay Cheel

August 18, 2020

Shudder's Cursed Films writer-director Jay Cheel discusses what writing a documentary really means, how he chose the films for the series, how he got his start in filmmaking, and much more. Cursed Films is the 5-part documentary series that explores ...