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The Week in ScriptShark Screenplay Scouting: Week Ending 02/04/2012

2012-02-02T21:13:41+00:00

This week ScriptShark Scouting introduced to high-concept and arrestingly original scripts into the marketplace. Here's the rundown...

Story, Story, Story

2012-01-25T14:00:27+00:00

Yes, I’ve harped on the fact that it all starts with the story, the definition of which is simple: There’s a person. S/he has a goal.

Dilemma of a Serious Screenwriter

2012-01-19T13:59:59+00:00

Very soon this year’s Academy Award nominees will be announced, including best original and best adapted screenplay. The honor brings personal satisfaction, professional caché, and many new friends.

The Week in ScriptShark Screenplay Scouting: Week Ending 01/14/2012

2012-01-13T19:36:19+00:00

This week brought ScriptShark scouting back into full swing for 2012. Take a look at the projects we introduced to the industry:

Now Oscar-Winning Producer Edward Saxon Can Be Your Film Mentor

2012-01-11T14:00:46+00:00

The great debate regarding education for filmmakers has continued to draw both pro and con opinions as to whether or not it’s better to attend college or try some form of self-education and several options have become available for anyone who wants to learn more about the movie making business.

What’s Your Story?

2012-01-04T15:00:48+00:00

When I was a kid, I was always asking my dad questions. Some would be about things, some would be about places, some would be about him or things that happened to him. If he didn’t want to answer, which was most of the time, what he usually replied was, “What are you, writing a book?”

I Know How It Feels to be A Sardine!

2011-12-20T15:00:00+00:00

For 20 days I helped shoot a movie called Phantom. It all took place inside a retired, Russian submarine, docked at the San Diego Maritime museum. Some days, we had two crews filming back-to-back inside this amazing head-banging, cramped, low-tech diesel leviathan.

Feedback: How to Take and Employ Notes

2011-12-16T15:00:29+00:00

Getting notes can be an eye-opening battery recharger or one of the most frustrating parts of the writing process. Heeding a bad note can be the thread that unravels the whole sweater.

The Week in ScriptShark Screenplay Scouting: Week Ending 12/10/2011

2011-12-09T16:22:16+00:00

This week, ScriptShark Scouting introduced three very different, but equally compellng screenplays to the industry. We've already received a lot of response from managers, agents and producers. Let's take a look...

Creating Charismatic Characters: Make Them Average

2011-12-06T14:00:24+00:00

Characters with charisma are charming, dynamic, fascinating and compelling and we want to see them in our works of art. In fact, we respond to them the same as the works of art themselves: they make us feel large and small, aching and pleased, simultaneously.