Screenwriting & Filmmaking Inspiration
Screenwriting – do you live and breathe it? Do you have a story that you need to get out of your head? Is becoming a paid screenwriter part of your dream?
Maybe you wat creative control over your vision and want to write & direct films?
Either way, there are over 400 links below to screenwriting and filmmaking advice to help guide you along on your Hollywood or Independant film career.
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Screenwriting & Filmmaking Links
Script Magic #57
Check out “Anatomy of a Script” on YouTube from the Writers Guild Foundation.
https://www.youtube.com/user/WGFoundation/featured
Script Magic #59
Scripts & Scribes: where storytellers share their voices.
http://www.scriptsandscribes.com/
Script Magic #66
Check out MovieBytes for screenwriting contests and markets:
Script Magic #73
“Don’t Write Like A Girl!”
http://www.scriptmag.com/features/breaking-dont-write-like-girl
Script Magic #82
Check out “Screenwriting Tutorials” for video lessons on screenwriting. https://tutorials.screenwritersuniversity.com/
Script Magic #142
Want to write for TV or a web series? Check out Larry Brody’s TVWriter.net for tips and online classes/contests.
Script Magic #143
The Inside Pitch: A forum for screenwriters, filmmakers & creative types to ask and answer questions and exchange ideas and information about the craft & business of movie making. https://www.facebook.com/groups/theinsidepitch/
Script Magic #144
“Nobody Wants To Read Your Sh*t!”
http://www.stevenpressfield.com/
Script Magic #145
Official screenwriting blog of the Black List:
Offers insight into developing the craft of screenwriting alongside highlighting events and professional advice that will help scriptwriters get their screenplay picked up.
http://gointothestory.blcklst.com/
Script Magic #146
Stage 32: the world’s largest social network and educational hub for film, television & theater creatives.
https://www.stage32.com/
Script Magic #147
Roadmap Writers
Equipping screenwriters with the tools and training needed to take their projects to the next level.
http://www.roadmapwriters.com/
Script Magic #148
Inside the Actors Studio
Understanding stars, one episode at a time.
http://www.bravotv.com/inside-the-actors-studio
Script Magic #149
Screenwriting Advice, in Six Seconds or Less
http://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/screenwriting-advice-in-six-seconds-or-less
Script Magic #150
SimplyScripts: The premier resource for scripts, screenplays, and transcripts on the net.
Script Magic #151
RawScripts: Free, online screenwriting software. Screenplays are private, secure, and accessible from any computer.
Script Magic #152
Zoetrope: a global creative community, hosting workshops where writers, filmmakers, and other artists share their work and improve their craft. (relaunched 2016 to include short films)
Script Magic #153
Seventh Sanctum: a source for random generators of ideas, from story concepts to science fiction weapons to incredibly silly spells.
http://www.seventhsanctum.com/
Script Magic #154
Internet Movie Firearms: when you need the right gun for your character’s job.
http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Main_Page
Script Magic #157
Real-time screenplay collaboration online with WriterDuet: https://screencraft.org/writerduet/
Script Magic #158
Learn how to write a pilot episode for TV or web series (it’s FREE starts Aug 1st):
https://www.coursera.org/learn/script-writing
Script Magic #159
The 3 Key Psychological Hooks to Creating Compelling Characters: http://nofilmschool.com/2016/07/3-key-psychological-hooks-creating-compelling-characters
Script Magic #160
How to Use These 7 Pixar Story Hacks On Your Screenplay: http://screenwritingumagazine.com/2016/06/17/use-7-pixar-story-tricks-screenplay/
Script Magic #161
Need a poisonous plant for your story?
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/plantox/
Script Magic #162
Act One: The Set-Up
http://thescriptlab.com/screenwriting/structure/three-acts/55-act-one-the-beginning
Script Magic #163
Aaron Sorkin on writing dialogue:
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/dialogue-that-matters-aaron-sorkin-todd-finley
Script Magic #164
Confessions of a Screenplay Contest Reader:
http://writeandco.com/confessions-screenplay-contest-reader/
Script Magic #165
Need an Expert? FYI Listings:
http://www.wga.org/writers-room/on-the-web/fyi-listings-ask-the-expert
Script Magic #166
ANATOMY OF SELLING A SCRIPT: Make “Noise.”
http://www.scriptmag.com/features/anatomy-selling-a-script-make-noise
Script Magic #167
Act Two Midpoint:
http://www.movieoutline.com/articles/act-two-the-elusive-heart-of-the-screenplay.html
Script Magic #168
The Internet Movie Script Database
http://www.imsdb.com/
Script Magic #169
ScriptShadow: Reviewing the Latest Scripts in Hollywood
http://scriptshadow.net/
Script Magic #170
John Cleese on Creativity
http://genius.com/John-cleese-lecture-on-creativity-annotated
Script Magic #171
Script Competition For Women-Centric Content
http://www.seriesfest.com/#!featuring-women-initiative/bbld6
Script Magic #172
How To Be a Fan Of Your Own Work
http://www.finaldraft.com/discover/articles/blog/be-a-fan-of-your-own-work
Script Magic #173
Ten Things TO DO When You Get Your First Writing Deal
http://www.theafw.com/blog/ten-things-to-do-when-you-get-your-first-writing-deal/#.
Script Magic #174
8 Qualities That Make an Average Screenwriter Great
https://screencraft.org/2015/09/02/8-qualities-that-make-an-average-screenwriter-great/
Script Magic #175
Tweak Your Writing Music To The Right Frequency
http://tinyurl.com/zn8j924
Script Magic #176
Six Basic Emotional Arcs of Storytelling
http://tinyurl.com/zg3oylw
Script Magic #177
The Legend of J.K. Rowling
(never give up)
http://tinyurl.com/hbrcub7
Script Magic #178
First Draft: 11 Ways Screenwriters Can Avoid Annoying Their Contacts
http://tinyurl.com/hp2gcq9
Script Magic #179
Need your character to hack into a cell phone account?
http://tinyurl.com/j88a94h
Script Magic #180
7 Tips for Creating Unforgettable Villains
http://writeremergency.com/villains
Script Magic #181
Screenwriters Share Their Top Tips for Career Success
http://tinyurl.com/jr8l69h
Script Magic #182
48 Hours of Joseph Campbell Lectures Free Online: The Power of Myth & Storytelling
http://tinyurl.com/owhe9hw
Script Magic #183
Wordplay
http://www.wordplayer.com
(at 1st glance the site might not look like something to bookmark – but trust me – bookmark it)
Script Magic #184
David Lowery On ‘Pete’s Dragon’: How a Microbudget Filmmaker Became Disney’s Secret Weapon
http://tinyurl.com/zn64tgb
Script Magic #185
Your Screenplay’s True Hero? The Opening Scene.
http://tinyurl.com/h5p8rvq
Script Magic #186
10 Ways To Kill Your Writing Career DEAD (And 3 Great Clues To Improving Your Chances)
http://tinyurl.com/of7hpcx
Script Magic #187
The 10 Best Places to Find Your Favorite Screenplays Online
http://tinyurl.com/hr6zfm2
Script Magic #188
Need NASA research results for your screenplay?
http://www.nasa.gov/open/researchaccess/public-access-results
Script Magic #189
13 Things New Filmmakers Should Consider But Rarely Do
http://tinyurl.com/hpfc2ln
Script Magic #190
Five Tips to Make Your Story Shine Through
http://tinyurl.com/zccd5ql
Script Magic #191
Are all creative people insane?
http://tinyurl.com/jq5ks72
Script Magic #192
When truth becomes stranger than fiction.
http://tinyurl.com/j8jpemx
Script Magic #193
Bootleg Universe Short Script and Story Contest
September 5: Early Deadline
October 1: Final Deadline
https://screencraft.org/bootleguniverse/
Script Magic #194
Mike Birbiglia’s 6 Tips for Making It Small in Hollywood. Or Anywhere.
http://tinyurl.com/hatpseg
Script Magic #195
Short of sitting at a bar with two talkative screenwriters, the Scriptnotes Podcast is the next best thing.
http://tinyurl.com/hxm9f9d
Script Magic #196
31 Must-Read Screenwriting Lessons From The Twilight Zone Creator Rod Serling
http://tinyurl.com/gvoqlz3
Script Magic #197
Seizure, Midnight Express, and Platoon: An Excerpt from The Oliver Stone Experience
http://tinyurl.com/zuz723t
Script Magic #198
Why Research Matters
http://tinyurl.com/j64weam
Script Magic #199
Wave Of The Future? How A Smart Computer Is Helping To Craft A Horror Film
http://tinyurl.com/hthxlwn
Script Magic #200
Anatomy of a Scene: Using the “Rule of Three” in Action Sequences
http://tinyurl.com/ztg7v24
Script Magic #201
IndieWire: The Voice of Creative Independence
http://www.indiewire.com/
Script Magic #202
Film Riot: a how-to trip through filmmaking from the mind of Ryan Connolly.
http://revision3.com/filmriot
Script Magic #203
John August
(you’re welcome screenwriters)
http://johnaugust.com/
Script Magic #204
Philip Bloom
Kick ass maker of short films, documentaries, adverts, and much more.
http://www.philipbloom.net/
Script Magic #205
Watch: David Fincher Shows How to Create the Ideal Plot Twist
http://tinyurl.com/gqe4z8l
Script Magic #206
GETTING FEEDBACK: The Amazing Power of the Live Read
http://tinyurl.com/jcby5cf
Script Magic #207
Aaron Sorkin teaches screenwriting:
http://tinyurl.com/gm4n2pf
Script Magic #208
How to write a successful screenplay: Five things to consider before you even begin
http://tinyurl.com/zsnvotz
Script Magic #209
Read Scripts for the 2016 Emmy-Nominated Shows
http://tinyurl.com/jeez8q8
Script Magic #210
PAGE International Screenwriting Awards
“to discover the most exciting new scripts by up-and-coming writers from across the country and around the world.”
https://pageawards.com/
Script Magic #214
THE 8 MOST OVERRATED ASPECTS OF THE SCREENWRITING INDUSTRY
http://tinyurl.com/j6rxh33
Script Magic #215
Jeff Nichols Screenwriting Process
http://tinyurl.com/zchkao6
Script Magic #216
I took Aaron Sorkin’s Masterclass – here’s my cliff’s notes
http://tinyurl.com/jn2semv
Script Magic #217
High Concept Could Make You Rich
http://tinyurl.com/zzugahu
Script Magic #218
15 Things Wrong With Your Short Film
http://tinyurl.com/z9rgob2
Script Magic #219
The Best Female Characters Come From Books
http://tinyurl.com/zdezo9b
Script Magic #220
5 things to learn from the Seinfeld TV spec script that went viral
http://tinyurl.com/hlt6vy2
Script Magic #221
10 Films That Really Nail Story Structure
http://bit.ly/2bKhGNW
Script Magic #222
How a Ugandan director is making great action movies on $200 budgets
http://wapo.st/2dltSUG
Script Magic #223
Hollywood Screenwriters Share Their Best Writing Tips
http://bit.ly/1Yv59P1
Script Magic #224
Best Screenwriting Tips for Great Dialogue
http://bit.ly/1qLmjbA
Script Magic #225
Screenwriting 101: Top 10 No-Budget Screenwriting Techniques
http://bit.ly/2dkBQx4
Script Magic #226
Nick Hornby Screenwriters Lecture
http://bit.ly/2cILgVG
Script Magic #227
“Queen of Katwe’s” William Wheeler on the pressure of scripting stories about real people and how he connected with a culture far from his own.
http://bit.ly/2dtxvK2
Script Magic #228
How to Write a Screenplay with HEART
http://bit.ly/2dDH8rA
Script Magic #229
‘American Psycho’ Screenwriter Guinevere Turner Wants You to Write the Worst Scene Ever Written
http://bit.ly/2d1bliz
Script Magic #230
STORY DEVELOPMENT: The Emotional Glue That Binds Us to Story
http://bit.ly/2cVW8fu
Script Magic #231
Why It Took ‘The Girl on The Train’ Screenwriter Erin Cressida Wilson 30 Years To Break Through In Hollywood — Girl Talk
http://bit.ly/2e5An10
Script Magic #232
Top Hollywood Screenwriter Salaries Rival Studio Chiefs
http://bit.ly/2e23JtI
Script Magic #233
WRITERS ON WRITING: The Script Sale – How The Hell Did You Guys Do It?
http://bit.ly/2dCcHzp
Script Magic #234
First Draft: Revealing The Wounds of Your Screenplay’s Hero
http://bit.ly/2d5hGVA
Script Magic #235
SCRIPT HACKS: 3 Kick-Ass Methods To Fix A Broken Screenplay Scene
http://bit.ly/2druJUF
Script Magic #236
Darren Aronofsky on His Private Writing Process, Fighting Financiers and His Mysterious New Film
http://bit.ly/2dGYcuv
Script Magic #237
Public Domain ~ Free Media for Creative Projects | Pond5
http://bit.ly/2dErabb
Script Magic #238
WGA West President Howard A. Rodman on How Hollywood Really Works – Script Magazine
http://bit.ly/2ecRcaJ
Script Magic #239
A Writer and Three Script Editors Walk Into a Bar
https://vimeo.com/179713937
Script Magic #240
Pitch Scripts to Hollywood w/Guaranteed Access
http://virtualpitchfest.com/
Script Magic #241
Max Landis, The Most Opinionated Screenwriter In Hollywood, Turns To TV
http://nylon.cm/2eaxIAq
Script Magic #242
How I wrote the script for Groundhog Day in less than a week
http://bit.ly/2b32YCG
Script Magic #243
STORY BROADS: 6 Things I Learned When I Found My Screenwriting Community
http://bit.ly/2dJxtwY
Script Magic #244
Sell A Movie To Netflix
http://bit.ly/1jJjGQ5
Script Magic #245
Chris Sparling, Anne Rapp, and Cindy McCreery Talk Writing For Hollywood Outside of Hollywood
http://bit.ly/2eu5BuU
Script Magic #246
Screenplays from top films. – Scriptologist.com
http://bit.ly/1UKrG7Q
Script Magic #247
Writing Successful Query Letters
http://bit.ly/2dxXc8e
Script Magic #248
From ‘Babadook’ to ‘Raw’: The Rise of the Modern Female Horror Filmmaker
http://rol.st/2e55w2J
Script Magic #249
BloodList 2016 — The Best Unproduced Dark Genre Screenplays, Pilots, and Shorts
http://bit.ly/2dXuukm
Script Magic #250
How a writer’s first film script inspired Idris Elba to become its star
http://bit.ly/2eobglZ
Script Magic #251
Sony Pictures Classics just made its FYC scripts available on its website.
http://bit.ly/1yJ58HK
Script Magic #252
An Opening Scene Is The Hero That Your Screenplay Deserves
http://bit.ly/2eo8a1m
Script Magic #253
Shane Black on His Writing Process, Iron Man 3, and Predator
http://bit.ly/2eRsc4S
Script Magic #254
Check Out The Pilot Checkride
http://bit.ly/2ekRVpz
Script Magic #255
ScriptMag Expert Series: Essential Tips on Story Structure from the Writer of Die Hard 2
(Nov 16, 2016)
http://bit.ly/2fFUnn0
Script Magic #256
AFM: Why Female-Centric Films Outnumber Male-Skewing Action Movies
http://bit.ly/2eovDDw
Script Magic #257
The Business of Screenwriting: Celebrate your victories
http://bit.ly/2fwZXbR
Script Magic #258
How I Wrote Arrival (and What I Learned Doing It)
http://bit.ly/2gaqbEE
Script Magic #259
What Can You Learn From Reading Classic Screenplays
http://bit.ly/2gdyaAT
Script Magic #260
8 Famous Screenplays That Were Rejected – Part 1
http://bit.ly/2f0Cs9X
Script Magic #261
8 Famous Screenplays That Were Rejected – Part 2
http://bit.ly/2g2cQvF
Script Magic #262
SITCOM SUCCESS: Create Your Beat-by-Beat Outline
http://bit.ly/2f9kAcZ
Script Magic #263
J.K. Rowling – Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay
http://amzn.to/2faRnye
Script Magic #264
ScreenCraft’s Screenwriting Fellowships
January 15: Final Deadline
https://screencraft.org/fellowship/
Script Magic #265
“Suddenly the World’s Wider, More Exciting, More Engaging”: Criterion’s Peter Becker on the New FilmStruck and Criterion Channel Streaming Service
http://bit.ly/2frzSdW
Script Magic #266
Charlie Kaufman BAFTA lecture
http://bit.ly/2eRdWwz
Script Magic #267
Indie Filmmaking Podcast
http://bit.ly/2g5epaM
Script Magic #268
14 Screenwriters Writing
http://nyti.ms/2feJhYv
Script Magic #269
Writing a Screenplay: Using Structure to Develop Your Ideas
http://bit.ly/2g6oOqc
Script Magic #270
ANATOMY OF CHAOS
Adam Skelter shares his techniques on the art of story for screenwriters and novelists.
http://bit.ly/2fCNR39
Script Magic #271
The Warren Beatty Study Guide
http://bit.ly/2gKl4LI
Script Magic #272
What is a Log Line?
Watch this video and find out!
https://www.facebook.com/fromscratchcontentforyou/videos/666850003495259/
(FaceBook wouldn’t let me shorten the URL)
Script Magic #273
5 Reasons Star Wars Is A Story Told From R2-D2’s Perspective
http://bit.ly/2fCRki1
Script Magic #274
Centropolis Grabs ‘Scarletville’ Spec From First-Timer Jason Young
http://bit.ly/2fTwR9r
Script Magic #275
Subtext Speaks: How To Write Effective Movie Script Dialogue
http://bit.ly/2fCPvla
Script Magic #276
5 Tech Tools Budding Screenwriters Should Invest In
http://bit.ly/2g3WcO6
Script Magic #277
‘Allied’ Screenwriter Steven Knight on Crafting His World War II Romance and the Rules of Hollywood
http://bit.ly/2guemFT
Script Magic #278
8 Animation Movie Scripts All Screenwriters Should Read
http://bit.ly/2hatBba
Script Magic #279
How Adaptive Studios Is Hacking “Development Hell” By Buying Abandoned Screenplays
http://bit.ly/2g9N5fI
Script Magic #280
SimplyScripts: 2016 – 2017 Oscar contenders for best Original Screenplay and best Adapted Screenplay
http://bit.ly/2fuF4kd
Script Magic #281
The Golden Age of the TV Bathroom
http://theatln.tc/2g6kOBQ
Script Magic #282
Writing Movies for the Chinese Box Office
http://bit.ly/2hxi8P7
Script Magic #283
David Mamet’s Three Magic Questions
http://bit.ly/2ejVBHU
Script Magic #284
THIS is how we read and analyze scripts!
http://bit.ly/2gp03qh
Script Magic #285
Script to Novel: The 6 Biggest Hurdles to Turning Your Screenplay into a Book
http://bit.ly/2hxp1zQ
Script Magic #286
We look at how HBO’s Westworld acts as an apt allegory for modern-day television
http://bit.ly/2gwfhIj
Script Magic #287
The Pitch Meeting
http://bit.ly/2gweQ0G
Script Magic #288
The Current State of the Spec Script Market
http://bit.ly/2i0uKhU
Script Magic #289
Write The Movie They Won’t Make: “Hell or High Water’s” Taylor Sheridan
http://bit.ly/2hcv39q
Script Magic #290
Writer Roundtable: Tom Ford, Pedro Almodovar and 4 More on a Trump Movie, Dream Projects and When to Kill a Scene
http://bit.ly/2hAyLuo
Script Magic #291
Facebook to Start Paying for Original Shows
http://bit.ly/2hv7MCp
Script Magic #292
Oscar Shakeup: ‘Moonlight’ & ‘Loving’ Not Eligible For Original Screenplay, Placed In Adapted Script Category
http://bit.ly/2gWKoys
Script Magic #293
What ‘Westworld’ Can Teach Us About Writers
http://bit.ly/2hKonQy
Script Magic #294
These 4 Filmmakers Are Shattering Their Industry’s Gender Barriers
http://huff.to/2hd5o3G
Script Magic #295
Is ‘Arrival’ the Best ‘First Contact’ Film Ever Made?
http://theatln.tc/2gJA4Fa
Script Magic #296
6 Tips From Popular Screenwriters
http://bit.ly/2hOZLWc
Script Magic #297
Scripted Originals Hit Record 455 in 2016, FX Study Finds
http://bit.ly/2ibrMLx
Script Magic #298
Train Yourself to Be Open to Ideas
http://bit.ly/2fjf6jz
Script Magic #299
Epic One-on-One with Literary Manager Scott Carr
http://bit.ly/2iQQdtY
Script Magic #300
The 10 Most Inventive Original Screenplays of 2016
http://bit.ly/2inHuma
Script Magic #301
11 Stages of a Master Screenplay
http://bit.ly/2iZLpH0
Script Magic #302
Things I’ve Learned: Paul Haggis
http://bit.ly/2hK9vDP
Script Magic #303
7 Reasons to Create a Web Series
http://bit.ly/2ivjHP0
Script Magic #304
Top 10 Value Festivals Every Filmmaker Needs to Know About
http://bit.ly/2iAOVGT
Script Magic #305
6 things every aspiring female filmmaker should know
http://bit.ly/2bZtU6y
Script Magic #305
Anatomy of a Scene: ‘Manchester by the Sea’
(scroll down for more scene videos)
http://nyti.ms/2i7bJgD
Script Magic #306
5 Essential Types of Powerful Opening Scenes
http://bit.ly/2i7LsjF
Script Magic #307
Sundance’s Episodic Storytelling Lab
http://bit.ly/1x1SeZN
Script Magic #308
Screenfight at the OK Corral: Taylor Sheridan’s ‘Hell or High Water’
http://bit.ly/2jjjoHc
Script Magic #309
Communicating through Fiction: Tom Ford on Nocturnal Animals
http://bit.ly/2jbSNyj
Script Magic #310
How to Avoid Bloodshed When Writing a Script With a Partner
http://bit.ly/2h39jQm
Script Magic #311
Apple said to be seriously pursuing Netflix-style scripted TV and movies
http://tcrn.ch/2jbm7VE
Script Magic #312
For Years, No One in Hollywood Wanted to Make La La Land
http://bit.ly/2jkasUp
Script Magic #313
‘Hidden Figures’ scribe Allison Schroeder is used to being the only woman in the room
http://bit.ly/2is86yI
Script Magic #314
List of Grants for Women Filmmakers & Screenwriters
http://bit.ly/1wdYjf3
Script Magic #315
Motion Picture Production Guide 2017: 25 Resources to Get Your Film Made Faster, Cheaper, Better
http://bit.ly/2gqsXVC
Script Magic #316
Writing a Web Series — How to Grab Viewers and Keep Them Coming Back
http://bit.ly/2ix0UV2
Script Magic #317
ALTERNATE ROUTES: Write Like a Production Manager
http://bit.ly/2ioBbja
Script Magic #318
Got Subtext? There’s Way More Going On When Movie Characters Drink Milk Than You Think
http://bit.ly/2k1xZra
Script Magic #319
The Broken Projector
Vomit Draft 30: The Inside Pitch
http://bit.ly/2kftrMY
Script Magic #320
Scriptspeaker: Reading scripts will never be the same.
http://bit.ly/2j1i7mI
Script Magic #321
Amazon’s Film Chief on Sundance Buying Plans, Rival Netflix and Apple’s Possible Movie Play
http://bit.ly/2iFN84p
Script Magic #322
TV Writers, It’s Good to Be Different
http://bit.ly/2j2ZB0u
Script Magic #323
Screenplays: Download 2017 Oscar Contenders + Over 150 Scripts
http://bit.ly/2hlwsi3
Script Magic #324
Moonlight’s Tarell Alvin McCraney on Writing the Original Source Material, Taking Inspiration From Myths, and Creating Heroes With Black Skin
http://bit.ly/2kfisTG
Script Magic #325
Passion Projects Like La La Land Make for Great Stories, but Hollywood’s Not Yet Buying It
Script Magic #326
Watch a ‘Heat’ Script-to-Screen Comparison as Michael Mann Talks His New Cut of ‘Ali’
Script Magic #327
One-on-One with Screenwriter Marc Haimes
Script Magic #328
Inside the Spec Script Market with Agent David Boxerbaum
http://bit.ly/2kEVKZy
Script Magic #329
“Dive Deep and Flush Out Your Craft.” Patrick Massett and John Zinman on Gold
http://bit.ly/2jHp3pi
Script Magic #330
HBOAccess 2017 Writing Fellowship
Applications open March 1, 2017
http://bit.ly/2kEU1PT
Script Magic #331
How a Professional Cinematographer Breaks Down a Script
http://bit.ly/1Ij4MRz
Script Magic #332
Hatching a Pilot
http://nyti.ms/2lddnvO
Script Magic #333
James Moran interview: do screenwriters get short shrift?
http://bit.ly/2jSgQyX
Script Magic #334
Time Out: Don’t Write Time Travel (Unless You Do It Right)
http://bit.ly/2kgMOrV
Script Magic #335
Virtual Reality Is Here to Stay and It Needs Screenwriters
http://bit.ly/2kDjVap
Script Magic #336
Netflix and Amazon Offer Indie Filmmakers Hope (And Lots of Money)
http://bit.ly/2jg3Mnv
Script Magic #337
6 Tips for Writing Better Dialogue
http://bit.ly/1IGbsdk
Script Magic #338
Oscars: 9 Writing Nominees on How Their Words Changed From Laptop to Big Screen
http://bit.ly/2kelhJv
Script Magic #339
The Top 13 Screenwriting Contests To Enter In 2017
http://bit.ly/2j7pD01
Script Magic #340
Writers Guild Award-Nominated Screenwriters Discuss Their ‘Worst Notes Ever’
http://bit.ly/2lyvJs3
Script Magic #341
THE EFFECT OF WRITING CONTESTS ON HOLLYWOOD (PART ONE)
http://bit.ly/2jZigus
Script Magic #342
Watch: How Aaron Sorkin’s Famous Dialogue Balances ‘Flash’ and ‘Substance’
http://bit.ly/2kkDu4T
Script Magic #343
THE EFFECT OF WRITING CONTESTS ON HOLLYWOOD (PART TWO)
http://bit.ly/2lrQHsJ
Script Magic #344
Pixar offers free online lessons in storytelling via Khan Academy
http://tcrn.ch/2lPicww
Script Magic #345
The Q&A with 9 Oscar-Nominated Screenwriters
http://bit.ly/2l6CmEF
Script Magic #346
5 Ways to Bring Back the Romantic Comedy
http://bit.ly/2kRlptQ
Script Magic #347
The New Power of “Yes”: Who Actually Has Greenlight Authority at the Movie Studios
http://bit.ly/2lSFe93
Script Magic #348
“Master of None” Co-Creator And “Parks and Rec” Writer Alan Yang On Breaking a Story
http://bit.ly/2kEGA7f
Script Magic #349
Top Ten Best Screenplays Ever Written
http://bit.ly/2kX2UJ9
Script Magic #350
WGA Awards: ‘Moonlight’ & ‘Arrival’ Win Top Film Prizes; FX’s ‘Atlanta’ & ‘The Americans’ Lead TV – Complete Winners List
http://bit.ly/2lz30FZ
Script Magic #351
‘To the Bone’: How Marti Noxon Turned Her Anorexia Battles Into a $8 Million Netflix Buy — Sundance 2017
http://bit.ly/2jFOyZ2
Script Magic #352
Oscar Winner Michael Arndt on Structure
http://bit.ly/2lGHxJl
Script Magic #353
The Business of Screenwriting: There’s a green light…
http://bit.ly/2lQNVzD
Script Magic #354
Selling My Indie Film | Hey.film podcast ep08
http://bit.ly/2moJGcE
Script Magic #355
Damien Chazelle’s Guide to Beginnings and Endings
http://bit.ly/2mabYHv
Script Magic #356
What Do Moonlight’s Oscar Wins Mean For Aspiring Screenwriters?
http://bit.ly/2n1sIRI
Script Magic #357
The Writer of Hell or High Water Reveals Its Link to Sicario
http://bit.ly/2mxj5wx
Script Magic #358
Why Short Stories Make Great Movies
http://bit.ly/2lAl5Vy
Script Magic #359
Keep ’Em on the Edge of Their Seats: For Lion Screenwriter Luke Davies, Movies Must be Visceral and Emotional
http://bit.ly/2mxcIJz
Script Magic #360
WGA Contract Talks Start Monday: Will Strike Threat Force Script Speed-ups – Again?
http://bit.ly/2napsa3
Script Magic #361
‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Film Sets Writers Room (Exclusive)
http://bit.ly/2mxaMAp
Script Magic #362
Why China’s Screenwriters Are Thriving
http://bit.ly/2mclrNf
Script Magic #363
It is easier than ever to fund an indie film, but harder than ever to get people to see it
http://econ.st/2l7ZK0A
Script Magic #364
Your Screenplay: The Sum or the Parts?
http://bit.ly/2mTAIHk
Script Magic #365
A FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR DIVERSE TALENT IN CHILDREN’S MEDIA
http://www.sesamewritersroom.org/
Script Magic #366
The ‘Jane Test,’ a New Way to Tell if Your Scripts Are Sexist
http://bit.ly/2mMPteq
Script Magic #367
Wails from the Script, How Do You Write Sex Scenes?
http://bit.ly/2navuHP
Script Magic #368
HOW TO GET A SCREENWRITING AGENT: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE
http://bit.ly/2mwvJYZ
Script Magic #369
Four Blogs That Will Improve Your Sci-Fi Screenplay
http://bit.ly/2n2aaD7
Script Magic #370
Screenwriting Masterclass: How to Write Strong, Hot Female Characters
http://bit.ly/2mVU0to
Script Magic #371
ALTERNATE ROUTES: Becoming a Produced Screenwriter through Self-Distribution
http://bit.ly/2mHnsT2
Script Magic #372
15 Steps To Take After You Finish Your Script
http://bit.ly/2nmmG19
Script Magic #373
What is Documentary Writing?
http://bit.ly/2mfJvnu
Script Magic #374
17 Must-Read Screenwriting Lessons from Stephen King
http://bit.ly/1Pl08UY
Script Magic #375
7 Studio Jobs That Give Screenwriters an Edge
http://bit.ly/2nz4MId
Script Magic #376
How to Become a Screenwriter
http://bit.ly/2nhI1qe
Script Magic #377
SCREENWRITING ADVICE, IN SIX SECONDS OR LESS
http://bit.ly/2kQF2GJ
Script Magic #378
How To Become A Writer For TV
http://bit.ly/2o3NkcS
Script Magic #379
Making A Short Film: 5 Tips For New Filmmakers
http://bit.ly/1gsi64L
Script Magic #380
Improvising Screenplays: Three Stagnant Scene Types…and How to Make Them Flow
http://bit.ly/2mBJbja
Script Magic #381
Creating Movie Characters That Jump Off The Page
http://bit.ly/2o3OrJr
Script Magic #382
A BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE ON WRITING
https://allwritesreserved.com/
Script Magic #383
Why The Women-Led Horror Anthology “XX” Is Coming Out At Exactly The Right Time
http://bit.ly/2mZ8dJ9
Script Magic #384
Things I’ve Learned as a Moviemaker: Paul Schrader
http://bit.ly/2h7wqpk
Script Magic #385
Top 5 Misconceptions Novice Screenwriters Have About Hollywood
http://bit.ly/1Kvw2y2
Script Magic #386
You Had Us At Hello by Tess Morris
(podcast all about RomComs)
http://apple.co/2ou5J2v
Script Magic #387
The Black List Hopes to Release Survey of TV Pilots for First Time Ever
http://bit.ly/2nLKBXn
Script Magic #388
“It feels really good to be recognized.” Winning the Nicholl Fellowship!
http://bit.ly/2oTj3NZ
Script Magic #389
Script Tip: How to Write a Logline
http://tsl.cm/Uj6zs2
Script Magic #390
Want to write for TV? Read as many pilots as you can, especially those in the same genre as the one you want to write.
http://bit.ly/2o9yotR
Script Magic #391
WRITERS ON WRITING WITH CAMERON CROWE
http://bit.ly/2pdmFtE
Script Magic #392
Harry Shearer: Why My ‘Spinal Tap’ Lawsuit Affects All Creators
http://rol.st/2oD6ucE
Script Magic #393
3 Secrets of Successful People that Work for Writers Too
http://bit.ly/2nVSwPl
Script Magic #394
Why Plot Holes Happen and How Screenwriters Can Avoid Them
http://bit.ly/2oNakQM
Script Magic #395
WRITER-DIRECTOR TAYARISHA POE: “SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH MY SCRIPT.”
http://bit.ly/2oe10lb
Script Magic #396
How “Prison Break” Helped Wentworth Miller Break Into Screenwriting
http://bit.ly/2oKAoes
Script Magic #397
Frank talk from four female directors on quotas, likability and the gender budget gap
http://lat.ms/2oZUGP0
Script Magic #398
Ask a Showrunner
Creators of top television series discuss their shows.
http://nyti.ms/2oe7X5B
Script Magic #399
50 Quotes About Defiance Every Screenwriter Should Live By
http://bit.ly/2oKDAqy
Script Magic #400
Fix Your Pitch
http://bit.ly/2oKxbeX
Script Magic #401
Hollywood’s new blockbuster model, as explained by Fast & Furious action scenes
http://bit.ly/2pu4gZJ
Script Magic #402
Daniel Pyne (Bosch showrunner) on Screenwriting
http://bit.ly/2ogBBeN
Script Magic #403
Oscar-Nominated Screenwriters Share Worst Studio Notes: ‘So Where Are the White People?’
http://bit.ly/2kf25LA
Script Magic #404
The Off-Screen Podcast
Off-Screen is a screenplay review podcast. Tune in each week as we discuss the scripts that will become tomorrow’s movies.
http://www.ospodcast.com/
Script Magic #405
Things I’ve Learned as a Moviemaker: Terry George
http://bit.ly/2paA2ya
Script Magic #406
Future of Storytelling
Reinventing the way stories are told.
https://futureofstorytelling.org/
Script Magic #407
Is Your Screenwriting Career a Dream or Goal?
http://bit.ly/2oj3AKN
Script Magic #408
Blurbs and Loglines and Synopses… Oh My!
http://bit.ly/2pavHef
Script Magic #409
THE WRITERS PANEL #327: NEGOTIATIONS SPECIAL
http://bit.ly/2oJKkWS
Script Magic #410
NASA Wants You To Direct A Short Film Using Their Space Footage
http://bit.ly/2pG11T9
Script Magic #411
Breaking through ‘The Wall’
http://bit.ly/2pskfJe
Script Magic #412
Making Your Protagonist the Antagonist: Robert Siegel on The Founder
http://bit.ly/2pvVuxK
Script Magic #413
Writer’s Bone – Episode 184: Screenwriter William C. Martell
http://bit.ly/2qqH6UN
Script Magic #414
Does Netflix Need Movie Theaters?
http://bit.ly/2qgLkBU
Script Magic #415
The Best Way to Follow Your Dreams Is by Keeping Your Day Job
http://sciof.us/2pJlhmN
Script Magic #416
Infographic: What You Need to Know About Women in Hollywood in 2017
http://bit.ly/2pQTP5z
Script Magic #417
How Amazon and Ted Hope Are Trying to Bring Back the ’90s Indie Film Boom
http://bit.ly/2oUSf3I
Script Magic #418
THE NETFLIX CONTENT QUEEN
http://bit.ly/2dOWVCM
Script Magic #419
“Tell the Story Through Jokes.” Chris Spain & Jon Zack reveal How to Be a Latin Lover
http://bit.ly/2pVCNl6
Script Magic #420
It’s Not Prestige, It’s Just TV
http://bit.ly/2qPKFov
Script Magic #421
Warner Bros. is Seeking New Writers
http://bit.ly/2rcBNZw
Script Magic #422
Let Kubrick and Aronofsky Tell You When (and How) to Break the 180° Rule
http://bit.ly/2pwqBdO
Script Magic #423
How A24 is Disrupting Hollywood
http://bit.ly/2pK3pnw
Script Magic #424
Wes Anderson’s Style: Watch 10 Iconic Movies That Influenced Him
http://bit.ly/2q9YY6X
Script Magic #425
HOLLYWOOD IS SCREWED – But Don’t Blame the Internet, Blame the Stupidity of the Studios
http://bit.ly/2ppkkAw
Script Magic #426
Things I’ve Learned as a Moviemaker: James Gunn
http://bit.ly/2qh1ybR
Script Magic #427
Scripts & Scribes Podcast: Trevor Engelson
http://bit.ly/2qdQ76z
Script Magic #428
Examining the Loglines of the Top 20 RoI (Return-on-Investment) Movies
http://bit.ly/2pZZdF7
Script Magic #429
Women Face Long Odds at U.S. Film Festivals, Study Finds
http://nyti.ms/2q7hAnJ
Script Magic #430
‘Show me the money!’: the self-published authors being snapped up by Hollywood
http://bit.ly/2pPqi96
Script Magic #431
The 15 Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Noir Films
http://bit.ly/2qaeGO1
Script Magic #432
Want to Be Creative on Purpose? Schedule It
http://nyti.ms/2qMafej
Script Magic #433
The Woman Behind ‘Wonder Woman’
http://nyti.ms/2qNiTIS
Script Magic #434
‘The Leftovers’ Is the Best Show on Television Because It’s Breaking the First Rule of Storytelling
http://bit.ly/2rRat41
Script Magic #435
HOW TO WRITE FOR TV: A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO STARTING YOUR CAREER
http://bit.ly/2qn0AxV
Script Magic #436
Facebook to Pay as Much as $250,000 Per Episode for Originals
http://bit.ly/2rSCTup
Script Magic #437
Original ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Screenwriter on How a Budget Crisis Changed the Villains
http://bit.ly/2r9wU6m
Script Magic #438
How ‘Twin Peaks’ Changed TV Forever, from ‘The X-Files’ to ‘Breaking Bad’
http://thebea.st/2pKhXUh
Script Magic #439
Get Summer Schooled with Free Online Film Courses from Top Universities
http://bit.ly/2rufJfX
Script Magic #440
Every Screenwriter Should Think About Two Careers
http://bit.ly/2srcVkU
Script Magic #441
Drama Actress Roundtable: Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon on “Rage, Sorrow, Grief” and Sexism in Hollywood
http://bit.ly/2shhMW6
Script Magic #442
Everything Screenwriters Need to Know About Agents and Managers
http://bit.ly/2rPb34s
Script Magic #443
Should Screenwriters Adapt Their Own Screenplays Into Novels?
http://bit.ly/2t9rJkV
Script Magic #444
Scene-Writing Discussion with Jim Mercurio
http://bit.ly/2rP4tL7
Script Magic #445
Anatomy of a Scene: How to Write a Satisfying Third Act
http://bit.ly/2sK4QaX
Script Magic #446
8 Movies Aspiring Screenwriters Should Watch When Studying Character Development
http://bit.ly/2tdFnUI
Script Magic #447
How to Adapt the Impossible
http://bit.ly/2rqEzuD
Script Magic #448
WRITERS ON THE VERGE: The Simple Things Every Writer Should Know
http://bit.ly/2tdQ21Y
Script Magic #449
Should Screenwriters Write “Omnisciently”?
http://bit.ly/2sJzHok
Script Magic #450
10 TV Writers to Watch in 2017
http://bit.ly/2sJGPRk
Script Magic #451
Top 5 mistakes beginning screenwriters make on their first screenplays…
http://bit.ly/2tdHl7y
Script Magic #452
Script Angel: Characters Under Stress
http://bit.ly/2t4008p
Script Magic #453
David Mamet Reveals Why Movies Don’t Need Dialogue and More No-Nonsense Screenwriting Lessons
http://bit.ly/2u5lGyf
Script Magic #454
Why Screenwriters Should Embrace The Heroine’s Journey
http://bit.ly/2tOB6Yi
Script Magic #455
4 Things Pixar Always Does to Create Memorable Characters
http://bit.ly/2te87zR
Script Magic #456
‘Rough Night’: How Two Screenwriters Broke Boundaries to Make an R-Rated Female-Centric Comedy
http://bit.ly/2tdJkvK
Script Magic #457
Writing a character sacrifice that works
http://bit.ly/2tfi7sQ
Script Magic #458
Facebook Is Going Hollywood, Seeking Scripted TV Programming
http://on.wsj.com/2tdKPKe
Script Magic #459
Ten Tips To Come Up With Better Movie Ideas
http://bit.ly/2sdoFUO
Script Magic #460
Top 10 TED Talks on Storytelling and Filmmaking
http://bit.ly/2uwa8nE
Script Magic #461
Attention, Filmmakers: Mark and Jay Duplass Want to Produce Your Movie (And Give You Money)
http://bit.ly/2ty3Erv
Script Magic #462
PLAYSTATION EMERGING FILMMAKERS PROGRAM
http://bit.ly/2st2vlJ
Script Magic #463
How ‘Inside Out’ Teaches Screenwriters the Trick to Writing A Personal Script
http://bit.ly/2ssZC4j
Script Magic #464
Why Every Screenwriter Should Embrace “Less Is More”
http://bit.ly/2t3vATo
Script Magic #465
TVwriter.net|PEOPLE’S PILOT 2017
http://bit.ly/2tygTbk
Script Magic #466
5 Things They Don’t Tell You About Being a First-Time Director
http://bit.ly/2u403lM
Script Magic #467
7 Reasons Why “Writer’s Block” is BS
http://bit.ly/2tUcEri
Script Magic #468
Six Types of Characters Audiences Love
http://bit.ly/2uCN0Vy
Script Magic #469
Oscar-Nominated Tony Gilroy’s 7 Guidelines to Writing an Original Screenplay
http://bit.ly/2ttfimY
Script Magic #470
‘Valerian’: How Luc Besson Made a $180 Million Indie That Can’t Fail
http://bit.ly/2tUjYU2
Script Magic #471
Screenplay Writing Explained In 7 Infographics
http://bit.ly/2tUJBUu
Script Magic #472
Ten Common Screenwriting Mistakes and How to Fix Them
http://bit.ly/2sZ30zn
Script Magic #473
The Writers Store in Burbank is Closing – What it Means for Screenwriters
http://bit.ly/2upOLYD
Script Magic #473
Once Upon a Pair of Wheels
http://bit.ly/2t28x8N
Script Magic #474
Hollywood Has a Bad-Movie Problem
http://theatln.tc/2tWwbVD
Script Magic #475
How to Cut the Fat from Your Screenplays
http://bit.ly/2ul4vwc
Script Magic #476
Judd Apatow Explains How Streaming Changes the Way Filmmakers Think
http://bit.ly/2uuBqyY
Script Magic #477
Top 5 Things Studio Script Readers Really Want
http://bit.ly/2upZH8n
Script Magic #478
The Director Of Nice Guys Tells You How To Write A Hit Screenplay
http://bit.ly/2uleBNL
Script Magic #479
99 Archetypes and Stock Characters Screenwriters Can Mold
http://bit.ly/2vL9tzD
Script Magic #480
Shane Black Interview; Legendary Writer/Director Talks about ‘The Predator’, ‘Iron Man 3’, and Much More
http://bit.ly/2tpxtYh
Script Magic #481
10 Screenwriting Secrets from Charlie Kaufman
http://bit.ly/2ulXeKc
Script Magic #482
From Script to Screen – The Joker Crashes Bruce Wayne’s Penthouse Party
http://bit.ly/2uJX0iw
Script Magic #483
Spec Script Deals: Mid-2017 Report
http://bit.ly/2tpTUfU
Script Magic #484
Automatic Movie Script Treatment Generator
http://bit.ly/2uKdirS
Script Magic #485
TV WRITING: Your First Years In The Writers Room
http://bit.ly/2uLrpwx
Script Magic #486
Starting a Writing Career? Here are Some Things You Need to Know.
http://bit.ly/2tM2HJl
Script Magic #487
What Are Your Real Chances of Screenwriting Success?
http://bit.ly/2uLOoFQ
Script Magic #488
What Are Your Protected Rights as a Screenwriter?
http://bit.ly/2tShaau
Script Magic #489
“Mad Men” Creator Matthew Weiner’s Reassuring Life Advice For Struggling Artists.
http://bit.ly/2u7Mnlg
Script Magic #490
‘Toy Story’ Had An Unwatchable Script Until Joss Whedon Saved It.
http://read.bi/2tRYtUt
Script Magic #491
GAME PLAN: Making The Move To Los Angeles As A Writer.
http://bit.ly/2w8VG60
Script Magic #492
4 Things That Should Never Go in a Spec Script
http://bit.ly/2uc4bg9
Script Magic #493
Screenwriting Books You Need to Read – Top Ten List
http://bit.ly/2fijIZn
Script Magic #494
People’s Pilot Contest
Enter your pilot & get FREE feedback.
http://bit.ly/2ubI6OM
Script Magic #495
Dunkirk vs. Saving Private Ryan: What is Your Screenplay About?
http://bit.ly/2v7MuRN
Script Magic #496
Violent femmes: Atomic Blonde and Hollywood’s new wave of killer women
http://bit.ly/2hxObmF
Script Magic #497
Steven Soderbergh Is Back to Destroy Hollywood
http://bit.ly/2vsufrd
Script Magic #498
Small screen, big ideas: the new wave of narrative TV gimmicks
http://bit.ly/2hy7AUE
Script Magic #499
8 Ways Hollywood Writers Can Blow It With Their Agents or Managers
http://bit.ly/2vwuUWk
Script Magic #500
7 Apps That Help Deal with Distractions
(so you can write that damn script)
http://bit.ly/2uyuuBp
Script Magic #501
Defeat Writer’s Block with These 16 Tips
http://bit.ly/2hUuwxr
Script Magic #502
Box office massacre: how Hollywood flopped this summer
http://bit.ly/2vwO9Pq
Script Magic #503
Facebook Introduces Video Platform and 30-Plus Shows
http://bit.ly/2vxa3Ce
Script Magic #504
Your Talent Isn’t Defined by the Budget
http://bit.ly/2wEInez
Script Magic #505
2017 Black List/WIF Episodic Lab for Women Writers: Lab Info & Guidelines
http://bit.ly/wmblklist
Script Magic #506
Perfecting the Pitch
http://bit.ly/purpitch
Script Magic #507
Robert Rodriguez Will Give You $7,000 to Shoot a Feature in 14 Days
http://bit.ly/RRFilmContest
Script Magic #508
STORY BROADS: How to Write a Romantic Comedy When You Hate Rom-Coms, Part 1
http://bit.ly/romcom1
Script Magic #509
Have a script suitable for international production? The People’s Pilot 2017 Writing Contest has a prize for that.
http://bit.ly/peoplespilot
Script Magic #510
“Don’t be an asshole”: writing advice from the best TV writer you’ve never heard of
http://bit.ly/dontbanass
Script Magic #511
The Silence of the Lambs: discover screenwriter Ted Tally’s key scenes (part one)
http://bit.ly/softhel
Script Magic #512
10 Screenwriters Who Broke In Late
http://bit.ly/10screenwriterslate
Script Magic #513
8 Character Development Exercises to Help You Nail Your Character
http://bit.ly/8characterdev
Script Magic #514
Seven Keys to Writing Historical Fiction From the Screenwriter of Pilgrimage
http://bit.ly/7keyshistory
Script Magic #515
Toronto Film Festival: 7 screenwriting tips from Aaron Sorkin
http://bit.ly/7sorkin
Script Magic #516
Kelly Jo Brick: Mastering the TV Writing Meeting
http://bit.ly/tvmeeting
Script Magic #517
10 Awesome Tales of Screenwriting Determination
http://bit.ly/scrnwritingdetermination
Script Magic #518
“Boyhood” Director Richard Linklater Shares His Keys To Great Storytelling
http://bit.ly/RLinklater
Script Magic #519
Charlie Kaufman: the 21st century’s ‘mad genius of cinema’
http://bit.ly/CKaufman
Script Magic #520
Film executives weigh the pros and cons of selling to Netflix versus Amazon
http://bit.ly/netflixamazon1
Script Magic #521
Daniel Thomsen’s Approach to TV Writing Success – Part 1
http://bit.ly/danielthomsen1
Script Magic #522
Daniel Thomsen’s Approach to TV Writing Success – Part 2
http://bit.ly/danielthomsen2
Script Magic #523
Empire Podcast Mega Spoiler Special: Christopher McQuarrie
http://bit.ly/chrismcquarrie
Script Magic #524
The Screenwriters’ Make-or-Break: Body of Work
http://bit.ly/makeorbreak1
Script Magic #525
It’s Essential For Screenwriters To Market Their Screenplays by Gary W. Goldstein
http://bit.ly/2yqoO9X
Script Magic #526
AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL 101: Practical Networking Tips
http://bit.ly/AFF101Networking
Script Magic #527
PEOPLE’S PILOT wants to help you get the recognition you deserve. Enter now!
http://bit.ly/peoplespilot
Script Magic #528
4 Steps to Being Your Own Hollywood Agent
http://bit.ly/personalhollywoodagent
Script Magic #529
7 Hollywood Gatekeepers on What They Look for in a Script
http://bit.ly/scriptgatekeepers
Script Magic #530
MINDHUNTER: Writing For David Fincher
http://bit.ly/WYSMindhunter
Script Magic #531
How They Write a Script: Ernest Lehman
http://bit.ly/HTWSLehman
Script Magic #532
4 Writers on the Scripts That Helped Them Quit Their Day Jobs
http://bit.ly/4writersquitjobs
Script Magic #533
Download the 2017 Awards Season Screenplays
http://bit.ly/2017awardseasonscripts
Script Magic #534
How ‘I, Tonya’ screenwriter Steven Rogers reinvented himself by rehabilitating Tonya Harding
http://bit.ly/iTonyascript
Script Magic #535
How to Work with Hollywood: Crossing the Chasm from Book to Film
http://bit.ly/booktoscreens
Script Magic #536
Sitcoms could be better
http://bit.ly/bettersitcoms
Script Magic #537
Cracking the High Concept Code
http://bit.ly/crackhighconcept
Script Magic #538
How ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ screenwriter (and former pizza guy) Eric Pearson became Marvel’s go-to script doctor
http://bit.ly/scriptdrthor
Script Magic #539
Did You Know that ‘Smilf’ Started as a Short Film?
http://bit.ly/smilfshortfilm
Script Magic #540
BREAKING & ENTERING: I Want To Taste Your Logline
http://bit.ly/tastelogline
Script Magic #541
BREAKING & ENTERING: I Want To Taste Your Logline 2 – Still Hungry
http://bit.ly/tastelogline2
Script Magic #542
The Reality of Conversations
http://bit.ly/realityofconversations
Script Magic #543
Three Achievable Networking Goals Screenwriters Can Accomplish
http://bit.ly/scrnnetworkingevents
Script Magic #544
Christopher Nolan’s ‘Dunkirk’: A Miracle of Deliverance, Within a Miracle of Delivery
http://bit.ly/dunkirk2
Script Magic #545
10 Dialog Mistakes That Make You Look Like An Amateur
http://bit.ly/10dialogmistakes
Script Magic #546
BUILDING A BRIDGE TO HOLLYWOOD: Story Development is Paramount
http://bit.ly/storydevelopment
Script Magic #547
The Most Underrated Elements of Successful Screenplays
http://bit.ly/UnderratedElements
Script Magic #548
Script Classics: Writing a Great Third Act
http://bit.ly/great3rdact
Script Magic #549
#MeToo’s Impact on Hollywood Writers Rooms: “Maybe That’s a Joke I Can’t Say”
http://bit.ly/metoowritersroom
Script Magic #550
Which Hollywood Literary Management Company is Best For You?
https://www.quiz-maker.com/QQZ1IWH
Script Magic #551
Tweetstorm: Jeffrey Lieber on How a Pilot Script Works
http://bit.ly/pilotscriptwowrks
Script Magic #552
TV Writing 101 – How Not to Write a Boring Script
http://bit.ly/notboringscript
Script Magic #553
How to Reveal Your Character’s Backstory Wound
http://bit.ly/revealcharacters
Script Magic #554
Vince Gilligan On The Toughest Jams The ‘Breaking Bad’ Writers Put Walter White Into
http://bit.ly/vincegilliganbreakingbad
Script Magic #555
R.I.P. for the spec script, long a source of some of Hollywood’s most beloved films
http://bit.ly/RIPSpecScript
Script Magic #556
MoviePass Now Aims to Acquire Films With Distributors
http://bit.ly/MoviePassFilm
Script Magic #557
BACK TO THE CHALKBOARD: Notes on Notes
http://bit.ly/NotesOnNotes
Script Magic #558
PRODUCER’S POV: Writing a TV Series (Without Whining)
http://bit.ly/ProducerWritingTV
Script Magic #559
How I made it as a TV screenwriter, by ‘Doctor Who’ and ‘Queer As Folk’s Russell T Davies
http://bit.ly/RussellTDavies
Script Magic #560
A Bunch of TV Writers Are Building a Salary-Transparency Database
http://bit.ly/TVWritersDatabase
Script Magic #561
3 Things Screenwriters Must Consider When Writing Films For Global Audiences
http://bit.ly/3ThingsGlobalWriting
Script Magic #562
How Christopher Nolan Develops Story Ideas
http://bit.ly/CNolanStoryIdeas
Script Magic #563
How to write a phone conversation in a screenplay.
http://bit.ly/PhoneConvo
Script Magic #564
Essentials of Having a Complex Antagonist
http://bit.ly/ComplexAntagonist
Script Magic #565
Broken Projector: The Answers to All Your Screenwriting Questions
http://bit.ly/BrokenProjector
Script Magic #566
2018 Best Original and Adapted Screenplay Nominees: The Scripts
http://bit.ly/2018screenplaysoscars
Script Magic #567
WRITING ‘THE SHINING’
http://bit.ly/WritingTheShining
Script Magic #568
What a Great Logline Looks Like: January 2018 Edition
http://bit.ly/GreatLoglinesJan2018
Script Magic #569
In Place of Beautiful – Thoughts on Introducing Female Characters
http://bit.ly/introfemalecharacters
Script Magic #570
‘Altered Carbon’ Creator Laeta Kalogridis: How I Made It in Hollywood
http://bit.ly/ACLaeta
Script Magic #571
How to Avoid Endless Rewrites by Focusing on the Irony
http://bit.ly/avoidendlessrewrites
Script Magic #572
The Screenwriter’s ABCs: An Alphabet of Screenwriting Advice
http://bit.ly/ABCscreenwriting
Script Magic #573
WHY SPEC SCRIPTS FAIL: The Mercedes Test for Your Spec Screenplay
http://bit.ly/YSpecScriptsFail
Script Magic #574
The Disaster Artist and The Anti-Biopic
http://bit.ly/TheDisasterArtist1
Script Magic #575
Five Things Star Wars Borrowed from American Graffiti
http://bit.ly/5AmericanGraffiti
Script Magic #576
How to Navigate the Craft and Business Sides of Your Creative Pursuits
http://bit.ly/stage32creativepursuits
Script Magic #577
A Look Back at Screenwriter Interviews & Reviews of 2018 Oscar-Nominated Films + Download Screenplays from the 2018 Oscar-Nominated Screenwriters
http://bit.ly/2018oscarscripts
Script Magic #578
Meet the writer from Easton who penned Clint Eastwood’s ‘The 15:17 to Paris’
http://bit.ly/DorothyBlyskal
Script Magic #579
5 Hacks for Writing a Killer Opening Scene
http://bit.ly/5OpeningHacks
Script Magic #580
OPINION: Why Every Screenplay Needs Urgency
http://bit.ly/screenplayurgency
Script Magic #581
10 Best Oscar Speeches From Winning Screenwriters
http://bit.ly/10bestoscarspeeches
Script Magic #582
Will Smith, Adam Sandler and How Sony Suffered Through the Collapse of the A-List Star (Book Excerpt)
http://bit.ly/FutureofMovies
Script Magic #583
Lessons from 2018 Oscar-nominated Screenwriters
http://bit.ly/2018OscarLessonsScreenwriters
Script Magic #584
Coffee & Content – 7 Tips From Screenwriters & How to Block a Scene
http://bit.ly/Stage32TipsfromScreenwriters
Script Magic #585
20 Little Things That Make Script Readers Hate Your Screenplay
http://bit.ly/20ReadersHate
Script Magic #586
British Female Writers Find Support After Urging Drama Commissioners To Order More Female-Penned Series
http://bit.ly/BritishFemaleWriters
Script Magic #587
Screenwriters: Are your characters showing us or telling us their stories?
http://bit.ly/screenwriterscharacters
Script Magic #588
Greta Gerwig was rejected by every playwriting program she applied to — now she’s making Oscar history
http://bit.ly/GretaGerwigReject
Script Magic #589
‘I’d Never Seen My Fears as an African-American Man Onscreen’
http://bit.ly/GetOutPeeleJ
Script Magic #590
STORY BROADS: Television Director Vanessa Parise on What it Takes to Make It
http://bit.ly/TVVanessaParise
Script Magic #591
Top 10 Best Character Arcs in Film
http://bit.ly/Best10Arcs
Script Magic #592
Writing and Making Night Of The Living Dead
http://bit.ly/NightLivingDead1
Script Magic #593
Unmasking a Killer with Todd Lindsey
http://bit.ly/UnmaskingKiller
Script Magic #594
ALT SCRIPT: The Screenwriter and Public Domain
http://bit.ly/ScrnwriterDomain
Script Magic #595
42 Ways To Avoid Writing A Boring Screenplay
http://bit.ly/42AvoidScreenplay
Script Magic #596
The Daily Routines of 12 Famous Writers
http://bit.ly/DailyWriterRountine
Script Magic #597
5 Ways Screenwriting is Like Exorcising a Demon
http://bit.ly/5WaysScreenwriting
Script Magic #598
How to Write Better Characters
http://bit.ly/WriteBetterCharacters
Script Magic #599
Personal writing coach app.
https://beta.prolifiko.com?kid=MSHYF
Script Magic #600
How Lucas, Spielberg & Kasdan Created ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’
http://bit.ly/LucasSpielbergKasdan
Script Magic #601
Selling Screenplays When You Don’t Live in LA
http://bit.ly/SellScreenplays
Script Magic #602
Peggy Bechko: Creating Your Best Villain
http://bit.ly/CreatingVillian
Script Magic #603
How 50 Famous Female Characters Were Described In Their Screenplays
http://bit.ly/50FemaleCharacters
Script Magic #604
Writing Tips from the Screenwriters Who Wrote Your Favorite Shows
http://bit.ly/WritingTipsScrn
Script Magic #605
3 Storytelling Tips From “Breaking Bad” Creator Vince Gilligan
http://bit.ly/3StorytellingTips
Script Magic #606
Why Won’t Anyone Read My Script!?
http://bit.ly/WhyWontRead
Script Magic #607
10 Things I Did To Land My First PAID Screenwriting Gig
http://bit.ly/10ThingsPaidGig
Script Magic #608
Want Complex Female Characters? Put Them in Action
http://bit.ly/ComplexFemaleCharacter
Script Magic #609
6 Essential Screenwriting Tips for Writing Better Movie Dialogue
http://bit.ly/6ScrnWrnTips
Script Magic #610
How Writers Can Use the F-Word More Wisely
http://bit.ly/WriterFWord
Script Magic #611
Reader Question: Who is the Nemesis in “character-driven” films?
http://bit.ly/WhoNemesis
Script Magic #612
How Does an Aspiring TV Writer Get Discovered by an Agent?
http://bit.ly/AspiringTV
Script Magic #613
How To Write A Query Letter
http://bit.ly/QueryLetter1
Script Magic #614
How To Write Dialogue Between Two Characters: The Ultimate Theory Hack
http://bit.ly/Dialogue2Characters
Script Magic #615
19 Annoying As Hell Clichés About Romance That TV Shows And Movies Need To Stop
http://bit.ly/19Chicks
Script Magic #616
As ‘First Match’ Hits Netflix, Watch Six More Great Shorts That Became Famous Features
http://bit.ly/6GreatShorts
Script Magic #617
Optioning My TV Series From Outside of L.A.
http://bit.ly/OptioningTVSeries
Script Magic #618
Launching Your Writing Career, Part I: How to Find Representation
http://bit.ly/LaunchYourWriting
Script Magic #619
The 25 Best American Screenplays of the 21st Century, From ‘Eternal Sunshine’ to ‘Lady Bird’
http://bit.ly/Best25AmerScrn
Script Magic #620
Pitch Off With Christopher Lockhart
http://bit.ly/TVPitchOff
Script Magic #621
How the Writers of Avengers: Infinity War Made the Biggest Superhero Movie of All Time
http://bit.ly/WritersofAvengers
Script Magic #622
Draft Zero (podcast): working out what makes screenplays work
http://bit.ly/DraftZeroPodcast
Script Magic #623
Top Ten Debut Screenplays of The 21st Century
http://bit.ly/10TopDebutScrn
Script Magic #624
Why Your Screenwriting Has Been Rejected and How to Cope
http://bit.ly/ScrnRejectionCope
Script Magic #625
Dos and Don’ts in Screenwriting: The Best of Meet the Reader
http://bit.ly/MeetTheReader
Script Magic #626
From Highly Acclaimed Network TV Series Writer to Web Series Creator…?
http://bit.ly/Tv2Web
Script Magic #627
Exclusive Interview with A QUIET PLACE Screenwriters Scott Beck & Bryan Woods
http://bit.ly/QuietPlaceScrn
Script Magic #628
How to Increase Your Screenplay’s Commercial Appeal
http://bit.ly/CommercialAppealScrn
Script Magic #629
A Note to Screenwriters on Finding Their Story: “Comfort will kill you”
http://bit.ly/ScrnComfortStory
Script Magic #630
Writers unblocked? Happy music boosts imaginative thinking, say researchers
http://bit.ly/WritersUnblocked
Script Magic #631
The Multitasker: How ‘Big Fish’ Writer John August Made Hollywood Work for Him
http://bit.ly/BigFishScrn
Script Magic #632
Hollywood & Vine Books: Helping proactive authors self-publish & bridges the gap between its authors and prominent entertainment professionals.
http://bit.ly/HollywoodVine
Script Magic #633
Showrunner Summit: 12 Top TV Players Sound Off on Political Storylines, Sex Scenes, and Pay Parity
http://bit.ly/12TVBosses
Script Magic #634
How to Option a Book for Film Adaptation
http://bit.ly/OptionBook4Film
Script Magic #635
Breaking Into Hollywood – Full Film Courage Interview with Thunder Levin (“Sharknado”)
http://bit.ly/ThunderLevin
Script Magic #636
Repetition Is The Key To Good Dialogue
http://bit.ly/RepGoodDialogue
Script Magic #637
Advice To Screenwriters About Selling The First Screenplay
http://bit.ly/Selling1stScrnplay
Script Magic #638
10 Screenwriters on Screenwriting: Vol. 2
http://bit.ly/10Scrnwriters
Script Magic #639
Why the Midway Point of a Screenplay is So Important
http://bit.ly/MidpointScrnplay
Script Magic #640
How to Sell Your First Script Without Really Trying: Telling Chappaquiddick‘s True Story Got My First Movie Made
http://bit.ly/1stMovieMade
Script Magic #641
Is Your Script Gender-Balanced? Try This Test
http://bit.ly/ScriptGender
Script Magic #642
The Beat Sheet Calculator
http://bit.ly/BeatSheetCal
Script Magic #643
What Paddy Chayefsky’s Notes on ‘Network’ Teach Us about ‘Parenting’ a Screenplay
http://bit.ly/NotesNetwork
Script Magic #644
Screenwriters Talk Shop: How to Get Audiences to Return for Part 2
http://bit.ly/AudiencesReturn
Script Magic #645
The Writer Behind Netflix’s ‘GLOW’ Told Me Exactly How She Got Her Job
http://bit.ly/GlowWriter
Script Magic #646
Screenwriting Advice From SOLO Director Ron Howard
http://bit.ly/RonHowardAdvice
Script Magic #647
Beginning Feature Film Writing – Writing to Shoot
http://bit.ly/Write2Film
Script Magic #648
BALLS OF STEEL: 5 Lessons on Getting Real with Your Writing Goals
http://bit.ly/5WritingLessons
Script Magic #649
How to Become a Screenwriter: A Conversation with Derek Weissbein
http://bit.ly/How2ScrnWriter
Script Magic #650
No-Budget Filmmaking: Rise of The Backyard Indie
http://bit.ly/NoBudgetFilm
Script Magic #651
How Marketable is Your Film Idea or Screenplay?
http://bit.ly/MarketableFilmIdea
Script Magic #652
How to Edit: Editing Tips to Help you Sell your Script
http://bit.ly/How2EditTips
Script Magic #653
How Screenwriters Can Work in the Film Business
http://bit.ly/ScrnWritersWork
Script Magic #654
Scribes on ‘Handmaid’s Tale,’ ‘Westworld’ and 12 More Shows Reveal Secrets From the Writers Room
http://bit.ly/ScribesWritersRoom
Script Magic #655
‘Twin Peaks’: Mark Frost Takes Us Inside the Four-Year Process of Writing a 500-Page Script Over Skype With David Lynch
http://bit.ly/MarkFrostDavid
Script Magic #656
Character Evolution – Finding Your Character’s Wound
http://bit.ly/CharactersWound
Script Magic #657
6 Screenwriting Lessons from Sofia Coppola, Paul Schrader and A24
http://bit.ly/6ScrnWritersRoom
Script Magic #658
How to Motivate Yourself to Write Every Day & 50 Tips for Filmmakers
http://bit.ly/WriteEveryDay1
Script Magic #659
Story Lessons from A QUIET PLACE Using the Nutshell Technique
http://bit.ly/StoryQuietPlace
Script Magic #660
What Makes an Action Scene Work?
http://bit.ly/ActionSceneWork
Script Magic #661
Yes, Hollywood Is Still Buying Spec Scripts – Here’s What You Need to Know to Sell Yours
http://bit.ly/SpecScriptSale
Script Magic #662
How to Pitch a TV Show to Netflix & Networks
http://bit.ly/PitchShowNetflix
Script Magic #663
Ten Ways Screenwriters Can Sidestep Writing for Free
http://bit.ly/StopWriting4Free
Script Magic #664
6 Tips for Writing a Knockout Fight Scene
http://bit.ly/6TipsFightScene
Script Magic #665
‘Sleepless In Seattle’ Hits 25: Producer Gary Foster Narrates Evolution From Spec Script To Seminal Romantic Comedy
http://bit.ly/Sleepless25
Script Magic #666
5 Tips to Turn Your Script Into a High Concept Idea
http://bit.ly/HighConcept1
Script Magic #667
Why Screenwriters Should Use A Point of No Return
http://bit.ly/PointNoReturn
Script Magic #668
9 Brilliant Lessons from David Mamet’s Writing Staff Memo
http://bit.ly/MametMemoLessons
Script Magic #669
Screenwriter Terry Rossio: Ten Things TO DO When You Get Your First Writing Deal
http://bit.ly/1stWritingGig
Script Magic #670
How Game Night Broke Modern Comedy’s Rules to Win at the Box Office
http://bit.ly/GameNightComedy
Script Magic #671
11 Screenwriters Who Hated Their Own Movies
http://bit.ly/11ScrnWriters
Script Magic #672
10 Best Screenwriting Podcasts for Savvy Screenwriters
http://bit.ly/10ScrnPodcasts
Script Magic #673
Endings: The Good, the Bad, and the Insanely Great
http://bit.ly/GreatEndings
Script Magic #674
YOUR TV GUIDE TO Networking Next Steps
http://bit.ly/TVGuideNetworking
Script Magic #675
Flipping the Script: How to Navigate the Ups and Downs of the Spec Script Market
http://bit.ly/NavSpecScript
Script Magic #676
7 Ways to Be a More Positive Screenwriter
http://bit.ly/BePositiveScrnwriter
Script Magic #677
25 Ways To Fuck With Your Characters
http://bit.ly/FuckWCharacters
Script Magic #678
How Wattpad Is Rewriting the Rules of Hollywood
http://bit.ly/WattpadHwood
Script Magic #679
I’m a Showrunner’s Assistant—Here’s How I Broke Into the TV Industry
http://bit.ly/BrokeTV
Script Magic #680
13 Steps to Making Your First Indie Pilot (On a Limited Budget)
http://bit.ly/13StepsIndie
Script Magic #681
How to Write a Screenplay with Diversity in Mind
http://bit.ly/WriteDiversity
Script Magic #682
How do the Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting readers judge a script?
http://bit.ly/NichollFellowshipsScript
Script Magic #683
“Comedy Is Heading into a Very Dangerous Place”: The Comedy Showrunners Roundtable
http://bit.ly/ComedyWritersFate
Script Magic #684
Conflict vs. Resolution: The Importance of Putting Your Characters Through Hell in Your Screenplay
http://bit.ly/ConflictVsResolution
Script Magic #685
Three Times I Failed And Succeeded Anyway
http://bit.ly/3xFailed
Script Magic #686
Gavin Polone on His Least Favorite Question: ‘No, I Will Not Do You a F—ing Favor’
http://bit.ly/FuckingNoFavors
Script Magic #687
UNDERSTANDING SCREENWRITING: Sometimes the Plot Twists Work, Sometimes They Don’t
http://bit.ly/PlotTwistsWrk
Script Magic #688
Screenwriting Veteran Paul Schrader Discusses His Writing Process on Taxi Driver, Raging Bull & First Reformed
http://bit.ly/PaulSchrader1
Script Magic #689
When Flashbacks Attack – Your Guide To Correct Use In Your Screenplay
http://bit.ly/ScrnFlashbacks
Script Magic #690
Scientists uncover formula for box office movie success
http://bit.ly/FormulaBoxOffice
Script Magic #691
21 Elements Your Screenplays Should NOT Have
http://bit.ly/21Elements
Script Magic #692
From a Producer’s Perspective: How to Give and Take Notes
http://bit.ly/GiveTakeNotes
Script Magic #693
Script Ideas: 5 Proven Ways To Unlock Original Movie Ideas
http://bit.ly/UnlockMovieIdeas
Script Magic #694
Killing Eve: how my psycho killer was brought to life
http://bit.ly/KillingEveTV
Script Magic #695
Hollywood Doesn’t Make Movies Like The Fugitive Anymore
http://bit.ly/FugitiveWontQuit
Script Magic #696
‘Atlanta’ Writer Sounds Off: Female Creator Label Suggests “Separate but Equal”
http://bit.ly/AtlantaSRCreator
Script Magic #697
TV’s boom-and-bust cycle: why shows are hot … and then suddenly not
http://bit.ly/TVBoomNot
Script Magic #698
Peggy Bechko Outlines Her Thoughts On Outlines
http://bit.ly/OutlineOrNot
Script Magic #699
Is This the End of the TV Writers’ Room as We Know It?
http://bit.ly/EndTVRoom
Script Magic #700
“David Duke Called Us Out By Name”: BlacKkKlansman Screenwriters Charlie Wachtel and David Rabinowitz
http://bit.ly/BlackKKKWriters
Script Magic #701
Inside the Short Filmmaking World: From Budget to Festival
http://bit.ly/ShortFilmWorld
Script Magic #702
7 Ways to Crack the Code of TV Writing, from Writers of ‘Transparent,’ ‘Six Feet Under,’ ‘Grey’s Anatomy,’ and More
http://bit.ly/7CrackCodeTV
Script Magic #703
What Makes a “Strong” Female Character?
http://bit.ly/StrongFemaleCharacterMake
Script Magic #704
Lessons for the No-Budget Filmmaker
+
Inspirational Writing Advice from Charlie Kaufman
http://bit.ly/NoBudgetCharlie
Script Magic #705
Keep It Short: Five Lessons For Crafting Short-Form Serialized Content (aka Web Series)
http://bit.ly/KeepItShortForm
Script Magic #706
Mission Impossible – Fallout Empire Podcast Spoiler Special Ft. Christopher McQuarrie — Part 1
http://bit.ly/EmpireMI
Script Magic #707
An archive of the work of television writer-producer Daniel Knauf
https://knauf.tv/unseen
Script Magic #708
‘No Country for Old Men’: The Coen Brothers and Cormac McCarthy’s Ruthless Examination of Life
http://bit.ly/C4OldMen
Script Magic #709
#ShareYourRejection
Twitter
Script Magic #710
The filmmaker who shoots on laptops and mobiles instead of conventional cameras
http://bit.ly/ScreenLife
Script Magic #711
Eric Heisserer: The Life Of A Screenwriter
http://bit.ly/LifeScrnWriter
Script Magic #712
Telling A True Story? Don’t Let The Facts Get In The Way!
http://bit.ly/TrueFactStory
Script Magic #713
Screenwriter POV: How I Met My Manager
http://bit.ly/ScrnWriterManager
Script Magic #714
Where has the romantic comedy gone? To Netflix
http://bit.ly/RomComNetflix
Script Magic #715
TRUE INDIE: How to Write When You Have No Free Time
http://bit.ly/ScrnWriteNoTime
Script Magic #716
The One Page Outline of Se7en
http://bit.ly/1Page7
Script Magic #717
7 Things You Can Do Today to Be a Better Screenwriter Tomorrow
http://bit.ly/7ThingsScrnWriter
Script Magic #718
Screenwriter Expectations vs. Screenwriting Realities
http://bit.ly/ExReality
Script Magic #719
Money and Marketing for Creatives: Tips from the Creative Distribution Master Class
http://bit.ly/MMCreatives
Script Magic #720
Answering Basic Screenwriting Questions
http://bit.ly/ScrnBasic
Script Magic #721
As Talent Agencies Push to Own Content, Some Creators Cry Foul
http://bit.ly/TalentAgenciesPush
Script Magic #722
Female Breakout ‘Captain Marvel’ Screenwriter Is Disrupting The Superheroine Trope
http://bit.ly/ScrnFemaleMarvel
Script Magic #723
Between the Lines | ‘True Romance’
We take a look at two pivotal scenes to see how much was revised from an early draft of Quentin Tarantino’s screenplay.
http://bit.ly/BTLTrueRomance
Script Magic #724
YouMeScript
Screenwriting program that works with Google Drive.
Free. Upgrade to Pro for $20/yr. Imports and exports .FDX (Final Draft) for those who wish to collaborate with someone who does not have FD.
https://youmescript.com/
Script Magic #725
3 strategies for getting hired in Hollywood from super-producer Charles King
http://bit.ly/3WaysHollywood
Script Magic #726
SUCCESSION PART 2: How To Write Subtext In Your Dialogue
http://bit.ly/ArrestedDevelopment1
Script Magic #727
Why ‘Chinatown’ is Considered One of the Greatest Screenplays of All Time
http://bit.ly/ChinatownGreatest
Script Magic #728
Alex Garland on Screenwriting
http://bit.ly/AlexGarlandScrn
Script Magic #729
Aaron Sorkin on How to Develop Characters
http://bit.ly/AaronSorkinCharacters
Script Magic #730
Writing a Dramatic Script: Five Key Techniques
http://bit.ly/5KeyTech
Script Magic #731
The secret to worldbuilding? – More than just fantastic beasts
http://bit.ly/Secret2Worldbuilding
Script Magic #732
“Introduce Yourself As A Writer & Your Brand.” Sage Advice From Zimran Jacob, Netflix Showrunner’s Assistant On ‘The Punisher’ & ‘Narcos’
http://bit.ly/SageAdviceZimran
Script Magic #733
Ask a TV Talent Manager: Art/Work’s Spencer Robinson on How NOT to Pitch Scripts
http://bit.ly/NotPitchScript
Script Magic #734
Do Screenwriters Need To Copyright Protect Every Draft Of Their Screenplay?
http://bit.ly/CopyrightScripts
Script Magic #735
Screenwriting Career Wisdom From Literary Manager Daniela Gonzalez
http://bit.ly/ScrnWisdom
Script Magic #736
7 Things Screenwriters Need to Do Before Typing a Single Word
http://bit.ly/7ThingsScrnWriterWord
Script Magic #737
If You Want To Write A Screenplay, Don’t Start Writing A Screenplay
http://bit.ly/ScrnWriteDont
Script Magic #738
‘Halloween’ at 40: Their ‘Horrible Idea’ Became a Horror Classic
http://bit.ly/HalloweenAt40
Script Magic #739
SCREENWRITING: HOW MUCH DO I ASK FOR?
http://bit.ly/ScrnWritingMoney
Script Magic #740
Producer Adam Fratto’s Advice To Screenwriters: “No Cowardly Storytelling.”
http://bit.ly/ProducerAdviceScrnWriting
Script Magic #741
10 Reasons You Should Be Writing 10-Minute Plays
http://bit.ly/10WritePlays
Script Magic #742
3 [Frightening] Writing Fails to Avoid in a Horror Script
http://bit.ly/3WritingFailsHorror
Script Magic #743
3 Ways to Create a Stellar Antagonist, Villain, or Nemesis
http://bit.ly/3WaysVillian
Script Magic #744
5 Simple Ways to Milk an Intellectual Property
http://bit.ly/MilkProperty
Script Magic #745
Revealing Your Hero’s Wound
http://bit.ly/HerosWound
Script Magic #746
How ‘Sharknado’ Went From AFM Pitch Session to Global Sensation
http://bit.ly/SharknadoSensation
Script Magic #747
Can you write a great script?
http://bit.ly/WriteScreenplay
Script Magic #748
“Don’t Write Scripts, Write Movies” Says Manager Scott Carr
http://bit.ly/WriteMovies
Script Magic #749
‘The Good Place’ Writers Are Getting Actual Forking Philosophy Lessons
http://bit.ly/GoodPlaceWriters
Script Magic #750
It’s about EMOTION
http://bit.ly/WriteEmotion
Script Magic #751
12 Free ‘Go Into The Story’ eBooks
http://bit.ly/FreeStoryeBooks
Script Magic #752
Making a TV Series 1: A Complete Moonshot
http://bit.ly/MakingTVSeries
Script Magic #753
Moneyball for Movies: Market Research for Screenwriters
http://bit.ly/Money4Movies
Script Magic #754
How Your Brain Can Predict Blockbusters
http://bit.ly/BrainPredictMovies
Script Magic #755
How They Write A Script: Walter Hill
http://bit.ly/WalterHillScript
Script Magic #756
Die Hard Owes Its Existence To A Crazy Car Accident, According To The Screenwriter
http://bit.ly/DieHardAccident
Script Magic #757
Update: 2018 Award Season Screenplay Downloads — 8 New Scripts, 17 Total!
http://bit.ly/Update2018Scripts
Script Magic #758
Why do so many animated films have great stories? One secret: storyboarding.
http://bit.ly/RBIStoryboard
Script Magic #759
For Harvard neurologist, words lead to ‘action!’
http://bit.ly/LastPokerGame
Script Magic #760
Debra Granik: ‘It is dangerous to tell a story with no villain’
http://bit.ly/NoVillain1
Script Magic #761
Screenwriters in their own words: The stories behind the stories of ‘Black Panther,’ ‘Tully’ and more
http://bit.ly/ScrnWritersStory
Script Magic #762
35 Common Writing Style Mistakes In Spec Scripts
(And How To Fix Them)
http://bit.ly/35CommonWriting
Script Magic #763
Don’t just ask people to read your script and give you their thoughts. INTERROGATE them. Here’s how.
http://bit.ly/ReadScript
Script Magic #764
“Tell Stories That Matter And Make People Better.” Kevin Willmott On ‘BlacKkKlansman’
http://bit.ly/TellStoriesMatter
Script Magic #765
Steven Spielberg’s year of living dangerously: How he reinvented cinema with Jurassic Park and Schindler’s List
http://bit.ly/StevenSpielberg25
Script Magic #766
6 Tips From Paul Schrader on How to Turn Personal Agony into Award-Winning Scripts
http://bit.ly/PaulSchrader6
Script Magic #767
“Unfriended: Dark Web” Pins Its Characters and Audience to Their Seats
http://bit.ly/UnfriendedDarkWebChar
Script Magic #768
Horror Is Not Defined by What Scares You
http://bit.ly/HorrorScare
Script Magic #769
Free Screenwriting Seminar: Pages 41-50
http://bit.ly/HorribleMiddle
Script Magic #770
The Two Elements That Create Buzzworthy TV Pilots
http://bit.ly/BuzzTVPilots
Script Magic #771
BREAKING & ENTERING: Use Your Words
http://bit.ly/UseURWords
Script Magic #772
2018 Academy Award Nominated Screenplays
http://bit.ly/OscarNod2018
Script Magic #773
Top Screenwriting Competitions of 2019 – Calendar of Dates and Deadlines on Coverfly
http://bit.ly/2019ContestsCoverfly
Script Magic #774
Why Bird Box is Different from Other Apocalyptic Movies
http://bit.ly/BirdBoxDifferent
Script Magic #775
Writing for Harried Readers
http://bit.ly/WriteHarriedReaders
Script Magic #776
10 SCREENWRITING HACKS!
http://bit.ly/10ScrnHacks
Script Magic #777
Public Domain Day 2019
Works from 1923 are open to all!
http://bit.ly/PublicDomain2019
Script Magic #778
Sony Put the ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ Script Online
http://bit.ly/SpiderManScript
Script Magic #779
Best Screenwriting Tips for Great Dialogue
http://bit.ly/ScrnDialogue
Script Magic #780
TV Writers: How To Navigate Staffing Season
http://bit.ly/TVStaffingSeason
Script Magic #781
Why Multiple Cliffhangers May Not Work for Your TV Series
http://bit.ly/TVCliffhangers
Script Magic #782
How Homecoming Made the Jump From Podcasting to Prestige TV
http://bit.ly/HomecomingTV
Script Magic #783
10 Things to Delete From Your Dialogue Scenes Right Now
http://bit.ly/DelDialogue
Script Magic #784
3 Ways Writers Can Create Badass Characters
http://bit.ly/BadassChar
Script Magic #785
Here’s What the Sundance Team Is Looking for In Your Artist Application
http://bit.ly/SundanceArtist
Script Magic #786
In the Race for Content, Hollywood Is Buying Up Hit Podcasts
http://bit.ly/HwoodPodcasts
Script Magic #787
How to Create Your Own Alien Species
http://bit.ly/CreateAlien
Script Magic #788
The Script Secrets of Gillian Flynn, John Krasinski, Barry Jenkins and Christopher McQuarrie
http://bit.ly/ScriptSecrets
Script Magic #789
TV Pilot Season 2019: TheWrap’s Complete Guide
http://bit.ly/2019Pilot
Script Magic #790
How to Write a Calling Card Spec Script
http://bit.ly/CallingCardScript
Script Magic #791
2018 Spec Script Deals Analysis: Genres
http://bit.ly/2018SpecScript
Script Magic #792
How to Write a Vomit Draft (And Why It’s So Important)
http://bit.ly/VomitDraft
Script Magic #793
“Your Passion Should Flow Through Your Pages.” Wenonah Wilms On Becoming A 2018 Nicholl Fellow
http://bit.ly/Wilms2018Nicholl
Script Magic #794
An analysis of 12,309 feature film script reports
http://bit.ly/AnalysisFilmScript
Script Magic #795
“Show, Don’t Tell”: How To Stop Relying On Dialogue In A Screenplay
http://bit.ly/ShowTell2
Script Magic #796
Can Character Development Get in the Way of Good Movies?
http://bit.ly/CharDevel
Script Magic #797
From the Over Describer to the Compulsive Recapper: Eight Screenwriting Screw-ups to Avoid
http://bit.ly/8Avoid
Script Magic #798
What Will Win Best Picture? 20 Oscar Voters Spill Their Secrets
http://bit.ly/WhatOscarBestPicture
Script Magic #799
How Mahershala Ali Changed Green Book’s Pivotal Scene
http://bit.ly/GBPivScene
Script Magic #800
When is it Time to Hang it Up? A Conversation with Screenwriter Eric Koenig
http://bit.ly/StpScrn
Script Magic #801
“Being In Charge Of Your Own Story”: Tony Gilroy on the Joys and Embarrassments of Being a Writer-Director
http://bit.ly/ChargeStory
Script Magic #802
Screenwriters: Are You In The Mood For Love? Write A Romcom
http://bit.ly/RomComWrite
Script Magic #803
The Secret Cost of Screenwriting: Rejection, Uncertainty, & Anxiety
http://bit.ly/ScrnWriteReject
Script Magic #804
If You Really Want to Say Something, Make a Horror Film
http://bit.ly/WriteHorrorFilms
Script Magic #805
Screenplay Character Arc Demystified
http://bit.ly/CharacterArc
Script Magic #806
Top 5 Mistakes Writers Make With Diverse Characters
http://bit.ly/DiverseChar
Script Magic #807
Do We Write Differently on a Screen?
http://bit.ly/WriteScreen
Script Magic #808
The Rise Of The DIY Screenwriter
http://bit.ly/DIYScren
Script Magic #809
Script Secrets: Your Own Devices
http://bit.ly/URDevices
Script Magic #810
The Writer Of ‘Billions’ And ‘Rounders’ Shared A Story That’s Sure To Inspire Anyone Down On Their Luck
http://bit.ly/WrBillions
Script Magic #811
Game of Thrones writers break silence on season 7 pacing criticisms
http://bit.ly/GOTWriters
Script Magic #812
Production Jobs for TV, Film, Digital
http://bit.ly/SMUHWood
Script Magic #813
How to Be a Writer and Still Get Really, Really Rich
http://bit.ly/RichWriter
Script Magic #814
Learn How To Become A Working Screenwriter – Mark Sanderson
http://bit.ly/WrkScrnWriter
Script Magic #815
Five Screenplay Transition Tips to Improve Your Script from John August & Craig Mazin
http://bit.ly/5Transition
Script Magic #816
Why Hitchcock’s Kaleidoscope was too shocking to be made
http://bit.ly/AHKalei
Script Magic #817
Periodic Table of Storytelling
http://bit.ly/PTStorytelling
Script Magic #818
7 Steps for Writing Knights & Dragons Fantasy
http://bit.ly/2YLdIKS
Script Magic #819
Why are network sitcoms different from streaming sitcoms?
http://bit.ly/LevineWhy
Script Magic #820
Successful Habits of Screenwriters
http://bit.ly/SHabitsScrn
Script Magic #821
What Can Crime Writers Learn From Screenwriting?
http://bit.ly/CrimeWriters
Script Magic #822
On the Page (Podcast)
http://bit.ly/OnPagePodcast
Script Magic #823
“Find The Movie In The Story” Oscar Winning Screenwriter Julian Fellowes Talks ‘The Chaperone’
http://bit.ly/JFChap
Script Magic #824
How to Succeed the Steven Spielberg Way
http://bit.ly/SSpielbergWay
Script Magic #825
The Ultimate Screenwriting Terms Glossary
http://bit.ly/ScrnWriteGlossary
Script Magic #826
READ THE BEST SCREENPLAYS FROM THE 1950’s
http://bit.ly/Scrnplays1950
Script Magic #827
How to Pitch a TV Show to Netflix, Networks and More Like a Pro
http://bit.ly/PitchTVShowStreaming
Script Magic #828
MEET THE READER: Act I — Getting Your Protagonist Off to a Good Start
http://bit.ly/ReaderAct1
Script Magic #829
How a Teenaged First-Time Director Won Tribeca With His No-Budget Feature
http://bit.ly/teendirector
Script Magic #830
From TVWriter.com: CHERNOBYL writer Craig Mazin does all new writers a service. Download and read all the scripts from this extraordinary mini-series at
http://bit.ly/JAugustScripts
Script Magic #831
“You’re Not Gonna F***in’ Tell Me What My Story Is”: Sam Esmail, Nic Pizzolatto and The Hollywood Reporter Drama Showrunner Roundtable
http://bit.ly/ShowrunnerRoundtable
Script Magic #832
“Editing Is The Battleground.” Screenwriter Mike Flanagan Talks ‘The Haunting of Hill House’ & ‘Doctor Sleep’
http://bit.ly/EditingBattleground
Script Magic #833
‘Good Omens’ author and showrunner Neil Gaiman explains why TV’s fantasy and sci-fi ‘gold rush’ is just getting started
http://bit.ly/GaimanSciFi
Script Magic #834
Movie Shot On iPhone By Oscar-Winning Director Premieres At Cannes
http://bit.ly/iPhoneFilmMade
Script Magic #835
Writing a Logline for a Character Driven Drama
http://bit.ly/CharLogline
Script Magic #836
3 Life-Changing Steps to Proofreading Your Screenplays
http://bit.ly/3Proof
Script Magic #837
How do the Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting readers judge a script?
http://bit.ly/NFScript
Script Magic #838
Showrunners on the Realities of Writing: ‘It’s A Continual Cycle of Panic and Fear, It’s Super Fun’
http://bit.ly/WDWriters
Script Magic #839
Sex is disappearing from the big screen, and it’s making movies less pleasurable
http://bit.ly/SexDisappear
Script Magic #840
What Silent Film Taught Me About Storytelling
http://bit.ly/SilentFilm1
Script Magic #841
“Effective Feedback: The Little Known Secret To Pixar’s Creative Success”
http://bit.ly/PixarSuccess
Script Magic #842
12 Powerful Principles of Story Structure
http://bit.ly/AvatarSS
Script Magic #843
How Women Showrunners Are Changing TV
http://bit.ly/WShowrunners
Script Magic #844
The Different Lifestyles of Feature Screenwriters and Television Writers
http://bit.ly/FeatureTV
Script Magic #845
Top Lit Reps Advise: Don’t Make These Screenwriting Mistakes
http://bit.ly/MistakesLit
Script Magic #846
‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ Writers Explain Samuel L. Jackson’s Standout Line
http://bit.ly/FuryLine
Script Magic #847
Writing for Theater and Film
http://bit.ly/Writing4TF
Script Magic #848
10 Insider Strategies to Sell or Set Up Your Screenplays or Television Pilots
Script Magic #849
How to Create the Ultimate Screenplay Pitch Deck
Script Magic #850
How to Write a TV Pilot Script: The Ultimate 8-Step Master Plan
Script Magic #851
Writers on ‘Ozark’ and ‘The Good Place’ Break Down Key Season Finales Right on the Script Pages
Script Magic #852
The Hero’s Journey Breakdown: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Script Magic #853
5 Screenwriting Takeaways: Ted Lasso is The Coach We Need And Likely Never Had
Script Magic #854
15 Screenplay Examples From Each Genre to Download for Free
Script Magic #855
Creating Tension To Make Your Readers Notice
http://bit.ly/CreateT
Script Magic #856
How Do You Write an Isolation Thriller When Everyone Is Connected All of the Time?
http://bit.ly/IsoThriller
Script Magic #857
So You Want to Become a Working Screenwriter
http://bit.ly/WkScrnWriter
Script Magic #858
Read Charlie Kaufman’s ‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things
http://bit.ly/CKScript
Script Magic #859
THE CHARACTER’S BACKSTORY: HOW IMPORTANT IS IT TO YOUR SCREENPLAY?
http://bit.ly/ChrBackSty
Script Magic #860
How to Tell the Story Without Telling the Story
Script Magic #861
5 Famous Screenplays That Hollywood Rejected
Script Magic #862
Monica Beletsky on Writing a One-Hour TV Drama Script
Script Magic #863
We Are What We Watch: Movie Plots Predict the Personalities of Those who “Like” Them
Script Magic #864
How Toy Story helped Pixar change cinema
Script Magic #865
10 Insider Strategies to Sell or Set Up Your Screenplays or Television Pilots
Script Magic #866
The Queen’s Gambit: The Hidden Depths of Netflix’s Word-of-Mouth Smash
Script Magic #867
2020 Spec Script Deal List
Script Magic #868
Why you should watch Body Heat, the best erotic thriller ever made.
Script Magic #869
Meet the Reader: “But it seemed like such a good idea…”
Script Magic #870
Why ‘Willy’s Wonderland’ Was a Last-Ditch Effort for Writer G.O. Parsons
http://bit.ly/WWGOParsons
Script Magic #871
8 Upcoming Fellowships for Diverse Emerging Screenwriters
http://bit.ly/8Fellowships
Script Magic #872
Dealing With The Big Leagues FREE Webinar Series
http://bit.ly/DWBLWebinars
Script Magic #873
How I Hijacked Hollywood or: How To Sell A Screenplay
http://bit.ly/HijackedHWood
Script Magic #874
Do We Really Need Endless Film Reboots & Remakes? (Part 1)
http://bit.ly/EndlessReboots1
Script Magic #875
Read the 2021 Golden Globes Nominated Feature Screenplays
http://bit.ly/2021GGscripts
Script Magic #876
The Secrets of Successful Scriptwriters in Hollywood
http://bit.ly/SSScript
Script Magic #877
How Marielle Heller Conquered Hollywood One No at a Time
http://bit.ly/MH1No
Script Magic #878
The Ultimate Film Grants List for Every Filmmaker in 2021
http://bit.ly/FilmG2021
Script Magic #879
Oscars 2021 Nominated Screenplays: Read The Scripts
http://bit.ly/2021OscarNomScreenplays
Script Magic #880
Screenwriting competitions aren’t worth the money
http://bit.ly/ScriptComp
Script Magic #881
What Talent Agencies Look for in a Screenplay with Christopher Lockhart
http://bit.ly/TalentAgencies
Script Magic #882
We’re in a Time Loop of Time-Loop Movies
http://bit.ly/TimeLoopFilm
Script Magic #883
The secret weapon of ‘Star Wars’ was George Lucas’s ex-wife Marcia
http://bit.ly/StarWarsMarcia
Script Magic #884
Where to Watch Every 2021 Oscar-Nominated Film
http://bit.ly/OscarFims2021
Script Magic #885
Despite Solitude, Lockdown Wasn’t A Creative Boon for Screenwriters
http://bit.ly/NotWriting2021
Script Magic #886
Want Diversity? Start Streaming.
http://bit.ly/DivStreaming
Script Magic #887
What I Learned About Writing from Making Sound Effects for Movies
http://bit.ly/WrtMovies
Script Magic #888
8 Screenwriters Tell Us Which Movies Inspired Them to Write Their Own
http://bit.ly/8ScrnWriters
Script Magic #889
Breaking-In the Biz: How to Protect Your Intellectual Property
http://bit.ly/ProtectScript