AFI Digital Storytelling Conference
The AFI DigiFest 2009 is a great opportunity to learn about cutting-edge storytelling and media prototypes created at AFI and across the country. Free registration and links here.
Continue readingThe Switch to Online Viewing
Common among many who have cut the cord is a sense of rebellion, not against TV but against service providers. They believe their way of watching represents the future of TV — online and on demand.
Continue readingWriter Access Project
The Writer Access Project is designed to identify excellent diverse writers with television experience and to bring these writers’ scripts to the attention of showrunners, creative executives and agents for consideration during staffing season. Info here.
Continue readingCall for eQuinoxe Entries
The Call for Projects for the eQuinoxe 6th. International Screenwriters´ Workshop & Master Class is beginning. The new online application is available now.
Continue readingMap Yourself
A good writer thoroughly understands his or her characters’ emotions, inner conflicts and the whole process of internal transformation. Great writers dig deep to find this emotional truth within themselves.
Continue readingBill Mechanic’s Speech on Indie Film
Bill Mechanic’s speech about the Business of the Business producing films.
Continue readingBattle Speeches – Power of Idealism
It is critical that a battle speech reveal character. Each kind of leader sees the world differently and fights for different reasons. Each kind of leader inspires followers differently.
Continue readingJoyce Carol Oates: Why We Write
#BeFabFriday – Life has no meaning without the narrative we construct around it.
Continue readingThe Cynic’s Guide to Film and Literary Criticism
The tired and jaded view. It’s actually quite funny– and often true!
Continue readingLaughing Until It Hurts
“Comedy is never the gaiety of things, it is the groan made gay,” wrote drama critic Walter Kerr. This is the great irony implicit in comedy. It feels good to walk out of a theater laughing. But we often go into the theater not feeling so good. Many times, what makes us laugh is seeing that other people are not feeling so good either.
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