We knew it would happen sooner or later. Well, it’s sooner. Screenwriting – a screenwriting app for the iPad. And it’s only $6.99. Cool….
Category: The Craft
“Don’t have him say something unless it’s really f*cking crucial.”
Movieline has done a nice interview with screenwriter Rowan Joffe, writer of The American, starring George Clooney.
“It made me love Ronnie Reagan”
In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, screenwriter Jonas McCord tells WSJ that his screenplay for the in-development Ronald Reagan biopic will make you love him. The picture apparently has no director, cast or distributor so far, which means likely no money for its $30 million budget, but is managing to kick up a lot of noise.
WGA Moves Into Porn
Adult entertainment industry newswire Xbiz reports that the WGA is collecting foreign levies (royalties) for screenwriters of adult films.
Why You Should Change Your Name To Sheldon
Sheldon Turner plays hard at being a screenwriter, and it shows. He is credited with the recent “Up In The Air” (a terrific script) and, according to IMDB, has more than a dozen projects in development. Hear him talk about writing and the biz.
What Does Paul Haggis Know?
Know your screenwriters. Paul Haggis is an interesting and complex character; he is a screenwriter. His credits span from Walker, Texas Ranger to the Oscar nominated screenplay for Million Dollar Baby to the Oscar winning screenplay for Crash. He was a writer on Casino Royale, the first James Bond reboot, and its follow up Quantum of Solace. He is one of the few important Hollywood figures to publicly renounce Scientology. You can read his interesting bio here, and/or listen to him discuss screenwriting in this interview….
Rest In Peace, Budd Schulberg
Writer and screenwriter – “On The Waterfront”; “What Makes Sammy Run”. See his obituary here.
SCREENWRITING WIKI
Please visit and contribute to the Screenwriting Wiki. It takes a little learning to get used to posting and editing wiki posts, but the result is worth it. You will be building a long-term resource for screenwriters, created by and owned by screenwriters. The wiki includes articles on craft and the business, and essays on important produced screenplays from the perspective of the screenwriter.
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Enough. Now go write.