Frank Marshall: Writing From The Heart Frank Marshall on Starting Out Looking back, you don’t realize it at the time, but you know, Billy Friedkin, Francis Coppola, Steven, George, all starting their careers as well,… Read More
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Weekly Writing Wisdom – Damon Lindelof
Damon Lindelof, co-creator The Leftovers, Lost, writer, Prometheus On Lost: I actually knew what I was doing without realizing that I knew what I was doing. Much more often, I’m experiencing the exact opposite of... Read More
Weekly Writing Wisdom: Noah Hawley
Noah Hawley: creator, Legion, Fargo (TV series) “When you are thinking about writing a place or setting a show in a place, specifically, you have to think about how the show is going to grow… Read More
Weekly Writing Wisdom: Nancy Meyers – AFF 2016 Awardee
Nancy Meyers (writer: Private Benjamin, Father of the Bride, writer/director: Something’s Gotta Give, It’s Complicated) “I think the movies I’ve written or co-written are about something. I have no need to just write a comedy… Read More
Weekly Writing Wisdom: Telling Your Own Story
John Singleton (writer/director: Boyz n the Hood, Shaft, director: 2 Fast 2 Furious, Four Brothers) “I never thought I was going to be a studio filmmaker. I always thought, I always planned on being an... Read More
Weekly Writing Wisdom: Telling Your Story
This week's Writing Wisdom Blog comes from Issa Rae (creator: Insecure, The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl) & Larry Wilmore (Insecure, The Bernie Mac Show). Listen to their On Story® Conversation here. Issa Rae - Collaboration “It’s... Read More
Weekly Writing Wisdom: Writing a Romantic Comedy
Tess Morris (writer, Man Up): “The challenge with writing a romantic comedy film is you’ve got to make people now sit up and go, “Why is this a different story?” Like, it’s a one-night... Read More
Weekly Writing Wisdom: Sporting the Screenplay
Bobby Farrelly (writer/director: There’s Something About Mary, director: Kingpin, Fever Pitch): “All of our characters are underdogs. They’re underdogs to the world, and that’s sort of the nature of comedy in that you have to... Read More
