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Much the way emotions live inside every person, a script lives inside every movie, helping shape it, direct it, give it life. Scripts form a superstructure around which films are built. But the ...

The relationship between a screenwriter and an actor is an interesting thing. A writer can pen the most precious monologue they’ve ever written, only to hand it over to an actor who cuts it down to a ...

Writers Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski and director Craig Brewer discuss working on the film Celebrated writing team Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, alongside filmmaker Craig Brewer, ...

Screenwriter Mark L. Smith joins us to talk about writing the blockbuster thriller Twisters. This week on On Story, screenwriter Mark L. Smith joins us for a conversation on writing the blockbuster, ...

Though many have noted how much of the footage from the teasers & trailers didn’t make it into the final film — an intentional move by Anderson and editor Leslie Jones to give of the flavor of the ...

In recent weeks, HBO has faced a dilemma: It was about to launch a 12-part reality series in a choice Sunday night time period just as everyone was starting to ask if the reality genre is burned out.

My marker of a fantastic film is when I leave the theater without any clue of the current time of day or what responsibilities I left behind when I walked into the building three hours prior. Lately I ...

The IFP announced today the lineup for this year’s Script to Screen Conference. Taking place March 5, the event will take place at 92Y Tribeca in New York City. Brooklyn, NY (February 21, 2011) – IFP ...

Following on from the Top 10 Screenwriting Tips from Script to Screen post, I thought I’d write a companion piece on pitching, as Saturday’s Script to Screen conference also featured “Pitch ...