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5 Award-Winning Screenwriters Discuss How They Approach Their Craft

03.14.13 @ 1:24PM Tags : awards, craft, screenwriters, screenwriting, video, watch

A few months ago, Justin posted a series of videos of 10 renowned directors offering their advice on filmmaking. While this list isn’t quite as extensive, today I present to you five award-winning screenwriters discussing their approach to the craft of screenwriting. You may want to get a snack or even a small meal because some of these videos are long, but all of them offer unique insights into how each of these writers (or writing teams) approach a story, and then break the story down into screenplay format. Hopefully, these videos will educate and inspire you as you work on your own screenwriting craft.
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What Can Indie Filmmakers Learn from Pixar's Story Development Process?

03.2.12 @ 2:45PM Tags : advice, craft, pixar, screenwriting, storydevelopment

With one of the best critical and commercial records in movie-making history, there are a lot of things Pixar does right.  One of their greatest strengths is their ability to consistently craft great stories.  So what’s the Pixar story development process like, and what can we as independent filmmakers learn from it?  As part of a 5 part interview, Mary Coleman, a Pixar senior development executive, shares details about how it all comes together — revealing some surprising and enlightening things: More »