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2012 Screenwriters Reveal the Toughest Scenes They Wrote

12.28.12 @ 10:27AM Tags : argo, beastsofthesouthernwild, challenge, flight, lesmiserables, looper, scene, screenplay, screenwriting, script

Many screenwriters talk about the difficulty of facing the blank page as they start page one of their screenplays. The desire to get the opening of the screenplay right can overwhelm, even paralyze. Yet, as the screenplay finally begins and takes shape, the first page is not necessarily the most difficult page. In reality, the challenge tends to come later, not when the audience is introduced to the movie, its characters and its world, but rather when the story truly launches into what will compel the audience to stay engaged for the next 90 minutes or more. Thanks to Kyle Buchanan at Vulture (and Movies Editor for New York Magazine), we have a series of screenwriters from some of the most acclaimed films of 2012 describing in their own words what were the toughest scenes to write in their own screenplays. More »

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'Middle of Nowhere,' 'Lincoln,' 'Les Misérables,' 'Frankenweenie' Screenplays For Your Consideration

12.4.12 @ 4:46PM Tags : download, frankenweenie, lesmiserables, lincoln, middleofnowhere, screenplay, screenwriting

In an effort to keep the NFS community up-to-date with all of the latest screenplays available for legal download for awards consideration, today we offer a potpourri of scripts. You want a personal, heart-rending journey? Got it. You want a presidential biopic? Here you go. A sweeping epic musical? Got that, too. A stop-motion comedy about a resurrected wiener dog? We’ve got not one, but two drafts of that one. All of these screenplays have two things in common: they all hope to get that coveted nomination, and they are all available for download for your consideration. More »