Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Screenwriter News--4.18.12

 
Student screenwriters share their perspectives
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
The Sarasota Film Festival's annual Youth Screenwriter's Circle gives students a chance to express themselves with fledgling screenplays that reveal some unique views of the world and their lives. From left, Allison Koehler, outreach and education ...
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Sarasota Herald-Tribune
The Screenwriter's Fairy Tale
Huffington Post
It's titled The Screenwriter: The Universal Story Within All Movie Stories: When my first book Something Startling Happens: The 120 Story Beats Every Writer Needs To Know hit Amazon's Top 5 for Film and Television books in December of 2011, ...
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Storyboard: How a Reddit User's Post Made Him a Hollywood Screenwriter
Wired News (blog)
For him, reddit became a ticket to Los Angeles — not for vacation, but to start his new career as a Hollywood screenwriter. While browsing reddit last August, Erwin, who majored in history, posted an enthralling response to one user's query: "Could I ...
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Screenwriter is making inroads in Hollywood
Delta-Optimist
Southard quit his real estate work in August and started screenwriting fulltime. "I've been working at it pretty hard," he said, adding he's spent the better part of the last year buried in front of a computer. "It's not as glamorous as people might ...
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Screenwriter to Can of Worms
The Bookseller
Can of Worms Kids Press has acquired a debut from "Gnomeo & Juliet" screenwriter Rob Sprackling. The indie bought world rights to Born Again, Ben from Gemma Hirst of Gemma Hirst Associates. Born Again, Ben is the story of 11-year-old Ben, ...
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Ralph Macchio To Play Screenwriter Joe Stefano In 'Alfred Hitchcock And The ...
Indie Wire (blog)
He'll be taking on the role of Joe Stefano, the young screenwriter who came in and adapted Robert Bloch's novel, winning approval from Hitchock after the first draft by James Cavanagh was turned down by the director. Remarkably, "Psycho" was only ...
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Lights, camera, action
Sky Hi Daily News
Denver-based screenwriter, director and producer Sean JS Jourdan will be shooting the film "Teddy Boy" as soon as this May. Scripted is a scene that is slated to take place on Lake Granby during a total 24-day production period.
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James Erwin's top 5 movie picks
DesMoinesRegister.com
What kind of movies does a screenwriter enjoy? James Erwin listed five favorites and what makes them so special to him. If you're thinking a lot about screenwriting, take another look at "Die Hard." It's a really amazing piece of work.
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