Script Writer News--4.11.12

Aaron Sorkin Plagiarizes Aaron Sorkin in the Leaked 'Newsroom' Pilot Script Film School Rejects The primary one being that random scripts on the old internet could be from anywhere. For some reason, writers believe they can fake leaked scripts in order to gain a name through the back door (like writers did on Studio 60 when they weren't being ... See all stories on this topic »

TV writer shares tips with local scribes The Daily Citizen Professional writers, he said, don't sit down to write an entire script before they've developed an outline. Stepakoff said he writes stories on note cards, then rearranges and edits them as needed, then develops a scene-by-scene outline of the ... See all stories on this topic »

Saga and Y: The Last Man writer Brian K. Vaughan talks about making comics his ... A.V. Club New York They don't pay well enough for me to write other people's ideas. I like to write my own ideas, and Marvel and DC editors were usually grateful to have somebody who just wanted to turn in scripts and, for the most part, be left alone. See all stories on this topic » A.V. Club New York

Olivia Wilde to team up with Liam Neeson as gossip columnist in 'Third Person' IrishCentral So after writing the script, I thought, 'Oh, party reporting, that would be great.' I go to parties to go to parties! It's not for research. I just wanted to go to some premieres.' Neeson recently told the press he admired the script: 'It's a really ... See all stories on this topic »

TV writer Kaddy makes final cut Cambridge News The mother-of-two, who graduated from Anglia Ruskin University in October with an MA in creative writing, was a successful television scriptwriter prior to taking on her university course, having penned 70 episodes of Hollyoaks for Channel 4. See all stories on this topic » Cambridge News

The TV Snob's Dictionary Vanity Fair Writer's term for noting a logic flaw in the script that must be addressed, often by having a character call attention to said logic flaw. Wait, wasn't the unseen sister supposed to be pregnant and now we introduce her and she's a thin hottie? See all stories on this topic »

Elvis Presley to make comeback in South Florida writer's new film Examiner.com "Elvis Came Back to Manage Me" is a screenplay written by Hallandale Beach writer, Jay Schorr. But what makes this movie different than other political thrillers is that voters are being asked to lobby Hollywood producers to green light the project. See all stories on this topic »

The Lost, Forgotten & Undersung Projects Of Joss Whedon Indie Wire (blog) The writer/director/producer has, until recently, been best known for his work on television: he turned his poorly-received screenwriting debut "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" into one of the most beloved cult series of all times (which itself got a ... See all stories on this topic »

Krysten Ritter Talks LIFE HAPPENS, VAMPS, DON'T TRUST THE B IN APT. 23 and More Collider.com by Christina Radish Posted:April 11th, 2012 at 11:03 am Life Happens, from director/co-writer Kat Coiro, is a comedy centered on three young women – Kim (Krysten Ritter), Deena (Kate Bosworth) and Laura (Rachel Bilson) – who all live under the same ... See all stories on this topic » Collider.com

Interview: 'Cabin in the Woods' writer/director Drew Goddard Examiner.com His first feature, The Cabin in the Woods, hits theaters on Friday, April 13th, and Goddard recently sat down with Examiner.com to discuss the film's long journey from script to screen. The idea for Cabin was conceived when Goddard and his "partner in ... See all stories on this topic »

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Anyone else writing an assassin script? | Script Frenzy Official Writer. Posted April 6, 2012 - 12:47. Anyone else writing an assassin script? Just curious... I've been working on my story for so long, I don't even want to ... www.scriptfrenzy.org/eng/node/4171076