by admin | Apr 1, 2019 | Masterclass, Uncategorized
WHY SCREENPLAYS FAIL: MISTAKE #1 By Lovinder Gill Story is a term that has been misunderstood and misused by screenwriters for years. The truth of the matter is that most novice writers’ ideas for a screenplay don’t, actually, qualify as a story for a screenplay. At...
by admin | Jul 30, 2018 | Community News, Resources, Tips
(a/k/a PSA – An Arizona Non-Profit 501(c)(3) Organization) An Overview of the Organization PSA is a volunteer non-profit organization made up of people who are writers, filmmakers and others interested and involved within the entertainment industry. In general,...
by admin | Jul 30, 2018 | Bill True, Masterclass, Tips
A pal of mine who got his MFA in screenwriting from UCLA talks more about one lecture than any other when he reminisces about his time in the program. Apparently, it’s a lecture that legendary UCLA screenwriting professor Howard Suber gave every year, and students...
by admin | Jul 4, 2018 | Resources
An invaluable resource often cited among screenwriters is The Art of Dramatic Writing by Lajos Egri. Intended as a guide for playwriting, its principles have found their way into screenwriting. Egri stresses that the writer must know the premise of the story, that...
