by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Apr 27, 2022 | Masterclass, Personal, Resources, Tips
Stealing Fire from the Gods, the Complete Guide to Story for Writers and Filmmakers (2nd edition) by James Bonnettby Beverly Nault From the Preface: “Story and storymaking are the most important and misunderstood art forms in the world today. Important because there...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Apr 27, 2022 | Joe Gruberman, Masterclass, Personal, Tips
I’m all for studying well-written scripts to help you write better screenplays. But I’m also a proponent of studying well-produced films to help you write better movies. In “Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting”, Syd Field reminds us that we are...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Mar 29, 2022 | Masterclass, Personal, Resources, Tips, Tools of the Trade
Hey Writer! Did you hear the story about Story? By Jessica Spring Brown Actually it’s about the Book titled: Story: Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting by Robert McKee. A classic and a must read for all of us people who are crazy in...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Mar 29, 2022 | Masterclass, Personal, Tips
FADE IN: And now what? By Chris LaMont CA-CHUNK! That is the sound of a 120-page spec screenplay that a writer spent hours, days, months and maybe years birthing from their creative ether – pulling the words straight out of their souls and onto the written page –...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Feb 26, 2022 | Masterclass, Personal, Tips
For The Love of Movies By Shelly Howieson It began when I was three. I don’t remember, but my father used to tell me the story of how I sat on his lap and shouted in excitement each time Thumper and Flower appeared on the large screen. He thought the other...