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Diary of a Lost Scribe – Here’s to Hindsight
DIARY OF A LOST SCRIBE Here’s to Hindsight by Carlo Dall’Olmo - President and Board Member of PSA When I was growing up, I often heard the phrase “hindsight is 20/20” and though I understood the meaning in a vague sense, it wasn’t until many years and many mistakes...
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Tools of the Trade: If you want to save your TV pilot, you’ve got to Save The Cat!
If you want to save your TV pilot, you’ve got to Save The Cat!By Jessica Spring Brown, Screenwriter and Board Member of Phoenix Screenwriters Association That’s right. To fix or save your TV pilot, you will need to Save the Cat! first by reading the latest book in...
read moreThree Tips for Slimming Down That Bloated Script
THREE TIPS FOR SLIMMING DOWN THAT BLOATED SCRIPT By Chrysanthy Balis Whether the final page-count is 95 or 130, a great screenplay is a lean read, holding the reader’s attention and delivering all of the screenwriter's intentions with clarity. Much is conveyed with a...
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Backstory - What? How? How Much?- by T Severe, Ph.D., Screenwriter/filmmaker As screenwriters we’re taught that for a character to be multi-dimensional we often need to create a sufficient backstory to him or her so that the audience has a clearer picture to...
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Diary of a Lost Scribe – Resolutions…here’s to the beginning of the end
DIARY OF A LOST SCRIBE Resolutions…here’s to the beginning of the end by Carlo Dall’Olmo - President and Board Member of PSA It’s officially 2022 – a month into 2022 to be exact! Happy Belated New Year to all my friends. If you are like me – and I sure hope you...
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Screenwriter’s Troubleshooter Unchained by Emmanuel Oberg
Screenwriter’s Troubleshooter Unchained: The Most Common Screenwriting Problems and How to Solve Them By Emmanuel Oberg*by Beverly Nault In a previous post, I reviewed Oberg’s Screenwriting Unchained which explains his Story-Type Method® using a fractal, versatile...
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PSA has some of the happiest attendees in the Valley. Could it be because we bring out top notch talent from Hollywood or could it be because we offer so many events for our members? Whatever the reason, PSA is the organization you want to be a part of.