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Tools of the Trade: Introduction to H.R. D’Costa
Introduction to H.R. D'Costaby Jessica Brown, Screenwriter and Board Member of Phoenix Screenwriters Association Hey PSA! Are you feeling the dog days of writing in these long summer days? Have you lost your excitement for the story you were wanting the world to...
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Don’t Abandon Your Old Scripts
Don't Abandon Your Old Scripts By Bob Saenz So, you have a few, or like me, a lot, of old unsold scripts filed away on your computer or on thumb drives or on the cloud… or also like me, saved on all three, and you’ve kinda forgotten they exist. Well, do yourself a...
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Guidelines for Offering Constructive Criticism to Your Fellow Screenwriters
Guidelines for offering constructive criticism to your fellow screenwriters: By Shelly Howieson 1: Say something nice. If you don’t have something nice to say, you aren’t trying hard enough. You’re a writer who, if you’re part of PSA, must want to write...
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Who Are You?by Jessica Brown, Screenwriter and Board Member of Phoenix Screenwriters Association Who Are You? Well, I’m a writer. Who are you? Susan May Warren, in her book, asks and answers that question to show you how to write a brilliant character bio that also...
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The Beat Goes On -Story Beats: A Comparison- by T Severe, Ph.D., Screenwriter/filmmaker While it’s true that a great movie is based on a great story, it’s also true it’s based on a great screenplay. The screenplay is the blueprint for the production of the film...
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Chasing Trends By Bob Saenz Chasing Trends. When screenwriters decide their next script will be thematically the same as whatever the latest hit film was. And there are loads of so-called experts, including managers apparently, who think this is the only way for new...
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Testimonials
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.