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Action! Indie Filmmaking
Action! -Indie Filmmaking- by T Severe, Ph.D., Screenwriter/filmmaker Screenwriters dream of the day they see their script produced into a film. But the cold reality is it can be an uphill swim given the number of scripts submitted annually and the number of films...
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Writing for the Indie Market
Writing for the Indie Market by Joe Gruberman What makes your screenplay marketable? As I put pen to paper (or fingertips to keyboard), I'm tempted to write two separate articles: one for spec scripts and one for works-for-hire. We need to begin with certain...
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To Be Quite Joe: Unplugging and How I Quit Smoking
Unplugging and How I Quit Smoking by J. Timothy Quirk You sit at the laptop with an internet browser open. You’ve checked social media. You’ve checked your email. You open a blank document and you’re ready to write. Before you type your first word, you...
read moreTools of the Trade: The Doctor will see you now…..
The Doctor will see you now..... by Jessica Brown, Screenwriter and Board Member of Phoenix Screenwriters Association While most of us dread going to the doctor, there is one doctor that every screenwriter should see. This doctor even makes house calls. He will sit by...
read moreWrite in Pictures, Not in Words: Show, Don’t Tell
Write in Pictures, Not in Words: Show, Don’t Tell by T Severe, Ph.D., Screenwriter/filmmaker As screenwriters we know our number one maxim: Show, don’t tell. The craft of screenwriting is somewhat unique among literary forms in that the...
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To Be Quite Joe: Writing Audio Theater is Not So Solitary
Writing Audio Theater is Not So Solitary by J. Timothy Quirk After initially writing the phrase “Writing is a solitary venture” as if it were a law understood and followed by all, by the time I reached the penultimate paragraph of this article, I changed...
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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.