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 | Dec 28, 2021 | Joe Gruberman, Masterclass, Personal, Tips
I fell into script supervision after a series of collaborative short films with some fellow writers. Keeping track of all of the scenes and shots was a big deal, even for short projects, and especially when we had a tight editing window. Just a few years into my...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Sep 26, 2021 | Joe Gruberman, Masterclass, Personal, Tips
From Book to Screen (Part 2) by Joe Gruberman In my previous article (Part 1), I discussed the process of obtaining the screen rights to an existing literary work. These rights include permission to use the source work to write the screenplay and produce the motion...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Aug 30, 2021 | Joe Gruberman, Masterclass, Personal, Tips
From Book to Screen (Part 1) by Joe Gruberman Several years into my screenwriting career, I was approached by a librarian friend who thought that a certain Edgar-award winning Young Adult suspense thriller would make an awesome movie. As a favor to her, I read the...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Jul 26, 2021 | Joe Gruberman, Masterclass, Tips
Creating the Anti-Hero by Joe Gruberman We may not always like the protagonist of a story. A bumbling nerd like Walter Mitty (The Secret Life of Walter Mitty) or a self-absorbed opportunist like “Captain” Jack Sparrow (Pirates of the Caribbean) needs to grow on you...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Mar 30, 2021 | Joe Gruberman, Masterclass, Tips
Get Out Of Your Comfort Zone by Joe Gruberman You can learn some valuable lessons in the course of a day’s activities. Recently, I participated in a video conference of Red Cross employees and volunteers. Toward the end of the meeting, the host decided that we should...
