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...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Jan 29, 2021 | Joe Gruberman, Masterclass, Tips
Writing Your Cabin in the Woods by Joe Gruberman I think that everyone should write a “cabin in the woods” script. It’s a good exercise and serves the greater purpose of forcing you to write within constraints. To qualify my statement, not every cabin in the woods is...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Nov 28, 2020 | Joe Gruberman, Masterclass, Tips
3 Ways To Give Your Characters Unique Voices by Joe Gruberman The key to rich dialog is deep characters. Characters don’t need to be complicated or even flawed, but they do need to speak with their own voices. This could be the mean, gravelly bark of Eugene Pallette...
