by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Apr 27, 2022 | Masterclass, Personal, Resources, Tips
Stealing Fire from the Gods, the Complete Guide to Story for Writers and Filmmakers (2nd edition) by James Bonnettby Beverly Nault From the Preface: “Story and storymaking are the most important and misunderstood art forms in the world today. Important because there...
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 | Mar 29, 2022 | Masterclass, Personal, Resources, Tips, Tools of the Trade
Hey Writer! Did you hear the story about Story? By Jessica Spring Brown Actually it’s about the Book titled: Story: Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting by Robert McKee. A classic and a must read for all of us people who are crazy in...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Mar 29, 2022 | Masterclass, Personal, Tips
FADE IN: And now what? By Chris LaMont CA-CHUNK! That is the sound of a 120-page spec screenplay that a writer spent hours, days, months and maybe years birthing from their creative ether – pulling the words straight out of their souls and onto the written page –...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Feb 26, 2022 | Masterclass, Personal, Tips
For The Love of Movies By Shelly Howieson It began when I was three. I don’t remember, but my father used to tell me the story of how I sat on his lap and shouted in excitement each time Thumper and Flower appeared on the large screen. He thought the other...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Feb 26, 2022 | Masterclass, Personal, Resources, Tips
Your Idea Machine by William C. Martell (Bluebook series #1 of 16)by Beverly Nault Stuck on what to write next? Not sure if your idea is worth the 110 pages and hours of time it will take to flesh it out? Your dialog dragging? The first in the Bluebook series,...
