by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Sep 29, 2022 | Bill True, Masterclass, Personal, Tips
You Don’t Need a Manager or Agent…Yet by Bill True – Writer and Dept. Chair & Head of Dramatic Writing at the Scottsdale School of Film+Theatre When was asked to contribute to this month’s Smash Cut, I reached out to friends to ask what might be the most...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Aug 29, 2022 | Masterclass, Personal, Tips
The Heart of Your Screenplay By Lovinder Gill (This is an excerpt from his book Scriptcake Secrets: The Top 10 Mistakes Novice Screenwriters Make and How to Fix Them) A big mistake I see screenwriters make is to write a screenplay based on an underdeveloped idea....
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Aug 29, 2022 | Masterclass, Personal, Resources, Tips, Tools of the Trade
Do You Have to Make a Scene?By Jessica Spring Brown, Screenwriter and Board Member of Phoenix Screenwriters Association Of course you do! Not only are you a screenwriter, you are also a scene writer. And the book SceneWriting: The Missing Manual For Screenwriters by...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Jul 30, 2022 | Masterclass, Personal, Resources, Tips
Screenwriting from the Soul, How to turn a concept into a successful screenplay while learning about yourself in the process by Richard Krevolin by Beverly Nault It’s a rare how-to book that can draw you into the characters and story, but Krevolin manages to take...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Jul 30, 2022 | Joe Gruberman, Masterclass, Personal, Tips
This is the last of three parts. If you missed either of the first two articles, you may want to first check out Act I here and Act II here. “Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting” (by Syd Field) is the basis for this discussion of one of my favorite movies,...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | May 29, 2022 | Masterclass, Personal, Resources, Tips, Tools of the Trade
The Defining Moment Is…By Jessica Spring Brown, Screenwriter and Board Member of Phoenix Screenwriters Association ….now. “Now to identify the key, defining moments in the lives of the characters that we create for our stories, and how awareness of those...
