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...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | May 29, 2022 | Joe Gruberman, Masterclass, Personal, Tips
This is the second of three parts. If you missed the first part, you may want to read that first, just to put everything in context. We’re using “Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting” (by Syd Field) as the basis for a discussion of one of my favorite movies,...
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...
