by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Jun 23, 2024 | Masterclass, Personal, Resources, Tips
Kill the Dog, The First Book on Screenwriting to Tell You the Truth by Paul Guyot (2023) Review by Beverly Nault with an assist from Jessica Brown Guyot (gee-yoh) has penned a chart-climbing throwdown aimed at a previous book on screenwriting, Save the Cat!: The Last...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | May 28, 2024 | Masterclass, Personal, Resources, Tips, Tools of the Trade
Taking My Writing On The Road by Jessica Brown “I was surprised, as always, by how easy the act of leaving was, and how good it felt.” – Jack Kerouac “I wasn’t surprised, as always, by how easy the act of writing is while traveling and how good it felt.”...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Apr 29, 2024 | Masterclass, Personal, Resources, Tips
Cinematic Storytelling® The 100 Most Powerful Film Conventions Every Filmmaker Must Know by Jennifer Van Sijll Review by Beverly Nault Part how-to for directors and filmmakers, part encyclopedia for screenwriters, Van Sijll’s trademark niche, “visual literacy,” is now...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Mar 28, 2024 | Masterclass, Personal, Resources, Tips
Hits, Flops and Other Illusions, My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood by Ed Zwick Review by Beverly Nault This is Ed’s Amazon bio: “Ed Zwick is an Academy Award and Emmy Award–winning director, writer, and producer of film and television. A graduate of Harvard and the...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Feb 25, 2024 | Masterclass, Personal, Resources, Tips, Tools of the Trade
Turning Pro or Staying Amateur? by Jessica Brown, Screenwriter and Board Member of Phoenix Screenwriters Association Steven Pressfield’s book: Turning Pro Turning Pro is a lot like trying to lose weight or getting rid of a bad habit. It takes a lot of effort and...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Jan 29, 2024 | Masterclass, Personal, Resources, Tips
My First Film Festival Experience – Sixth Annual Showlow White Mountain Film Festival by Beverly Nault SUPER: “Autumn 2021” INT. Floridino’s Pizza Restaurant MONTAGE WAITSTAFF serve food/drinks to an eclectic group of WRITERS. BEV NAULT(60s) Nervous but eager,...