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,...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Dec 27, 2023 | Masterclass, Personal, Resources, Tips, Tools of the Trade
Let’s get this party started…Happy 2024! by Jessica Brown, Screenwriter and Board Member of Phoenix Screenwriters Association I love the fresh start of a new year. It’s a clean slate, blank page, endless story ideas and, in 2024, three hundred and sixty-six days of...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Nov 27, 2023 | Masterclass, Personal, Resources, Tips
Producer to Producer, A Step-by-Step Guide to Low Budget Independent Film Producing, 2nd Edition by Maureen A. Ryan Review by Beverly Nault “If you are producing a film and need a guiding hand, this is the book that will be dog-eared and worn at the end of your...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Oct 29, 2023 | Masterclass, Personal, Resources, Tips, Tools of the Trade
Writing Scenes – Three Story Method by J. ThornReview by Jessica Brown, Screenwriter and Board Member of Phoenix Screenwriters Association Back to the scene of the crime…. I know we’ve talked about writing good scenes before with various books. Bear with me as...