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,...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Jan 29, 2022 | Masterclass, Personal, Resources, Tips, Tools of the Trade
If you want to save your TV pilot, you’ve got to Save The Cat!By Jessica Spring Brown, Screenwriter and Board Member of Phoenix Screenwriters Association That’s right. To fix or save your TV pilot, you will need to Save the Cat! first by reading the latest book in...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Dec 28, 2021 | Masterclass, Personal, Resources, Tips
Screenwriter’s Troubleshooter Unchained: The Most Common Screenwriting Problems and How to Solve Them By Emmanuel Oberg*by Beverly Nault In a previous post, I reviewed Oberg’s Screenwriting Unchained which explains his Story-Type Method® using a fractal, versatile...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Nov 28, 2021 | Masterclass, Personal, Resources, Tips
Screenwriting Unchained: Reclaim Your Creative Freedom and Master Story Structure with the Story-Type Method® By Emmanuel Oberg*by Beverly Nault According to Emmanuel Oberg, his Story-Type Method (Method) is more flexible than the three-act Structure. Based on...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Oct 30, 2021 | Masterclass, Personal, Resources, Tips, Tools of the Trade
Each script you write once and rewrite many times over….. by Jessica Brown, Screenwriter and Board Member of Phoenix Screenwriters Association What? You only write it once? Isn’t it all just writing? Mr. Towne, would you like to explain the difference? Robert Towne,...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Sep 26, 2021 | Masterclass, Personal, Resources, Tips
Making Movies by Sidney Lumetby Beverly Nault Screenwriters should understand how movies are made, and Sidney Lumet’s book Making Movies is a useful tool for that, full of insights from a director’s point of view. Originally a stage director, he describes...