by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Feb 26, 2022 | Masterclass, Personal, Tips
DIARY OF A LOST SCRIBE Here’s to Hindsight by Carlo Dall’Olmo – President and Board Member of PSA When I was growing up, I often heard the phrase “hindsight is 20/20” and though I understood the meaning in a vague sense, it wasn’t until many years and many...
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 | Jan 29, 2022 | Masterclass, Personal, Tips
THREE TIPS FOR SLIMMING DOWN THAT BLOATED SCRIPT By Chrysanthy Balis Whether the final page-count is 95 or 130, a great screenplay is a lean read, holding the reader’s attention and delivering all of the screenwriter’s intentions with clarity. Much is conveyed...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Jan 29, 2022 | Masterclass, T. Severe, Tips
Backstory – What? How? How Much?- by T Severe, Ph.D., Screenwriter/filmmaker As screenwriters we’re taught that for a character to be multi-dimensional we often need to create a sufficient backstory to him or her so that the audience has a clearer picture to...
by Phoenix Screenwriters Association | Jan 29, 2022 | Masterclass, Personal, Tips
DIARY OF A LOST SCRIBE Resolutions…here’s to the beginning of the end by Carlo Dall’Olmo – President and Board Member of PSA It’s officially 2022 – a month into 2022 to be exact! Happy Belated New Year to all my friends. If you are like me – and I sure hope...
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...
