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Jan 3, 2008 11:04am
“ I have a feeling this controversy not only isn’t going away but will probably deepen over the next days: Jay Leno admitted last night on the air during his first show back from strike hiatus that he wrote his own monologue ” - Deadline Hollywood Daily » Leno Sounds Like He Broke Strike Rules
Jan 3, 2008 5:27am
“ Senior Editor Jeff Goldsmith interviews screenwriter Aaron Sorkin about Charlie Wilson’s War ” - Creative Screenwriting Magazine: Charlie Wilson’s War Q&A
Jan 3, 2008 5:27am
“ I’m told that, at the end of their first day back, The Late Show writers, the only strikers thus far allowed to go back to work, decided to donate a percentage of their salaries to the WGA Strike Fund and the Actors Fund every month until the labor action ends. ” - Deadline Hollywood Daily » Letterman Scribes To Fatten Strike Fund
Dec 29, 2007 9:43am
“ Write what you know” is one of the most confusing pieces of screenwriting advice I’ve ever heard. What you know is probably boring as hell, but that doesn’t mean you can’t use it to spice up a script. Look at the National Treasure movies; filled to the brim with trivia and tidbits about American history, but it’s mostly used to add spice to the characters and plot. Writing what you know shouldn’t be your primary drive. ” - Ancient Wisdom From a Young Man: Ask and I Shall Answer II: Lame Qs & Lame As
Dec 29, 2007 9:34am
“ Strike TV is an Internet fundraiser. It’s an online “channel” featuring original video shows created by working professionals in the TV and Film Industry. ” - United Hollywood: Strike TV: Coming Soon, to an Internet-Connected Screen Near You
Dec 29, 2007 9:32am
“ The Writers Guild has reached a binding independent agreement today with Worldwide Pants that will allow The Late Show with David Letterman and Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson to return to the air with their full writing staffs. ” - Letterman’s Pants Back On « The REELot Spot for Independent Writers
Dec 27, 2007 2:16pm
“ Cutting costs. Getting tough with talent. Reinventing business models. Wall Street loves that kind of talk from Hollywood, so it should come as no surprise that the 8-week-old writers strike hasn’t rattled the share prices of major showbiz congloms. In fact, they’ve barely budged since the day the strike began Nov. 5. ” - Writers strike fails to rock stocks - Entertainment News, WGA Writers Strike, Media - Variety
Dec 27, 2007 10:16am
“ The kind folks over at Simply Scripts have a nifty one stop page that collects links to all the screenplays being offered for Oscar consideration. ” - from the outside
Dec 27, 2007 10:15am
“ I have a great story idea but I’m not a screenwriter. Will you pay me for my story idea and then write it yourself?” Um…no. ” - Hi, My Name is Matt…and I’m a Screenwriter.: Timely Re-Post…
Dec 27, 2007 3:10am
“ We’ve discussed describing what your character wears on the Rouge Wave before. The Wave-inatrix weighed in, essentially, warning writers not to be too detailed UNLESS the way your character dresses is crucial to understanding the character. ” - The Rouge Wave: Clothes Make the (Wo)man
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