Screenplay

"I have a feeling this controversy not only isn’t going away but will probably deepen over the..."

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 11:04:56 -0600

“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

"Senior Editor Jeff Goldsmith interviews screenwriter Aaron Sorkin about Charlie Wilson’s War"

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 05:27:31 -0600

“Senior Editor Jeff Goldsmith interviews screenwriter Aaron Sorkin about Charlie Wilson’s War”

- Creative Screenwriting Magazine: Charlie Wilson’s War Q&A

"I’m told that, at the end of their first day back, The Late Show writers, the only strikers..."

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 05:27:05 -0600

“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

"Write what you know” is one of the most confusing pieces of screenwriting advice I’ve ever heard...."

Sat, 29 Dec 2007 09:43:29 -0600

““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

"Strike TV is an Internet fundraiser. It’s an online “channel” featuring original..."

Sat, 29 Dec 2007 09:34:57 -0600

“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

"The Writers Guild has reached a binding independent agreement today with Worldwide Pants that will..."

Sat, 29 Dec 2007 09:32:46 -0600

“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

"Cutting costs. Getting tough with talent. Reinventing business models. Wall Street loves that kind..."

Thu, 27 Dec 2007 14:16:17 -0600

“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

"The kind folks over at Simply Scripts have a nifty one stop page that collects links to all the..."

Thu, 27 Dec 2007 10:16:01 -0600

“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

"I have a great story idea but I’m not a screenwriter. Will you pay me for my story idea and then..."

Thu, 27 Dec 2007 10:15:05 -0600

““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…

"We’ve discussed describing what your character wears on the Rouge Wave before. The Wave-inatrix..."

Thu, 27 Dec 2007 03:10:30 -0600

“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

"We love our new projects. We want to create great television which would put everyone back to work..."

Wed, 26 Dec 2007 08:02:57 -0600

“We love our new projects. We want to create great television which would put everyone back to work and ensure prosperity for all. We know we would all like to start the new year getting back to doing what we love. If there is any way you can facilitate this process, we would be eternally grateful.”

- Deadline Hollywood Daily » 127 Striking Writers With Pilots Pending Write Xmas Letter To Hollywood Bigshots

The Rouge Wave: Viggo Cut to the Chase - Can You?

Wed, 26 Dec 2007 07:59:03 -0600

The Rouge Wave: Viggo Cut to the Chase - Can You?

"As striking screenwriters keep late-night talk shows in reruns, Hollywood publicists have been..."

Mon, 24 Dec 2007 01:09:13 -0600

“As striking screenwriters keep late-night talk shows in reruns, Hollywood publicists have been scrambling to find new ways to promote star-driven holiday and Oscar movies.”

- Strike Means Fewer Places for Stars to Pitch Movies - New York Times

"It’s tough as hell to be on strike during the holiday season. Not only are we staging outdoor..."

Sun, 23 Dec 2007 21:42:46 -0600

“It’s tough as hell to be on strike during the holiday season. Not only are we staging outdoor pickets and other events in the throes of winter’s cold, we’re without work and paychecks at a moment when gift giving and good times are very much on the minds of everyone around us, especially our friends and loved ones.”

- Deadline Hollywood Daily » Here’s Striking WGAE Xmas Statement (I’m Sure AMPTP’s Isn’t Far Behind…)

"If a character needs to be in a scene, you need to put him there. If you don’t, there’s every..."

Sun, 23 Dec 2007 00:21:44 -0600

“If a character needs to be in a scene, you need to put him there. If you don’t, there’s every possibility he’ll get dropped out of the schedule when it comes time to shoot that scene.”

- johnaugust.com » Characters who are not yet important

"The WGA statement just now said, “Film Independent came to us before the strike, and the WGAW Board..."

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 09:15:07 -0600

“The WGA statement just now said, “Film Independent came to us before the strike, and the WGAW Board decided to grant an interim agreement allowing for writing services for the Spirit Awards. The best way to get the awards season back on track is for the AMPTP to return to the bargaining table to negotiate a fair deal with the Writers Guild to get this town back to work.””

- Deadline Hollywood Daily » WGA Allowing Writers On Indie Awards

"With the explosion of film bloggers (like the popular ones on my sidebar), there is now a more..."

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 09:14:01 -0600

“With the explosion of film bloggers (like the popular ones on my sidebar), there is now a more intense public scrutiny of films in general, such as Emerson’s study on Opening Shots. We have to be ahead of the game, more knowledged than the bloggers, and incorporate more thought into every single detail of every scene.”

- Mystery Man on Film: Internet’s Impact on Cinema

"Like everyone else who works in Hollywood, I have followed this strike closely because of what’s at..."

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 08:56:20 -0600

“Like everyone else who works in Hollywood, I have followed this strike closely because of what’s at stake. And in last night’s meeting, as in the previous guild meeting, I can report that there was not a single strategy, proposal, or explanation presented to me by WGA leadership and the negotiating committee that I disagreed with.”

- GreggHurwitzWeblog: A Word on the Strike

"Comedy Central announced that “The Daily Show” and “The Colbert Report” will..."

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 21:49:05 -0600

“Comedy Central announced that “The Daily Show” and “The Colbert Report” will return on Jan. 7, having been on hiatus due to the writers strike just when the going got good in the presidential race.”

- Wilshire & Washington: Return of Political Comedy

"But the AMPTP’s “About Us” web page claims their membership is made up of “over 350 motion picture..."

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 10:42:57 -0600

“But the AMPTP’s “About Us” web page claims their membership is made up of “over 350 motion picture and television producers.” In fact, there is a clickable list of 397 companies the AMPTP claims to be representing in the current negotiations. So, who are the other 389 companies? I decided to do a little digging.”

- United Hollywood: Moguls ‘n’ More: Who’s Really in the AMPTP?