All posts tagged "Screenwriter"
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First Draft: Your Characters Lack Uniqueness? Use These Seven Ways to Give Them Fresh Voices
In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. As a former studio script reader, I’ve... -
Oliver Stone and John Milius on War Cinema: An Excerpt From Austin Film Festival’s On Story
On October 4, 2016, the Austin Film Festival releases the book On Story—Screenwriters and Filmmakers on Their Iconic Films. For over 20 years,... -
Crossing the Line: Syd Field, 1935 – 2013
MovieMaker founder Tim Rhys honors legendary screenwriting guru Syd Field, who passed away on Sunday. Syd Field always seemed younger than his...
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Things I’ve Learned as a Moviemaker: Richard Dreyfuss
American Graffiti, Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Stand By Me, Mr. Holland’s Opus… even while reading like a what’s what of cinema, those titles...Inside the Issue: Directing
Cold Piece of Work: Richard Linklater Braves Greenland Hurricanes for Where’d You Go, Bernadette
Richard Linklater’s Where’d You Go, Bernadette opens with the answer to its titular question. In an impressively executed overhead shot, the camera gazes down onto placid...Inside the Issue: How To
How They Did It: The Farewell Writer-Director Lulu Wang Shares Secrets to Turning Your Life Story into a Memoir Movie
The week before production started on The Farewell—my sophomore feature about a young woman (Billi, played by Awkwafina) and her family’s attempts to keep their grandmother’s...