This marks the first of what we hope will be many articles written for you, our readers, by you, our readers. As “How to Be a Script Reader and Give Great Coverage” continues to be one of our most popular posts (according to Google, anyway), we’ve invited a script reader living deep in the studio trenches to give us a peek into the inner workings of The Gatekeeper.
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Many aspiring screenwriters …
As we love to do, congratulations go out to this year’s nominees in outstanding screenwriting for the 82nd annual Academy Awards — the Oscars to you and me. Never mind that the writers were last on the Academy’s list…
Original Screenplay “The Hurt Locker“. Written by Mark Boal. “Inglourious Basterds“. Written by Quentin Tarantino. “The Messenger“. Written by …
So you wanna write movies. I hear you. You’re new to the game; you’ve seen every film there ever was, including this one; and you’ve vowed not to rest until your better mousetrap is up on the silver screen. Fantastic and congratulations — you’ve just pledged yourself to some good, long hours …
Since in 2004, film execs all over town have offered their picks of the best screenplays that came across their desks “that were written in, or are somehow uniquely associated with, 2009 and will not be released in theaters during this calendar year.” It’s called The Black List and it is a kind of honor, we believe, to be included in this roster of faves. …
As seen on the Mandy.com Weekly Production Job Alert:
Vacancy: Writer
Employer: Top Dog Films, Inc.Location: Los AngelesDuration: TDB, starts ASAP
Top Dog Films, Inc. is currently looking for feature film scripts for a slate that we are putting together. This is a low budget independent film project. If you or your clients have a script that fits the following …