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The majority of screenwriters that I talk to make a critical mistake when pitching their material to Hollywood executives.

The scary thing is, they don't even know what they're doing wrong - because the wrong way is so commonly accepted as being correct!

And I have 2 quotes that illustrate this point.

Here's the first, by Mark Twain.

"There are 2 reasons why a man buys anything. The reason he tells his wife... and the real reason."

Here's the point: whenever you sit down to persuade anyone to buy so

This year marks the 90th and the 60th respective anniversaries of the American Society of Cinematographers and the British Society of Cinematographers. On this historic occasion, members of both organizations will engage in a dialogue about the past and present and share their visions for the future of the art form.

Moderated by George Spiro Dibie, ASC and BSC president Sue Gibson, BSC

Panelists include:
Owen Roizman, ASC
John Daly, BSC
ASC President Daryn Okada
Richard Crudo, ASC
Oliver Curtis, BSC
Dick

This year marks the 90th and the 60th respective anniversaries of the American Society of Cinematographers and the British Society of Cinematographers. On this historic occasion, members of both organizations will engage in a dialogue about the past and present and share their visions for the future of the art form.

Moderated by George Spiro Dibie, ASC and BSC president Sue Gibson, BSC

Panelists include:
Owen Roizman, ASC
John Daly, BSC
ASC President Daryn Okada
Richard Crudo, ASC
Oliver Curtis, BSC
Dick

This year marks the 90th and the 60th respective anniversaries of the American Society of Cinematographers and the British Society of Cinematographers. On this historic occasion, members of both organizations will engage in a dialogue about the past and present and share their visions for the future of the art form.

Moderated by George Spiro Dibie, ASC and BSC president Sue Gibson, BSC

Panelists include:
Owen Roizman, ASC
John Daly, BSC
ASC President Daryn Okada
Richard Crudo, ASC
Oliver Curtis, BSC
Dick

Situation comedy is a very specific type of program with its own rules and structures. Three of America's most experienced sitcom writers and producers provide an in-depth course in the theory and practice of comedy writing, various aspects of situation comedy and provide valuable insights into the writing and production process. Featuring, producer/creator Norma Safford Vela (Roseanne, Designing Women) writer and lecturer John Vorhaus (The Wonder Years, Married With Children) and writer/producer Russ Woody

This episode of Traditional Media in Transition features Stimulant, an innovative San Francisco based design and technology firm that builds Rich Applications for interactive, web, and mobile.

Our third FilmFellas series highlights three exceptional producers who have each founded their own company and business model to publish to make profits with video on the internet. Their varied backgrounds and fresh perspectives offer insight into new emerging business models for distribution on all platforms.

Steve Weiss, director and product designer at Zacuto is photographer for 33 years, video director since 1981 with 17 international award for his work, returns to the table along with three of the mos

In this episode of Traditional Media in Transition, Bob Friedman speaks about how radical media is creating innovative content for multiple distribution outlets and devices.

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What's the greatest gift a screenwriter can give herself?

No, not a screenwriting workshop.

No, not screenwriting software.

And certainly not an agent or a manager.

No, the greatest gift a screenwriter can give himself is...

...the gift of clarity.

What do I mean by that?

By the time you're done with a screenplay, you are SO emotionally invested in it, you've poured so much of your blood, sweat, and tears into this thing, and your SOUL is poured out on these pages...
so it's hard to see the forest t

Recipe for Discovery”

“I don’t think it’s about marketing to your demographic. It’s about making what we make as discoverable as possible so that the audience can find it,” affirms Susan in Webisode 9, the enlightening final bow for this provocative FilmFellas cast.

Joe opens the discussion by suggesting that the iPhone may be the audience’s preferable tool for viewing content, since it approximates the online viewing experience. Susan highlights the differences between push marketing and pu

"Drawless Animation!?! Dat don't make sense!!" - said the hapless yokel. But Rob Shrab, today's guest professor, proves otherwise. He proves that Drawless Animation is quite possibly the coolest fo...
"Drawless Animation!?! Dat don't make sense!!" - said the hapless yokel. But Rob Shrab, today's guest professor, proves otherwise. He proves that Drawless Animation is quite possibly the coolest form of video around today; combining cardboard, greenscreen, people, and toys...all with a little hot glue...and t

Erik from indymogul shows you how to make Wolverine Claws from the new movie X-Men Origins for under $30.

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The next time you're at a live event, would you like to hear those words from an agent, manager, producer, or studio executive?

Would you LOVE to hear those words?

This past weekend I was in attendance at NALIP's fantastic 10th annual conference.

And while I met hundreds of screenwriters, only a few stood out.

Of those few, I'll talk about one writer who got me excited enough to ask for his material.

Okay, I take that back, he had me foaming at the mouth to read his script!

And not only to read his ma

It's instructive to note that, of the many successful screenwriters I've talked to and worked with, there is one common mindset among all of them.

It's even more interesting that this particular mindset is missing from the less successful writers I talk to.

And to be clear, the successful writers I know, developed this mindset well BEFORE they became successful.

So they didn't BECOME successful because they had agents at one of the top 5 agencies.

In fact, many successful writers didn't even have agent

David Stockton, winner of the ASC award for best cinematographer for his work on The Eleventh Hour TV Pilot, shares his wisdom with us on how to work with directors, his take on Digital versus Film, plus much more.

New FilmFellas Webisode Focuses on the Art of Making Money

I am proud to announce the premiere of our seventh FilmFellas webisode, which finds the cast more passionate (and opinionated) than ever. It continues my conversation with independent filmmakers Joe Swanberg (Kissing on the Mouth, Hannah Takes the Stairs, Alexander the Last), Susan Buice (Four Eyed Monsters) and Kris Swanberg (Young American Bodies). This time, we grapple with the challenge of making movies that are both artful and profitable. Con