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FOR VOL. 15, #3— May/June 2008

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Features

Matinee Magic: David Koepp and Indiana Jones Enter the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
The chance to write chapter four of the beloved franchise brings Koepp full circle to what first led him to screenwriting.

BY PETER N. CHUMO II


Holy Cash Cow! Superheroes are the New Boys of Summer
The writers of Wanted, Iron Man and more join our panel to talk about the secret origins of great comic-book adaptations. Plus Zack Snyder on Watchmen and Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee talks about creating the superheroes who started it all.

BY PETER CLINES

Phones, Coffee, Spec Scripts

Starting as an assistant can lead to bigger things for aspiring television writers with patience and people skills.

BY SHELLEY GABERT

How to Get Your Script Read

You got it done—now get it out there. Everybody Loves Raymond writer Ellen Sandler explains how in this exclusive excerpt from “The Television Writer’s Workbook: A Creative Approach to Television Scripts.”

BY ELLEN SANDLER

Aftermath of the Writers’ Strike: What Now?

We take a look at what’s different, what we learned and what comes next.

BY PETER CLINES

From Writer to Hyphenate Part II: What Every Writer Should Know About Directing

Here’s part two of our survey of classes for writers who want to direct. This time we focus on practical skills like camera, lighting, editing, and working with actors.

BY NANCY HENDRICKSON

People & News

The Buzz
Zhura.com and similar websites might just reinvent the way we work.

AAA Screenwriting Contest
Jon James Miller scores our grand prize with Garbo's Last Stand.

Anatomy of a Spec Sale
Pierre Pierre hits the funny-money lottery for two regular guys from Pennsylvania.

Breaking In

The duo behind the popular podcast Ask a Ninja lands a Killer first-time screenwriting gig.

Plus: A Jam session leads to a Showtime deal for first-timers Craig Serling and Nicole Lonner.

Why I Write

Howard A. Rodman (Savage Grace, August) tells how playing in a bad rock band made him a better writer.

Lost Scenes: Raiders of the Lost Ark

An undated early draft of Lawrence Kasdan's screenplay shows a reluctant hero, cut action sequences and a wacky alternate ending to a film that went on to become a classic.

Product Reviews

Online pitching services PitchQ, Pitch Perfect and Virtual Pitch Fest.

Book Review

"The Visual Story, Second Edition"

By Bruce Block

Last Words

Inman, a Civil War deserter, comes home to Ada in Anthony Minghella's Cold Mountain.


Now Playing

Sex and the City: The Movie

Michael Patrick King’s detour-filled journey to bring the beloved HBO series to the big screen.

BY DANNY MUNSO

The Promotion

Pursuit of Happyness screenwriter Steve Conrad gets his first directing gig on his own comedy about grocery store schmoes battling to move up.

BY ERIC ELFMAN

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely on avoiding the pitfalls that come with adapting fantasty epics.

BY SEAN KENNELLY

The Foot Fist Way

Three buddies from North Carolina maxed out their credit cards to make their hilarious dream film and can now count Will Ferrell and Judd Apatow in their circle of friends.

BY DANNY MUNSO

Get Smart

Tom Astle and Matt Ember collaborate on the madcap espionage comedy starring Steve Carell.

BY JUDD BLOCH

You Don’t Mess with the Zohan

Saturday Night Live vets Adam Sandler and Robert Smigel join Judd Apatow to breathe life into a Mossad commando who trades guns and grenades for combs and conditioner.

BY JEFF GOLDSMITH

Son of Rambow

Pop rocks, Rambo and a VHS camcorder: Garth Jennings talks about writing his first feature script.

BY JEFF GOLDSMITH

Iron Man

The writers of Children of Men and Shadow of Fear team up to ground a high-tech, comic book superhero in the real world.

BY PETER CLINES

Wanted

3:10 to Yuma’s Michael Brandt and Derek Haas explain why just one issue of the ultraviolent comic-book miniseries formed the basis for their script.
BY PETER CLINES

Columns

Agent's Hot Sheet
When Giants Fall
As New Line Cinema leaves the playing field, agents reflect on what this means to writers and the way they do business.
BY JIM CIRILE

The Busine$$ of Screenwriting
Happy Trails to You

Your intransigent columnist says goodbye.

BY RON SUPPA

Our Craft
The Effective Voiceover
Five effective ways to overcome readers' prejudice.
BY KARL IGLESIAS

The XX Factor
An accidental television writer creates an Iraq war story that connects in Lifetime's hit series Army Wives.
BY AMY DAWES

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