Mark Sevi

Why Are Screenplays So Hard To Write? (Part 2)

Why Are Screenplays So Hard To Write? (Part 2)
This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Hard To Write

No one Likes To Read – Anything   William Goldman’s seminal book, Adventures In The Screen Trade, still completely valid even forty years later, made famous the line, “Nobody knows anything” to describe the business of making movies. Today’s insane up and down box office is proof of that. Hits that weren’t expected and superfilms […]

 Mark Sevi

Why Are Screenplays So Hard To Write? (Part 1)

Why Are Screenplays So Hard To Write? (Part 1)
This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Hard To Write

If you’ve found the magic rubric that makes writing a film or TV script easy then I applaud your good luck and request a copy of your findings. Because after 25 years, 150 TV/movie scripts, a book or two on scriptwriting, and decades of teaching I’m still struggling. Now, of course, my work is much […]