Matthew Wade Reynolds

Heart, Head and Hand: Do You Write With All Three?

Heart, Head and Hand: Do You Write With All Three?

"Screenwriting, a lot of it – when you’re in the weeds trying to figure it out – is mathematical. It’s about solving puzzles." Rob Edwards.

By Matthew Wade Reynolds. Once upon a time, a young aspiring writer fresh out of college could write a letter to a television producer, asking for advice. Not only would he hear back, but he might just have lunch waiting for him at a venerable Los Angeles deli, with a handful of the producer’s friends […]

 Matthew Wade Reynolds

From Curfew to Feature: Shawn Christensen on Expanding an Oscar Winner into Before I Disappear

From Curfew to Feature: Shawn Christensen on Expanding an Oscar Winner into Before I Disappear

Shawn Christensen discusses his award-winning short Curfew, and the process of turning it into the full length film Before I Disappear.

Shawn Christensen discusses adapting his Oscar-winning short Curfew into the feature Before I Disappear and the craft behind it.

 Matthew Wade Reynolds

‘Z-Nation’ Screenwriter Karl Schaefer Reveals His Post-Apocalyptic Screenplay Secrets Breaking In With The Zucker Brothers

‘Z-Nation’ Screenwriter Karl Schaefer Reveals His Post-Apocalyptic Screenplay Secrets Breaking In With The Zucker Brothers

An interview with veteran writer, producer and showrunner Karl Shaefer.

Screenwriter Karl Schaefer shares expert screenwriting tips, post-apocalyptic storytelling secrets, and how he crafted Z-Nation’s gripping screenplay.