Creative Screenwriting Unique Voices Screenplay Competition Grand Prize Winners A.W. “Tony” Scott and Jean Qing Su On “Silver Wings”
Writer/ director/ producers A.W. “Tony” Scott and his life and work partner Jean Qing Su focus on grounded, character-driven stories. They are based in Los Angeles and repped by Jon Brown of Ensemble Entertainment. Tony’s first directorial effort, the proof of concept short Together, won multiple Best Film, Best Screenplay and Best Director awards. Born in […]
6 Popular Feature Films & TV Shows Which Began As Short Films
Short films are a valid form of storytelling that should be accepted and appreciated in their own right. They are self-contained stories generally told in under thirty minutes and aren’t a less valid art form. After all, a two hour film isn’t definitively twice as good as a one hour film – although it might […]
Moving Your Mindset From Aspiring To Professional Screenwriter
And so it goes… What you think, you become. Dream and become it. These might seem like an endless stream of feel good memes on your social media feed, but they do serve a useful purpose, especially if you seek a career in a business as fickle, unpredictable, and unstable as screenwriting. The first thing […]
Should You Use AI For Screenplay Feedback?
Lately, there is an increasing tendency for screenwriters and creative executives to use AI tools as a valid substitute for humans reading and obtaining insightful, actionable feedback on film and television scripts. Can a machine really capture the emotions and a screenwriter’s soul and intentions as well as a human being? Can you even tell […]
How to Get Your Script Read – The Four Promises
Whether the writer focuses on TV or features, we all have one question in common. “How do we get industry professionals to read our scripts?” Getting them to agree to read the script is just the first battle. Getting the script to the top of their pile is the next. The real question is how […]
