How to Quit Your Job And Follow Your Screenwriting Dream
The aspiring screenwriter’s dream is to quit their nine to five job and write to their heart’s content. However, in a topsy-turvy climate like Hollywood’s, is it ever a good idea to quit your day job? While most realists (practical Debbie Downers, really) might say that’s a bad idea, if you have a will – […]
Will your script be another Hollywood casualty or does it have a chance at life beyond the page?
ARCHIVED ARTICLE RE-POSTED Proof of Life The screenplay is not a completed work even after the writer types the final “FADE OUT.” For the writer’s vision to be fully realized, the script must be produced. Unlike the novel that can stand on its own, the screenplay needs financing, actors, a director and a crew to […]
John Carpenter on “The Thing”
John Carpenter analyses the script of his most celebrated movie, and why it was lambasted at the time.
Horror filmmaker John Carpenter on The Thing: a deep interview on practical effects, score, casting, tension, and legacy—insight from the horror auteur and filmmaker.
