William Goldman Interview: Hollywood Career Secrets & Why “Nobody Knows Anything” in Filmmaking
Except that William Goldman knows a great deal. Here, he discusses his craft, including the challenges of adapting novels for cinema.
William Goldman reveals his legendary Hollywood career journey and explains why “nobody knows anything”—the famous truth about entertainment industry success.
Script Wreck: 8 Critical Mistakes That Will Sink Your Screenplay l From the Over Describer to the Compulsive Recapper
Script Reader James Napoli gives us a run down of the most common mistakes he sees, and how to fix them.
Don’t let your script sink! Learn the top 8 mistakes screenwriters make and how to fix them. Improve your writing skills and increase your chances of Hollywood success.
Inside Screenwriting with James Hart: Working With Coppola & Spielberg
Epic's James V. Hart on Great Directors and Adaptations.
Screenwriter James Hart shares Hollywood career insights, writing for Coppola and Spielberg, and top screenwriting tips. Read now!
Jeffrey Kitchen on Screenwriting, Part I
In the first of a two part interview, Jeffrey Kitchen begins an overview of his screenwriting tools and techniques, including Dilemma, Crisis, Decision, Action and Resolution, the 36 Dramatic Situations, the Enneagram, and Research and Brainstorming.
Jeffrey Kitchen reveals the key screenwriting tools from Writing a Great Movie to help writers craft compelling stories that sell.
Writing Riddick: David Twohy on Sci-Fi Screenwriting & the Hollywood System
The writer-director of Riddick talks about knowing whose opinion to listen to, honoring the fans, and the many, many hours one must put in to tell even a simple story.
Screenwriter David Twohy breaks down writing Riddick, world-building sci-fi antiheroes, and surviving the Hollywood studio system in this interview.
