Screenwriting Best of the Web 30/08/09

Here’s our weekly selection from the blogosphere. Feel free to recommend anything you believe might be of interest.

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• Bill Martell about the intelligent and entertaining DISTRICT 9.
• Who is surprised? A sequel/prequel of DISTRICT 9 is in the works.
• Read this on  The Rouge Wave if you want to write a TV spec.
• Lisa Klink shares some thoughts on the characters in MAD MEN.
• Craig Mazin: Is the writer’s struggle necessary for creative success?
• CinemaBlend interviews screenwriter/studio suit James Schamus.
• It helps the writer to understand the actor, says Alex Epstein.
• One less door for Aussie screenwriters to knock on. SEED closes.
• Another round of introspection for the Australian film industry.
• The director of a Small Australian Film feels the need to respond.
• Lynden Barber’s issues with the Small Australian Film

COMING SOON to the Story Department:

• “Confessions of a Scriptwriter”, by Jack Feldstein.
• The SLG (Simple Logline Generator).
• A structural breakdown by Paul Gulino.
• The Fastest Pass: Improve your script in less than an hour.