When your movie has Will Ferrell attached, you got yourself a go picture and you don’t really need to convince anyone that it works. Still, Adam McKay has a few words of wisdom for comedy directors and writers preparing for a big pitch. With thanks to Louise Lee
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:: Back To The Future, Bollywood style! :: 13 lucky tips for pitching :: Cut a character, save a scene :: Top spec script deals :: How can you tell if your novel is just an overgrown short story? :: The myth of multitasking :: Toy Story 3 screenplay :: Bill Murray as other Wes
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Here’s our weekly selection from the blogosphere. Keep informed by following me on Twitter (bottom of left sidebar). And don’t forget you can subscribe to our posts so you don’t miss any of this, ever. Bill Martell celebrates 50 years of NORTH BY NORTH WEST Take some
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How would you like it to be commissioned to write a feature film, even without any produced feature credits? In our series of guest articles, we are proud to have the exclusive feature breaking-in story by Clive Hopkins, the writer of ROAD TRAIN. In 2006, I hooked
Read more →Tracy Richardson is a former Story Department student and client whose debut script LIGHTING UP has been moving forward steadily since being selected a finalist in a national pitching competition back in 2006. Last year she worked with Michael Hauge as part of Inscription. Last month Tracy
Read more →I thought I should give you a flavour of the competition, for when you’re feeling a bit down. Below is the copy of an actual query letter I received. (names and titles have been changed to protect the innocent) Perhaps after all you are not doing such
Read more →Most government film agencies have funds to spend on promising new screenwriters. Often the requirements are less stringent in terms of the formal perfection of the works; the attention goes to the writer’s voice, the type of material and the mastery of a visual language. Still you
Read more →A 17th Century tale of adventure on the Caribbean Sea where the roguish yet charming Captain Jack Sparrow joins forces with a young blacksmith in a gallant attempt to rescue the Governor of England’s daughter and reclaim his ship. (2/5: no inner journey, no antagonist) Toula’s family
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