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Industry Events Screenwriting

Fighting Anxiety on Your First Pitch: Day Three at the ScreenCraft Writers Summit in Atlanta

On a whim, I decided to sign up for the pitches at the ScreenCraft Writers Summit. It was something I hadn’t formally tried, and this was an opportunity. I’m pretty comfortable pitching one-on-one, and I’m usually the one to kick off informal…

Charlotte StaufferApril 16, 2018

Industry Events Screenwriting

4 Lessons from Day Two at the ScreenCraft Writers Summit in Atlanta

At the first panel for the ScreenCraft Writer Summit in Atlanta, six experts from across the screenwriting world shared the lessons they learned early in their career that have carried them through. I ducked in and out of the event…

Charlotte StaufferApril 15, 2018

Industry Events Screenwriting

Day One at the ScreenCraft Writers Summit in Atlanta

When I first heard about the ScreenCraft Writers Summit in Atlanta a few months ago, I wanted to shout about it. Anyone is awestruck if I start listing the credits of the panelists. They’ve created a lot of the content I’ve…

Charlotte StaufferApril 14, 2018

Diverse Voices Screenwriting

5 Screenwriting Lessons from Guillermo del Toro & THE SHAPE OF WATER

It’s that time again — the slight down period between awards seasons when we take stock of what can be learned from the past year’s worth of movies. Naturally, close attention should be paid to Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape…

Britton PerelmanApril 6, 2018

Contests Screenwriting

Announcing the 2017 WeScreenplay Feature Contest Winners!

Thank you to the nearly one thousand writers who entered The 2017 WeScreenplay Feature Contest. Your hard work, talent, and dedication to storytelling shine through in the entries we received. This year's winners survived five reads and were sent on to the…

Natasha GuimondMarch 31, 2018

Filmmaking Screenwriting

3 Ways Disney Tells a Story Through Song

One thing everyone knows about Disney, is that they have pretty catchy songs (just try not to think about Let It Go, I dare you). The most interesting thing, as pointed out in a video by Think Story called How…

Beverly PedersMarch 28, 2018

Screenwriting

Social Media and Networking for Writers

One of the things many writers don't realize is that they are the product, not their writing. They're not selling jewelry on Etsy or trying to advertise a company or product. As a writer, you have to sell your abilities.…

Beverly PedersMarch 21, 2018

Contests Diverse Voices Screenwriting Success Stories

2017 WeScreenplay Diverse Voices TV Pilot Winner Natasha Hall Signs with Industry Entertainment

2017 Diverse Voices TV Pilot Winner Natasha Hall recently signed with Industry Entertainment. Her script Phoenix is about an out-of-commission forensic psychiatrist and a connection-phobic novice that must work together to determine their clients' true intentions while battling their own demons.…

Natasha GuimondMarch 16, 2018

Screenwriting

2017 WeScreenplay Drama TV Pilot Winner J.J. Bailey Signs with Heroes and Villains

2017 Drama TV Pilot Winner J.J. Bailey signed with Heroes and Villains earlier this year. His script Vanishing Point is an hour-long drama about Colin Burk, a man hiding from his own dark past, who runs an off-the-books vanishing service to…

Natasha GuimondMarch 12, 2018

Screenwriting

Building Characters with Lajos Egri

My professor recommended The Art of Dramatic Writing by Lajos Egri for me to read and, like Aristotle’s Poetics, although it is out-of-date, what it says about story structure, characters, and plot is still true today. I cannot speak for…

Beverly PedersMarch 11, 2018