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Considered the best screenplay competitions by agents, managers and producers FINAL deadline is April 15 - We now accept scripts by EMAIL or regular mail www.scriptapalooza.com Why should you submit your script to Scriptapalooza? Grand Prize: $10,000 We now accept scripts by EMAIL or regular mail 2 writers got their scripts made into movies by LifeTime this year Semifinalist Ben Monaghan

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Professional instructor! Published author & writer Deadlines approaching: 4/1/08 April and May, 2008 class Rated Top Online Screenwriting Class by Screenwriter’s Monthly Screenwriting 101 is an online class for beginning writers or writers wanting to brush up on the fundamentals. For four weeks you will interact and study under the guidance of your instructor to jump start your writing

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A horror movie has certain rules. If you break too many the audience will be disappointed. This is a very short, no fluff, blueprint of how to write a horror script. 1. The Hook. Start with a bang. Step right into a suspense scene. ("Scream" opens with a terrifying sequence with Drew Barrymore on the phone with a killer) 2. The Flaw. Introduce your hero. Give him a flaw. Before you can put

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FINAL DEADLINE: APRIL 1st * Winner receives $10,000 * Four finalists receive $1500 * Every writer receives a written script analysis of their screenplay Now in its 10th year, the BlueCat Screenplay Competition has discovered more successful writers and provided more support through our analysis and feedback to more writers than any screenplay competition in the world. We are the leading

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I am lucky. I have no problems coming up with very good ideas for movies. If I never had another idea for the rest of my life, I would not make a sizable dent in the ones I already have. Screenwriters who struggle with coming up with an idea tend to be visibly annoyed when I tell them this. I think I’m comfortable sharing this with others because I know movie ideas really mean nothing and please

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This is a movie I have been eager to see. I am a big historical fiction buff. Just the thought of giant wooly mammoths coming to life on the big screen gets me going. By no means is it a cinematic masterpiece, but you should have that mindset already when you sit your tush down in a seat. My expectations sought a visual experience. I got what I paid for. 10,000 BC is a theater must. How often

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Genre: Drama Run Time: 121 minutes Rated: MA 15+ Country: United States Director: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen Actors: Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Woody Harrelson, Kelly Macdonald. Read the screenplay:No Country for Old Men by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (based on the novel by Cormac McCarthy) - undated, unspecified (probably shooting) draft script in pdf format (hosted by

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Once upon a time, there was a young man who very much wanted to be in show business, or more specifically, making movies. He attended one of the best film schools in the world, while there discovered the joys of writing and producing and everyone around him had high expectations about his career. Yet for more years than he cares to admit, that career was stalled. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, that

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Filmaka is here to turn your passions into professions, and so we are excited to present the latest professional opportunity for our members. We are proud to announce our latest competition, in collaboration with General Motors Corp., the world’s largest automobile manufacturer. GM wants to support storytelling on the web, and they have come to Filmaka because of our creative and sophisticated

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ADAPTATION 101 Brimming with confidence, you've just signed the check purchasing the rights to adapt John Doe's fabulous, but little known novel, Lawrence of Monrovia, to screenplay form. Suddenly, panic sets in. "What was I thinking? How the devil am I going to convert this 400-page novel to a 110-page screenplay?" The answer is: "The same way you transport six elephants in a Hyundai… three

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Have you ever found yourself flipping through the on-demand movie lists eagerly looking for that one special movie? You know, the one that makes you laugh, then cry etc.… and ultimately, has you running out to the store to buy it on DVD the next day. A couple of nights ago, my wife and me found that needle in the haystack. I can’t tell you how many times I flipped past it in the menu. “The

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Screenwriting is a competitive trade. To distinguish yourself as a prize-winning writer you need to master organizational skills, take creative risks, and learn how best to present your final product. For the aspiring screenwriter, Tom Lazarus' book, "Secrets of Film Writing" is one of the best. An exceptional screenwriter with five produced screenplays, Lazarus developed this book for beginning

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Almost everyone thinks they know how to write a screenplay. We’ve all heard someone watching TV saying “I could write a better script than that”! The truth is that just about everyone does have a story worth telling. Unfortunately most do NOT know how to write a screenplay. Most professional artists are very particular about their tools. The screenplay writer is no different. The key to

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Associated Press The Coen brothers completed their journey from the fringes to Hollywood's mainstream on Sunday, their crime saga "No Country for Old Men" winning four Academy Awards, including best picture, in a ceremony that also featured a strong international flavor. Javier Bardem won for supporting actor in "No Country," which earned Joel and Ethan Coen best director, best adapted

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The Right Course for Your Success Where can you acquire all the knowledge you need to write your blockbuster screenplay or great American novel? Your destination is Writers University, a division of The Writers Store. Our online creative writing school delivers -- in just four short weeks -- exceptional instruction by world renowned experts in their fields who guide you through the right

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Screenwriter Richard Showstack provides his "25 Steps to Becoming a Screenwriter"—some tongue-in-cheek humor on making it in Hollywood. There are about 10,000,000 people in the greater Los Angeles area. Of those, approximately 10 people have the power to decide what movies get made. All the rest want to be screenwriters. Why does anybody want to become a screenwriter? Is it because they love

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By Don Bledsoe The new screenwriter tends to have a love affair with is/her "baby." He's married to every word and nuance he's carefully scripted onto each page. Often, it reads more like a novel than a screenplay and usually it needs a serious rewrite. It's time to get a divorce. You must not be afraid to hack, chisel or cut-out ANYTHING that does not serve to push the story forward. Sooner

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Follow the links below to read this years nominated scripts. Best Adapted Screenplay Atonement by Christopher Hampton (based on the novel by Ian McEwan) - undated, unspecified draft script in zip/pdf format (hosted by Focus features) Away From Her by Sarah Polly (based on the short story The Bear Came Over the Mountain by Alice Munro) The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Le Scaphandre et le

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by John Gaskin Can a creative pitch alone get your script produced? Pitching the script is an art that is much talked about, put into college curriculums and lauded by the Pop Culture. But, there's a big factor missing from creative pitches. It's fundamental; but broadly ignored by key creative people. For over 20 years I've been hired by Film Financiers (Studio Exec's, Bonding Companies, etc.

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Paramount shuffles major releases for this year due to the Writers' Strike By Pamela McClintock Variety LOS ANGELES -- Paramount is pushing back the release of J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek" from Dec. 25 to May 8, 2009, saying the picture's gross potential is greater as a summer tentpole. Move was part of a major reshuffling to the studio's release calendar, as well as to DreamWorks' release

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We celebrate 10 of cinema's hottest smooches By Kathleen Murphy Special to MSN Movies In "Bull Durham," while sizing up a potential bedmate, Annie Savoy (Susan Sarandon), sexy baseball groupie and muse, asks veteran catcher Crash Davis (Kevin Costner) what he believes in. This baseball stud's been around the diamond a few times, so he drawls out a provocative list that includes everything

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Euphoria over returning to work quickly gave way to workaday cold sweats as Hollywood writers resumed the daily grind of cranking out scripts after a three-month strike. "I felt giddy," Craig Sweeny, a writer for the NBC drama "Medium," said about being back on the job Wednesday, a day after the Writers Guild of America overwhelmingly voted to end the walkout. "Then someone handed me a

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DEADLINE: MARCH 3rd MIDNIGHT * Winner receives $10,000 * Four finalists receive $1500 * Every writer receives a written script analysis of their screenplay Now in its 10th year, the BlueCat Screenplay Competition has discovered more successful writers and provided more support through our analysis and feedback to more writers than any screenplay competition in the world. We are the

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By Henry Jones There are a lot of factors working against writers -- gaining access to the Hollywood system, finding representation, over 40,000 scripts registered at the WGA every year. But sometimes, a writer's greatest enemy is him- or herself. Henry Jones tells you four simple ways you can show a reader that you care about your script (and whoever's perusing your gem). There're a lot of

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"Very useful and professionally presented. I like how you show the different genres, projects that have management or representation attached and the success stories. Keep up the great work." --Mario Domina, MFD Films The Players Marketplace is a printed publication that contains loglines of writers' scripts. It gets snail-mailed out to nearly 5,000 agents, managers and producers every

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