Screenwriting
Buying and Selling the Rights to Adapt a Film
In the second of a two-part series on adaptation, Kate Fitzgerald provides information about negotiating rights from the point of view of a filmmaker and a writer. (Last month, she offered advice on how to shape a screenplay based on a book.)
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Company/Organization Profiles | Film Analysis | Los Angeles | Massachusetts | Screenwriting
How to Utilize Story Development Services
Mere LaTour describes the benefits of seeking outside help with telling an effective cinematic story, whether fictional or documentary.
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Adapting a Novel or Non-Fiction Work to Film
In the first of a two-part series on adaptation, Kate Fitzgerald offers advice on how to shape a screenplay based on a book. Next month she'll describe how to secure the rights.
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The Critical Importance of a Quality Script
Industry veteran Raúl daSilva outlines the basics of script writing to help filmmakers assess the framework on which their film will be built.
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A Dynamic Duo
Screenwriters Diana Dell and Carol Dingle of Malden, MA talk creativity, collaboration, and how they optioned yet another screenplay.
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Interviews | Los Angeles | Screenwriting
The Writing Life is Never on Hold
Eliot Norton Award-winning playwright, screenwriting teacher, and Boston native Jami Brandli checks in from Los Angeles with her thoughts on writing for screen versus stage, wooing Disney execs, and striking.
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Three Point Shot
The Portsmouth, NH filmmaking team of Thomas and Heidi Tosi transition from shorts into feature filmmaking with Dribbles, screening at two festivals this month.
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LA Redux
A New England-based screenwriter unloads a bag full of scripts in Los Angeles, again.
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The Souls of Black Girls
Daphne Valerius tackles beauty, media, and self-image in The Souls of Black Girls, screening at the Roxbury Film Festival this month.
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Maine Event
Experimental filmmakers Devon Damonte and Nancy Andrews talk about the making of their films being showcased at the 2002 Maine International Film Festival this month.
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