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Penn's Cinema and Media Studies Department opens submissions for annual screenwriting contest

Penn's Cinema and Media Studies Department opened submissions for its fifth annual script contest, "The Red & Blue List."Students and recent alumni can submit their original ideas for a screenplay or TV pilot, competing for the opportunity to pitch directly to producers within the entertainment industry. Winners of the contest, which is accepting submissions until March 1, also receive a cash prize. The contest aims to provide a means for emerging filmmakers to gain recognition and expo

Lightricks announces AI-powered filmmaking studio to help creators visualize stories

Lightricks, the company that makes popular apps like Facetune and Videoleap, announced a new AI-powered filmmaking tool called LTX Studio today. The studio helps creators from the ideation phase ...

Lightricks Launches LTX Studio Generative AI Filmmaking Platform

With the recent emergence of generative video services from the likes of OpenAI and Google, Lightricks claims that its ...

Dune: Part Two showcases Quebec filmmaking talent, boosts local cinema

Film critics praise Denis Villeneuve's film adaptation in sequel as Quebec movie theatres hope for another box office hit.

THR Charts: #Netflix Movies Dominating the Streaming Charts #shorts

It looks like Netflix is dominating the charts with today's top 5 all coming from the streamer. We're looking at the most-streamed movies on THR Charts: The Breakdown for Friday, March 1st. To learn more about this story: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/h/charts/ ►►Subscribe for more entertainment news: http://thr.cm/dwtPxG2 ►► See our latest videos: http://thr.cm/syLedfw About: The Hollywood Reporter (THR) is the entertainment industry's flagship media brand, offering in-depth reporting,

James Gunn Reveals 'Superman: Legacy' Title Change | THR News

James Gunn's 'Superman: Legacy' is getting a big change, its title! In a post celebrating the first day of filming, the DC Studios co-chair revealed that his new Superman movie will simply be called 'Superman.' "When I finished the first draft of the script, I called the film Superman: Legacy. By the time I locked the final draft, it was clear the title was SUPERMAN. Making our way to you July 2025." He then shared an image of the Superman logo from the film, which was previously calle

Final Draft 13 Drops With More Workspace Customization

Final Draft 13 dropped this week, which introduces more workspace customization on the screenwriting software. “With Final Draft 13, writers have more tools than ever to enhance productivity ...

Superior Film, TV and Writing Courses - Industrial Scripts®

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Script Coverage Services by Professional Screenwriters | Script Reader Pro

Our script coverage services. You’ll find all of our screenplay coverage services below—the only TV and film coverage that lets you pick a pro screenwriter according to your script’s genre.TV SCRIPT COVERAGE INFOChoose from Classic TV Coverage (4+ pages) or Deluxe TV Coverage (12+ pages) of super detailed notes on your television pilot.No more cliched notes from a pair of anonymous initials. Pick a real TV writer who’s got experience in writers’ rooms and knows the current market inside out to a

Christopher Nolan's 20 Tips for Writing Screenplays

The key to making a great movie is to take your time writing it. Christopher Nolan is the screenwriter of award-winning films like Tenet, Memento, Interstellar, Inception, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, The Prestige, and Dunkirk. We thought it would be useful to go behind the scenes of his writing process to learn the best screenwriting tips from the visionary auteur.Nolan’s upcoming film Oppenheimer stars Cillian Murphy, who portrays Oppenheimer, th

The Eight Best Script "Books" for Screenwriters!

The only way to get better at writing screenplays is to read scripts written by other screenwriters. Here is a list of the eight best script "books" for screenwriters on Amazon.The Batman: The Official Script Book (Available Nov 15, 2022)PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:You’re a part of this too. Dive deeper into Matt Reeves’ remarkable film The Batman with this one-of-a-kind edition of the screenplay.Experience The Batman in an all-new way, with this deluxe version of the film’s thrillin

5 Proven Paths to a Screenwriter Career That Will Motivate You Today | ScriptReaderPro

Use these five proven methods to kickstarting a screenwriter career in Hollywood and avoid becoming another "writer cliche."5 proven paths to a screenwriter career that will motivate you today.Is starting a screenwriter career in Hollywood, or anywhere else for that matter, a realistic career goal? Yes. And no…The answer is no if you fall into the cliched trap of the aspiring screenwriter, i.e. talking about writing more than actually writing, not reading screenplays and preferri

ScriptIdiot! Entertainment News & Resources

This is a blog post from the host of WebIdiot.Online. ScriptIdiot! contains a curated list of news articles and resources exclusively for entertainment professionals in the TV & Film industry: Screenwriting Resources, Industry News & Contacts, Film Festivals & Writing Competitions, Industry jobs & Networking Events, Movie Reviews, Release Dates, & Box Office information all in one place.Users will have access to relevant news articles from popular online publication

The Five Best Books for Screenwriters!

The Screenwriter's Bible, 7th Edition, A Complete Guide to Writing, Formatting, and Selling Your ScriptAuthor Dave TrottierThe Screenwriter s Bible's 7th edition marks the 25th anniversary of one of the most popular, authoritative, and useful books on screenwriting. A standard by which other screenwriting books are measured, it has sold over 340,000 copies in its 25-year life. Always up-to-date and reliable, it contains everything that both the budding and working s

Script Hackr: The online screenwriting course that hacks the writing process ⋅ ScriptIdiot!

Do you wish you could get more managers and execs to read your script?Or any at all?Don’t worry, we know how you feel. We’ve made the jump from aspiring screenwriters to professional screenwriters but can still remember the pain of trying to break in all too well…Have you spent months, or even years:• Listening to the advice to “just keep writing” but not really improving?• Consistently getting “PASS” grades from script coverage services?• Getting rejection letters

7 Best Screenwriting Pitch Sites to Help You Sell Your Script

7 best screenwriting pitch sites to help you sell your script. Once you’ve written the “perfect script,” there’s nothing you want more than to get it out there and into the right hands. The problem is, how?A technique that’s become extremely popular among aspiring screenwriters is to utilize the services of an online screenwriting pitch site.For a fee (usually), a screenplay submission site can host your script or even send it off into the industry for you. Some pitch website

Fellowship & Writing Programs for Screenwriters Masterlist — The Writers Guild Foundation

FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS FOR SCREENWRITERSPerhaps one of the best ways to break in to the screenwriting industry is through participating in a contest or fellowship program hosted by a network, studio, or organization. Getting accepted into one of these programs—or even moving on to the final stages of the application process—is a HUGE deal. While there are no guarantees of getting staffed or securing representation by landing in a writing program cohort, these opportunities are within reach if you’r

Screenwriting Jobs: 13 Sites for Screenwriters to Get Paid ⋅ ScriptIdiot!

Our top 13 scriptwriting jobs websites. If nothing else, applying to screenwriting jobs on the sites listed below can be a great way to meet fellow writers and make connections. Some of which may bear fruit later on down the line. (The list is in alphabetical order.)1. Craigslist screenwriting jobs.We get that this may seem a strange addition to the list, but it is possible to land some good writing gigs on this site.The link will take you to Craigslist screenwriting jobs based in Los Angel

The 2022 List of Lists powered by Coverfly ⋅ ScriptIdiot!

Wrap Up 2022 with the Best of the Best...The Coverfly List of Lists!  One List to Rule Them All!The film industry runs on lists. Lots of lists. Sometimes too many lists. That's why Coverfly's done the legwork and distilled them down into one authoritative list of lists, easily filterable and searchable for your viewing.Coverfly and its partners have the privilege of working directly with thousands of writers; reading tens of thousands of samples, and servicing hundreds of industry

49 Fixable Reasons A Screenplay Reader Passed On Your Project ⋅ .ScriptIdiot!

49 Fixable Reasons A Screenplay Reader Passed On Your ProjectEvery writer has experienced that moment of wanting to throw the towel in after getting rejected. However, it’s important not to be defeated by the thoughts of the person typically on the other end of your screenplay: The Screenplay Reader.Getting that ‘Pass’ on the screenplay you’ve put your blood sweat and tears in for months or years can be tough to swallow.It’s too easy to take the screenplay reader’s verdict to heart. What is impo