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12 Key Traits of the “Indie-Friendly” Director

by Mynette Louie on May 14, 2012

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Not every director is suited for low-budget indie filmmaking, and that’s OK if you’re Terrence Malick or David Fincher. But chances are, you’re not…or not yet, anyway. I get a fair number of calls from biggish directors and producers who are having trouble raising money for their …

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An Idiot’s Guide to Establishing Yourself as a TV Writer

by Melissa Byers and Treena Hancock on April 23, 2012

The clock reads 4:30 am.  It’s dark outside.  Must drag ass out of bed and try to look somewhat presentable for the 6:30 am crew call.  Must also review scenes for the day and be prepared to answer the barrage of questions from the director and actors: “How do you …

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Director Bennett Miller on Barry Lyndon

by Cait Carvalho on April 20, 2012

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Bennett Miller (writer/director, Moneyball, Capote) discusses Barry Lyndon and how the screenplay is only one facet of the spell that Kubrick’s film casts.

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Director Bennett Miller on Developing Characters

by Cait Carvalho on April 12, 2012

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Bennett Miller (Director, Moneyball, Capote) explains how characters and their stories can transcend themselves and mean much more than what lies on the surface.

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Four Steps Towards Crafting an Effective Television Pitch

by Cindy Caponera on April 9, 2012

Let me start by saying everything is NOT a TV Show.  Some things just are what they are, and should not be televised.

A Pitch is much more than just an idea you have.  The idea may be the starting point but the pitch is much, much more.  And the pitch …

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Exquisite Corpse: “Creating Characters Through Dialogue”

by Cait Carvalho on April 2, 2012

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An esteemed and eerily funny group of writers and actors reads from the script that we the audience have created. Each writer contributes one line of dialogue based only on the previous line. A discussion followed the reading concerning the …

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Writer’s Roundtable

by Cait Carvalho on March 30, 2012

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Keynote – Bennett Miller

by Cait Carvalho on March 28, 2012

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