"True life horror happens... when there's no anticipation." At our recent panel on Horror Screenwriting, writer/director Mickey Keating talked about subverting audience expectations…
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It's a common complaint that we hear from people: how come the studios don't make something really original? Erik Feig, president of production at Lionsgate,…
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How much do you day-dream before starting your writing process? How important is thinking before writing? After years of thinking about it, and writing a…
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Along with our friends at In The Can podcast, ScreenCraft recently landed an exclusive interview with writer/director Destin Cretton and actor Keith Stanfield, whose…
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From Michael Patterson on the Telluride front lines... Telluride Day Four This will be my last report until Wednesday...driving back to the real…
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From our friend and colleague Michael Patterson, on the Telluride front lines... Telluride Day Three… I opened the day with a fantastic tribute to…
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Guest post from Michael Patterson, at the Telluride Film Festival: This is the eighth SHOW I’ve attended and I’ve had some wondrous experiences but…
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Guest report from festival attendee Michael Patterson. The day got off to an amazing start at the annual Patron’s Brunch. The Brunch affords Patrons…
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From Michael Patterson on the Telluride frontlines… The 40th Telluride Film Festival doesn’t actually start until Thursday morning…but it essentially started Wednesday night with a...
** This just in from contributor Michael Patterson at the 2013 Telluride Film Festival this Labor Day weekend! ** The 40th edition of the Telluride…
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