In association with our good friends Tom and Ygal at In The Can Podcast, we at ScreenCraft had the pleasure of interviewing independent filmmaker, editor…
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Click to enlarge this fun chart of storytelling elements. Agree, or disagree? Any elements or tropes you would add? This image is courtesy of DawnPaladin…
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What does your protagonist do to avoid or embrace existential sadness? Louis C.K. was on Conan again and brilliantly explained why he dislikes the culture…
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Today it was announced that Fede Alvarez has lined up his followup to his crowd AND critic-pleasing smash hit Evil Dead remake, which grossed nearly…
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"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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