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| 1. Holiday Gift Offer: Give the Gift of Script at a 50% Savings |
 This holiday season, gift the writers in your life a subscription to Script and help them reach their writing goals. Each issue includes editorial that will motivate and inspire with writing tips, career strategies, inside information and news, and the very best interviews with working screenwriters.
Script articles are written for writers by writers and have included Academy Award®-winning contributors such as Bobby Moresco (Crash), Bill Conden (Chicago), David Franzoni (Gladiator) and more…
From now through January 2, 2008, subscriptions for one, two or three years are available at 50% off the newsstand price.
Give the writers on your list a gift they can enjoy all year. |
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| 2. The November/December Issue of Script is on Newsstands Now! |
 The November/December issue of Script features Sean Penn, writer-director of the acclaimed drama Into the Wild. Penn discusses the long process of bringing Jon Krakauer's novel to the screen and gives his thoughts on the actor's responsibility to the written word. Wes Anderson, Jason Schwartzman, and Roman Coppola reminisce about writing The Darjeeling Limited. David Benioff examines the emotional impact of a key character moment in The Kite Runner in this issue's "Anatomy of a Scene." And in our "Small Screen" feature, Deb Eckerling takes a closer look at reality television from the point of view of the writer.
Also in this issue, a writer education resource guide. As part of a new writing program series, we profile Vancouver Film School's Writing for Film & Television program and introduce the next three schools in the series. We examine traditional writing curriculum, online opportunities, and virtual classrooms in every corner of the world. Plus, our columnists ask the age-old question: Does a writer need a formal education? To download the Vancouver Writing for Film & Television profile, visit www.finaldraft.com/mm_media/mm_newsletters/071106_script/vol13no6-vfs-profile.pdf.
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| 3. His Fantasy Materials: Chris Weitz and The Golden Compass |
 With 2002's About a Boy, writer-director Chris Weitz proved he understood the understated as well as any filmmaker. With the forthcoming fantasy The Golden Compass, Weitz had to overcome his own reservations and school himself in big-budget spectacle.
For an exclusive excerpt,
Visit: www.finaldraft.com/mm_media/mm_newsletters/071106_script/
vol13no6-compass.pdf |
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| 4. ProdCo Spotlight: LivePlanet's Sean Bailey |
 Project Greenlight proved that LivePlanet was all about giving a voice to undiscovered talent. In this interview with Script, LivePlanet Chairman Sean Bailey explains how creativity is king at the company, and how their fall release, Gone Baby Gone, serves LivePlanet's overarching mission.
For an exclusive excerpt,
Visit: www.finaldraft.com/mm_media/mm_newsletters/071106_script/
vol13no6-liveplanet.pdf |
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| 5. Virtual Classroom: Online Writer Education |
 Even if you want to go back to school, it can be overwhelming to pack up your life and commit to some far-flung degree program. With that in mind, Jenna Milly explores how writer education is going virtual -- and you might be surprised to see which schools offer online options.
For an exclusive excerpt,
Visit: www.finaldraft.com/mm_media/mm_newsletters/071106_script/
vol13no6-virtualclass.pdf |
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| 6. Script Extra Edition: Action/Cut Winners Steve Godwin and Jeff Durkin |
 Reporting by Sheila Kogan
Congratulations to Steve Godwin and Jeff Durkin whose 12-minute film Animal Decay won the 2007 Grand Prize in the Action/Cut short film competition.
Steve and Jeff have a similar sensibility and vision, which makes them a good team. For this film, they first discussed the concept and decided what they wanted to say. Then they split up to concentrate on their separate areas. Steve wrote the foundation for the story and a first draft of the narration, while Jeff designed the specific look of the project. They adjusted their original concept when Mexico became more of a major character and not just the background location. And the narration was rewritten during the editing process to match the images they actually captured. In Animal Decay, both Tijuana and the mind of the main character are in the parallel process of deterioration. Steve and Jeff were inspired by the movie Apocalypse Now and by Martin Sheen’s character who was on a mission in a foreign land.
 After the film was completed, they did research to find an outlet for presenting their work. They considered applying to film festivals, but decided that the online contest Action/Cut was the best choice because a win offered the possibility of meeting industry professionals. Although they would like to see Animal Decay on a big screen, they wanted an easy way to showcase their talent.
Because the Internet is accessible from practically anywhere, executives and agents could pull up their film at the click of a URL. Steve says, “If people see what we can do with a three-chip video camera and no money, just think what we could do shooting in 35mm with a real budget.” Action/Cut was the first contest they entered.
Steve and Jeff feel that winning this competition has validated their filmmaking skills. They have subsequently created their own production company and they’re already busy with new projects. Bread Truck Films is named for the former bread truck they used as a production van on Animal Decay.
To learn more about Steve and Jeff's company,
Visit: www.breadtruckfilms.com
To view the Grand Prize-winning film,
Visit: www.actioncut.com/sfc/2007winners.htm |
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| 7. Writers Marketplace |
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Students enrolled in the M.F.A. in Creative Writing & Writing for the Performing Arts graduate program are expected to complete a core of course work in one writing discipline selected from fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, screenwriting, and writing for interactive media. Students are also expected to participate in seminars and workshops where they will explore cross-genre writing and the theoretical underpinnings of creative writing. Upon entry, each student will be assigned an advisory committee which will provide advice about an appropriate course of study for that student, based on his/her undergraduate preparation and long-term interests.
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