How “Hot Summer Nights” Screenwriter Elijah Bynum Got To Direct His First Feature Film
To an outsider, the road to transforming Hot Summer Nights the script into Hot Summer Nights the film might look like the Hollywood dream. Picture it: Elijah Bynum, 20something screenwriter, finishes his second script ever. It lands on the Black List (Hollywood...
Steven E. de Souza: Die Hard IS a Christmas Movie
Die Hard is a Christmas movie, full stop. Steven E. de Souza, who penned the film’s script more than 30 years ago, is adamant about that. But days ago at his Comedy Central Roast, the film’s star, Bruce Willis, told a wide-eyed audience “Die Hard is not a Christmas...
San Diego Comic-Con: Inside the Writers’ Room with Mark A. Altman
If you notice fewer geeks, fangirls and nerds in your neighborhood this week, it could be because they’ve fled to Comic-Con International: San Diego 2018 (SDCC). The convention is where comic book, movie and science fiction aficionados gather for five days to...
Allen Maldonado: The Ultimate Multi-Hyphenate
An actor with more than 70 credits to his name (including TBS’ The Last O.G. and ABC’s Black-ish), Maldonado is a writer (Starz’s Survivor’s Remorse), director and entrepreneur. He’s also the creator of Everybody Digital, a streaming app that features short films that...
Sundance Lab Spotlight: Brett Weiner and Emma Fletcher
Each year, Sundance Institute labs bring together aspiring writers and directors who want to take their projects to the next level. Notable projects that evolved in these labs include Damien Chazelle’s Whiplash; Cary Fukunaga’s Sin Nombre and Ryan Coogler’s...
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Collaborate
Write in real-time with a writing partner
Story Map™
Outline acts, scenes, and sequences
Beat Board™
Plan your script beat-by-beat
Alternate Dialogue
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