Radford and Bruce "Maya" Webisode

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Ed Burns, New Era Distribution Pioneer

 by Scott Macaulay in Distribution, Filmmaking on Dec 20, 2012

If you had asked me in the early days of Filmmaker which director would go on to be the one creating a micro-budget, self-sustaining business model, I’m not sure I would have answered “Ed Burns.” His The Brothers McMullen was realized for pennies and broke through the mainstream with Fox Searchlight at its back, and from that point on, Burns seemed to be set for the mainstream studio world. He acted in Saving Private Ryan, married supermodel Christy Turlington, and embarked on a follow-up feature starring Cameron Diaz. MORE...

Audrey Apple - Test Web Pilot

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HOLLY WEBER AS "AUDREY APPLE"

Writer’s Voice: Frozen – Do You Want To Build A Screenplay?

By: Jacob Krueger | May 2, 2014 - Script Magazine

Building a career as a writer means learning to write on assignment.  But how do you hold on to your unique voice as a writer, while still delivering the elements big budget Hollywood producers are demanding?  In this Podcast, Award Winning Screenwriter Jacob Krueger shows you how the screenplay for Disney’s Frozen gets away with breaking all the rules, while still delivering on the promise of “the most conventional genre of them all” – The Disney Princess Musical. MORE...

"Near Hollywood Tours" Short Film

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TV Writer Podcast 083: Hilary Winston (Bad Teacher)

TV Writer Podcast 083: Hilary Winston (Bad Teacher) - SCRIPT MAGAZINE

By: Gray Jones | April 24, 2014

In the interview, Hilary has great tips on career development and networking, as well as writing, pitching, and selling pilots. She also has a fascinating personal story… how she started as an intern at the White House in the Clinton administration and ended up writing comedy in Hollywood… how even after writing scripts on a writing staff, becoming an assistant for several years was the best thing for her career. More...

"STRIP STUDS" COMEDY FILM SPEC

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The Selling Your Screenplay Podcast: An Interview With The Black List Founder Franklin Leonard

By: Ashley Scott Meyers | April 28, 2014

In this episode of The Selling Your Screenplay Podcast I talk with The Black List founder Franklin Leonard. I have been using The Black List (as a screenwriter) and had a bunch of in-depth questions about how to use the site and how to get the most out of it. Franklin was very enlightening, and we did a deep dive on several aspects of the site. If you have been using the site or thinking about using it, this interview may answer some of the questions that you have. More...