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SMASHED CASTING UPDATE Just in: Ermine, a grandmotherly figure who has worked at SIA for years has been cast. Ermine sees so much of herself in Lana, and yet, being a mother isn’t easy and Ermine has strong opinions on that topic. But who’s playing …
Hello Friends — We are just 4 weeks out from shooting. 4 weeks. It sounds like a long time, but it will be here in a blink. We’ve toured the location — one of the sound stages at Television City in Hollywood. It’s pretty freaking …
LESSON 1: UNDERDEVELOPED PLOTS I love this visual. In fact, I love it so much I thought I would spend 10 articles writing about each category. I came across this image in an email recently (you may have gotten too). Maybe it was the …
Screenwriting Competition — Now Accepting Screenplays Is your script ready? Writing screenplays is a beast, so shouldn’t a short screenplay be easier. YES. And I believe they are – if you know what you’re doing. Most people try to do too much in short screenplays. …
Of the ten winners from a Place Called Sacramento Screenwriting competition, half of them came from my recent screenwriting class. The winners were announced last week, and though I knew of two, I hadn’t heard about the rest. I was floored. Several students that I …
A PLACE CALLED SACRAMENTO — Short Film Competition Access Sacramento hosts this awesome opportunity for film-makers. Each year, Access Sacramento accepts short screenplays (under 10 pages). The scripts are read by a panel of judges and after much consideration, ten finalists are selected to represent! …
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