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  1. andrewpwoodberry

    Since it's pilot filming season, here's a great video from Michael Tucker on why Breaking Bad is the perfect pilot

    1. Nic.Lishko

      Nic.Lishko

      Great resource, thanks!

    2. palostick

      palostick

      Excellent, thanks Andrew

       

  2. andrewpwoodberry

    “Remember what Bogie and my mother both used to say: ‘Character is the most important thing. All that matters is character!’ ” - Lauren Bacall

  3. andrewpwoodberry

    2014 Hit List Recommendation: Remember by Benjamin August. It's slow and understated, but worth the journey.

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    2. craig

      craig

      Thanks.

    3. admin

      admin

      Read this one over the break myself, and absolutely agree with you. August has been slowly building quite a career, and it's well deserved.

    4. Ashish

      Ashish

      Thanks, will check it out!

  4. andrewpwoodberry

    A lot of great screenwriting lessons can be gleaned from the musical Hamilton. Worth a listen on Spotify -- especially "My Shot"

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    2. RobertCornero

      RobertCornero

      Thanks for the recommendation.

    3. nmoher

      nmoher

      Guess that explains why he won the MacArthur Genius Grant.

    4. sankofa

      sankofa

      I need to listen to the soundtrack. Better yet, I need to plan a trip to NYC to see Hamilton! yea that!

       

  5. andrewpwoodberry

    A nice, inspirational story from Jay Lavender (co-writer of The Break-Up and The Wedding Ringer): http://jaylavender.com/post/107802088632/jeremy-garelick-the-wedding-ringer

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    2. Mysterian

      Mysterian

      All I keep seeing on twitter are quotes of people raving about how good the screeners they attended were.

       

      I can't see this bombing.

    3. andrewpwoodberry

      andrewpwoodberry

      StringerBell -- It's relative. This won't make piles of money compared with Ride Along. Will be interesting to see Get Hard B.O. Even Eddie Murphy/Jim Carrey eventually lost favor as quality of their films declined.

    4. StringerBell

      StringerBell

      Of course it's relative, but it's on course to make A LOT of money. It doesn't have to match or beat Ride Along to be very successful and keep Hart at the top of studio comedy lists for a while.

  6. andrewpwoodberry

    A very long but insightful read on the newest film studio, STX Entertainment http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/01/11/the-mogul-of-the-middle

    1. sankofa

      sankofa

      thanks for this, Andrew!!!!

    2. Ashish

      Ashish

      Illuminating read. Thanks Andrew! Can't help but root for STX, tbh.

  7. andrewpwoodberry

    Added all of MISFIRE to the W-I-P post. If you read it, post your thoughts. It's good for me to grow a thick skin.

  8. andrewpwoodberry

    Any 2015 Hit List/ Black List scripts outside of the Top 10 really good and worth reading? Thanks in advance for suggestions.

    1. Mr. Mo

      Mr. Mo

      Castle Drive was a treat. Effective and creepy.

    2. drb000

      drb000

      Three Months from BL

  9. andrewpwoodberry

    Any Jeff Goldsmith fans? I recently re-found this epic interview with Christopher McQuarrie. A master storyteller, even if his movies don't always work: http://ex.fm/song/5g80x/Christopher+McQuarrie+-+Valkyrie+Q&A-Jeff+Goldsmith

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    2. rywold

      rywold

      Any idea where one could get hold of all the old Creative Screenwriting Magazines? Either hard copy or PDF form?

    3. CliveBarks

      CliveBarks

      http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR9.TRC1.Xcreative+screenwriting+magazine.TRS0&_nkw=creative+screenwriting+magazine&_sacat=0&_from=R40
    4. rywold

      rywold

      Thanks. I was hoping for a PDF download somewhere, but can't seem to find one.

  10. andrewpwoodberry

    Atlanta has the best writing on television currently. Sad we have to wait 51 weeks to see if it will win the Emmy for comedy writing.

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    2. osg

      osg

      Feels like I've been pleasantly surprised by a bunch of comedy lately, but maybe I'm just late to the game (that's the likely answer). Atlanta, Better Things, Fleabag, High Maintenance...

    3. Penelope

      Penelope

      I feel like the writing on this season of Halt and Catch Fire is better than Atlanta but I am enjoying both.

    4. axalon

      axalon

      This latest episode of Halt was great

  11. andrewpwoodberry

    AV Club reminded me how much I love the Aliens in America tv show. Here's the pilot script for other fans: http://www.zen134237.zen.co.uk/Aliens_In_America_1x01_-_Pilot.pdf

  12. andrewpwoodberry

    Bored? Check out my pilot spec -- Newport News -- uploaded to Amazon Studios: http://bit.ly/Jy8oe7. Throw it some review stars to get it on the front page if you're feeling generous (#shameless)

  13. andrewpwoodberry

    Bradley Cooper's CHEF re-titled to ADAM JONES... apparently JOHN SMITH was unavailable?

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    2. Corsairs

      Corsairs

      I admit I'm now unhappy that MICHELIN MAN wasn't chosen. :)

    3. Bobbylaw

      Bobbylaw

      perfectly understandable re; name change as Favs beat em to the punch but AJ is a terrible title. 2b clear, tho..this is NOT BC's Chef..it's STEVEN KNIGHT's

       

    4. mebishop2001

      mebishop2001

      How about SIMMER? It's a cooking term, plus it fits Adam's attitude problems.

  14. andrewpwoodberry

    BREAKING NEWS: Nikki Finke to leave "Jane Got a Gun"

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    2. axalon

      axalon

      I too had a smile on my face after reading this

    3. Mike

      Mike

      Brilliant!

    4. benskelly2

      benskelly2

      I have to be the stupid one. I thought Finke was a columnist, was she producing this film or what?

  15. andrewpwoodberry

    Chrome Users: If PDF files are opening in a new tab instead of Acrobat, type "Chrome:Plugins" into browser and disable Chrome PDF Viewer. Just started happening to me and was uber annoying.

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    2. mister_7

      mister_7

      Thank Jebus you said that. Been annoying me like I can't explain.

    3. Foz90

      Foz90

      I thought it was something I'd done. Great tip. Ta.

    4. Galleria.Pictures

      Galleria.Pictures

      Thank you ever so much for this!

  16. andrewpwoodberry

    Cold in July is a great read. Excellent plot turns to keep the reader engaged.

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    2. osg

      osg

      Thanks for the recommend. I liked the movie but hadn't thought to add the script to my reading queue.

    3. andrewpwoodberry

      andrewpwoodberry

      It's got a throwback style with a ton of ellipses.

    4. adlocke

      adlocke

      i wonder what all those ellipses were supposed to do. it was very unusual. we're the writers calling me through the pages, inviting me to read more vanilla dialogue? i had my doubts.

  17. andrewpwoodberry

    Do you get notes saying your dialogue doesn't sound real? Read and learn from transcripts. I'm reading this FBI one of leaker Reality Winner, which is getting turned into an Off-Broadway play soon! https://www.politico.com/f/?id=0000015e-c5e7-ddab-a57f-cfe7d5b50002

    1. andrewpwoodberry

      andrewpwoodberry

      BTW - If your notes say you need to work on your action lines... practice with the linked transcript by adding the currently non-existent action lines.

    2. palostick

      palostick

      Thanks Andrew, this is brilliant. Plus Reality Winner has got the best name ever for a national security whistleblower...

    3. aphid47

      aphid47

      That's a great idea!

  18. andrewpwoodberry

    Does Safety Not Guaranteed receive the same level of interest if it wasn't loosely inspired by a real classified ad? Just curious...

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    2. admin

      admin

      What's to say you can't take an ad out yourself :-)

    3. craig

      craig

      Red is correct. Haha. Whatever it takes.

    4. StringerBell

      StringerBell

      I don't think it gets made without the ad. Loved the script, but the movie fell a bit flat for me.

  19. andrewpwoodberry

    Embarrassed to say my favorite of Ted's comedy uploads was "Wendell & Vinnie." Maybe some of the network comedies will be better.

  20. andrewpwoodberry

    Enjoyed this article on female character descriptions: http://www.vulture.com/2018/04/how-50-female-characters-were-described-in-their-screenplays.html

  21. andrewpwoodberry

    Every time someone hits "Reply All" on a TB email, it validates the rest of the country's assertion that Hollywood is full of morons.

    1. typistolero

      typistolero

      Every time you hit "Reply All," Harvey cuts ten minutes from a good film.

    2. andrewpwoodberry

      andrewpwoodberry

      Every time you hit "Reply All," JJ Abrams needlessly adds a lens flare to a shot.

    3. rywold

      rywold

      Many thanks to his wife... http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/30/4788758/j-j-abrams-apologizes-for-his-overusing-lens-flares

  22. andrewpwoodberry

    Fall network tv season officially starts today. I'll start a section in chit-chat in case anyone still has a TV that gets those channels.

    1. mebishop2001

      mebishop2001

      Have to admit I'm looking forward to THIS IS US. Need a good cry to melt my cold heart.

    2. andrewpwoodberry

      andrewpwoodberry

      Yeah, I like that show too. I know it's manipulating me, but it does a good job of that. Plus casting is A+ on the show.

    3. andrewpwoodberry

      andrewpwoodberry

      I've updated through today. No horrible freshman ratings yet. Only Good Doctor, Young Sheldon have really exceeded though. Typical network season so far in a post-cable world.

  23. andrewpwoodberry

    Favor Request: I just dropped into W-I-P a writing sample I was thinking of using to approach tv lit agents. If you have 10 minutes, can you read and let me know thoughts? Happy to provide feedback on others' projects as well.

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    2. craig

      craig

      I'll read it this weekend. You've been a great contributor to this site. Thank you.

       

    3. andrewpwoodberry

      andrewpwoodberry

      Thanks, Craig. My contributions are minuscule compared with yours.

    4. Babzbitela

      Babzbitela

      sounds funny

       

       

  24. andrewpwoodberry

    Finally watched Room on Amazon Prime. Great story, wonderful acting. On the script side, master class in set ups and payoffs (the bad tooth, the long hair, "i pick for both of us", the shed)

    1. GlitterKitty

      GlitterKitty

      Totally agree with you. The book is a good read as well.

  25. andrewpwoodberry

    For those interested in the nuances of telling a good story, check out this week's series in the LA Times on an Orange County relationship gone bad. Perfect example of storytelling that gets you to lean in and find out what happened next. http://www.latimes.com/projects/la-me-dirty-john/

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    2. benskelly2

      benskelly2

      Thanks for both, Andrew. This is the kind of thing that I love for writers to share on here. Appreciate it.

    3. andrewpwoodberry

      andrewpwoodberry

      Most of Pilar's podcasts are really great. This one I heard over the weekend I found particularly good for beginning comedy tv/film writers: http://onthepage.libsyn.com/523-the-comic-heros-journey

    4. rwe15

      rwe15

      Yeah, that was pretty wild. Did 4 and have to finish it.

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