http://www.blakesnyder.com The Last Website on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:07:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_6296" align="aligncenter" width="315" caption="Writer Alejandro Seri"][/caption] Our thanks to Anne Lower for introducing us to guest blogger Alejandro Seri. Alejandro and his partners, Johnny Silver and Stephen Scarlata, have their feature Final Girl about to begin production. There's a lot to learn from how they worked to sell their script: In early ... http://www.blakesnyder.com/2012/02/03/a-case-study-of-successfully-selling-a-script/ [caption id="attachment_6275" align="aligncenter" width="150" caption="Writer Sharon Page"][/caption] Our thanks to the wonderful Sharon Page, the USA Today bestselling author of 15 books of historical romance. She is the two-time consecutive winner of the RT BOOKreviews Reviewers’ Choice award, and a double nominee this year for her 2011 releases Engaged in Sin and Blood ... http://www.blakesnyder.com/2012/01/27/save-the-cat%c2%ae-%e2%80%93-the-new-bible-for-self-publishing/ Among the amazing things Jennifer Chang does for Cat!Nation are the zingy captions in our weekly blogs. The multi-talented Jennifer just completed another of her fan films that get hits galore on YouTube -- just after finishing her first feature film, Dead Inside, which she wrote and produced. We thought ... http://www.blakesnyder.com/2012/01/20/a-cat-and-her-batman-fan-film/ [caption id="attachment_6204" align="aligncenter" width="214" caption=""Midnight in Paris" Poster"] [/caption] Our thanks to Master Cat Ben Frahm for this breakdown of Woody Allen’s brilliant romantic comedy. Written and Directed by: Woody Allen Genre: Out of the Bottle Characters: Gil – Owen Wilson Inez – Rachel McAdams Adriana – Marion Cotillard Paul – Michael Sheen 1. Opening Image (1): -- Shots of beautiful ... http://www.blakesnyder.com/2012/01/13/the-midnight-in-paris-beat-sheet/ [caption id="attachment_6149" align="aligncenter" width="150" caption="Writer Bradford Richardson"][/caption] Today’s guest blogger, Bradford Richardson, started in features as the Lead Graphic Designer for the Coen Brothers' Fargo, then The Big Lebowski. His other projects included Tim Burton's unfinished Superman Lives. He transitioned into screenwriting and became a two-time Austin Film Festival Second-Rounder and ... http://www.blakesnyder.com/2012/01/06/the-greater-goal/ [caption id="attachment_6070" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption=" Blake Snyder and Tracey Jackson -- 8 year olds on an Easter Sunday"][/caption] Who best to welcome in the new year from Blake’s perspective than Tracey Jackson, Blake’s oldest friend? Our guest blogger is a screenwriter who has written over 15 feature films and 14 television pilots, ... http://www.blakesnyder.com/2011/12/30/2012-what-would-blake-say/ [caption id="attachment_6143" align="aligncenter" width="150" caption="Kathy and Chris Riley"][/caption] A tip of the paw to Mike Rinaldi, for once again bringing Christopher Riley our way. Chris is best known as the author of The Hollywood Standard: The Complete and Authoritative Guide to Script Format and Style. Chris spent 14 years in the ... http://www.blakesnyder.com/2011/12/23/a-step-by-step-guide-to-achieving-the-impossible-part-three/ A tip of the paw to Mike Rinaldi, for once again bringing Christopher Riley our way. Chris is best known as the author of The Hollywood Standard: The Complete and Authoritative Guide to Script Format and Style. Chris spent 14 years in the script department at Warner Bros. as well ... http://www.blakesnyder.com/2011/12/16/a-step-by-step-guide-to-achieving-the-impossible-part-two/ A tip of the paw to Mike Rinaldi, for once again bringing Christopher Riley our way. Chris is best known as the author of The Hollywood Standard: The Complete and Authoritative Guide to Script Format and Style. Chris spent 14 years in the script department at Warner Bros. as well ... http://www.blakesnyder.com/2011/12/09/a-step-by-step-guide-to-achieving-the-impossible-part-one/ [caption id="attachment_5705" align="aligncenter" width="199" caption="Writer and Actor Michael Coleman"][/caption] A jack of all trades when it comes to storytelling and an avid fan of Blake Snyder's books and philosophies, guest blogger Michael Coleman is an established voice-over performer. Some of his more notable roles include working on X-Men: Evolution, Hello ... http://www.blakesnyder.com/2011/12/02/%e2%80%9csave-the-actor%e2%80%9d-%e2%80%a6-who-thinks-he%e2%80%99s-a-writer/