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Becoming A Writer For TV
Posted by GotScreenplay on March 10th, 2018
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Posted by GotScreenplay on January 2nd, 2017
FIVE WAYS TO HIT THE GROUND RUNNING By Jim Cirile, CEO, Coverage Ink Ahoy, fellow scribes! We’re finally done with 2016, that blizzard of putrescence – and not a minute too soon. Some of the lowlights: Trump, DNC chicanery, and Wikileaks revealing that Citicorp had selected Obama’s entire cabinet, proving he was a fraud from […]
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Posted by GotScreenplay on October 26th, 2016
I CAN GET YOU SIGNED (But I Probably Won’t)…..By Jim Cirile…..Okay, that snarky title is going to require some ‘splainin’, to quote the great Ricky Ricardo. Truth is, pretty much anyone who knows a few people in the biz can probably help get you signed — a working writer, an assistant, an intern, whatever. Because […]
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Posted by GotScreenplay on October 20th, 2016
Rama-lama-lama-lamaby Sean A. MulvihillWriter, Actor, IMDB CreditFounder of Hollywood Happiness We go together like rama-lama-lama-lama-shoo-bop-doo-boo-bee-dooTogether forever like shoo-bop-shoo-wanna-wanna-shoopity-boop-dee-booChang-chang-changity-chang-shoo-bopThat’s the way it should be-eee. Wahoo-yeah!–“We Go Together from Grease the musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey Like the above song from Grease, the elements of structure and surprise “go together” and are inseparable in […]
My Cold Slap in the Face
Posted by GotScreenplay on October 13th, 2016
MY COLD SLAP IN THE FACE By Steven Kirwan, Executive Director, ASA I have been working on my screenplay, “Hard Drive,” methodically and diligently for over a year. I wrote, then rewrote, and then rewrote again. I shared my writing in peer groups and table reads, took copious note, and then re-wrote again. And again. […]
Do You Like Money?
Posted by GotScreenplay on October 4th, 2016
By Jim Cirile, CEO/Founder of Coverage Ink. Every year I moderate the Agents/Managers Hot Sheet panel at Scriptfest (aka Pitchfest), which is always a ton of fun and super informative — hearing how it really is from the tops reps in the biz, that’s pure freaking gold. Two years ago I asked the panel, what […]
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Posted by GotScreenplay on March 16th, 2016
FIVE KEY STEPS TO WRITING GREAT DIALOGUE We frequently discuss the pitfalls of stilted dialogue. It’s a problem that hounds many screenwriters, especially our less experienced brothers and sisters. We will explore some of the do’s and don’ts of writing dialogue, but the entire solution can be summed up in one short sentence:Write like people […]
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Posted by GotScreenplay on March 16th, 2016
WRITING BELIEVABLE DIALOGUE We frequently discuss the pitfalls of stilted dialogue. It’s a problem that hounds many screenwriters, especially our less experienced brothers and sisters. We will explore some of the do’s and don’ts of writing dialogue, but the entire solution can be summed up in one short sentence: WRITE LIKE PEOPLE TALK!!! Really, […]
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Posted by GotScreenplay on March 9th, 2016
Throughout the history of literature, protagonists have been the “heroes” of the story. Please note that I mean “hero” with a small “h.” Not necessarily a “superhero,” but rather the character who faces the central problem in the story and overcomes all of the roadblocks in order to succeed. Movies were no exception. In fact, […]
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Posted by GotScreenplay on February 28th, 2016
You’ve seen them- those amazing films where you sit at the edge of your seat. As a screenwriter, achieving that level of suspense and excitement can turn a good script into something special.
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