What Pixar's 'Hoppers' Can Teach Screenwriters 'Hoppers' adds a deep and subtle emotional connection to the audience through a simple object and learn the importance of standing up for the better idea in your art.

I wrote about Pixar's Hoppers for @scriptmagazine.bsky.social scriptmag.com/what-pixars-...

Storytelling360: State of the Story Conference - Los Angeles What a room full of Oscar winners, agents, showrunners, and one very New Jersey filmmaker taught a day of writers about the only thing that actually matters.

Thanks to the Storytelling 360 Conference for having us!

Read more about the conference in @scriptmagazine.bsky.social: scriptmag.com/storytelling...

Thanks to Lee Jessup for great moderation + fellow panelists Adam Kolbrenner, David Boxerbaum, Kate Oh + Scott Glassgold for a great conversation!

The Shows that Shaped Us: Structure & Style in ‘Dawson’s Creek’ Join us in fictional Capeside, MA for the teen angst that defined us and love triangle that stole our hearts

The Shows that Shaped Us: Structure & Style in ‘Dawson’s Creek’

Join us in fictional Capeside, MA for the teen angst that defined us and love triangle that stole our hearts.

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#DawsonsCreek #TVSeries #screenwriting

What Emerald Fennell’s "Wuthering Heights" Can Teach Screenwriters Adapting any book is no easy challenge, let alone one as dense or beloved as the Brontë classic. Emerald Fennell's adaptation offers a pair of cogent lessons for screenwriters.

I wrote about "Wuthering Heights" for @scriptmagazine.bsky.social scriptmag.com/what-emerald...

2026 Screenwriting and TV Contests & Fellowships Calendar Dates and Prizes Screenwriting contests winners can have an advantage when pursuing a screenwriting career. Which screenwriting contest fits your specific needs?

We've updated our list of noteworthy #screenwritingcontests, #fellowships and #labs calendar dates, and prizes to help you create a strategy for entering #writing contests.

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Let us know if we missed any that should be on this list! 📣

Chaos, Compassion, and Finding Humanity in the Absurd: A Conversation with ‘Dead Man’s Wire’ Director Gus Van Sant Filmmaker Gus Van Sant on returning to true crime, finding humor in desperation, and why chaos still reveals the deepest truths.

Gus Van Sant.

Read Script contributor Rahul Menon's (@rahulmenon.bsky.social) in-depth interview with this legendary filmmaker:

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#filmmaker #GusVanSant #interview

8 Ways to Adapt Public Domain IP 8 ways to take a story that becomes Public Domain and turn it into something fresh and exciting.

Is there a #story in the #publicdomain that tickles your fancy to #adapt?

Here's 8 ways to take a story that becomes Public Domain and turn it into something fresh and exciting 📚🎬✍️

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#screenwriting

Hey! Have you read any of our new insightful deep dive interviews from this week with the likes of the writing minds behind 'The Studio' and Susanna Fogel's new show 'Ponies' and debut feature writer Austin Kolodney on 'Dead Man's Wire'?

No?!

Well look no further:

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Emotional Payback and Personal Satisfaction with 'The Paper' Co-Showrunners and Creators Greg Daniels and Michael Koman Greg Daniels and Michael Koman explore the state of journalism through mockumentary style filmmaking, focusing on the theme of truthfulness, character development, and hiring writer-performers to enha...

Pull up a chair and dive into our chat with 'The Paper' co-creators and showrunners Greg Daniels (The Office) and Michael Koman (Nathan for You) where they talk about bringing the "documentary team" back to the workplace, the importance of theme & so much more!

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Script Magazine’s Top 5 Films of 2025 We rounded up some of Script's cinephiles to compile a list of their individual top five films of 2025. Read which films made the cut.

¡Hasta la vista, 2025!

See what what films made the cut for our top five films of the year 🎬

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What are your top films of the year?

#newyear #films #whattowatch

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