Q&A: Filmmaker Allison Norlian

Q&A: Filmmaker Allison Norlian

I remember the intense emotionality of that day—there wasn't a dry eye in the room.

# Read # Independent # Interviews
9 min read

Strike-Out

Strike-Out

Profits are good. Greed is not.

# Read # The District # The Business of Art
6 min read

The Age of A.I.nlightenment: How the Artificial Intelligence Boom is Changing the Arts

The Age of A.I.nlightenment: How the Artificial Intelligence Boom is Changing the Arts

If everything around AI feels unsettling and sketchy, that’s because the market hasn’t decided what exactly to do with it yet and businesses are taking wild swings.

# Read # Style & Substance # The Business of Art
11 min read

Writers Shouldn’t Have to Sell Our Souls

Writers Shouldn’t Have to Sell Our Souls

Writer’s lives are not clickbait, and they are not a work of fiction to be dramatized for effect.

# Read # The Creative Mind # The Business of Art
3 min read

The Queue: 365 Movies I Never Saw Because I've Spent Too Much Time on Twitter - Part 4 (April 2023)

The Queue: 365 Movies I Never Saw Because I've Spent Too Much Time on Twitter - Part 4 (April 2023)

I'm still convinced this doesn't actually exist and was a nightmare I had after watching too many movies set in New York.

# Read # Reviews
4 min read

The Challenges of Second Seasons, Sequels, and Finales

The Challenges of Second Seasons, Sequels, and Finales

... one of the most worrisome fears for writers is that they could end up penning something that damages ‘the brand.’

# Read # Style & Substance # The Business of Art
8 min read

The All-Purpose Guide to Hollywood Assistant-ing- Part 1

The All-Purpose Guide to Hollywood Assistant-ing- Part 1

I was a Hollywood assistant for almost ten years ... let’s go ahead and get the basic stuff out of the way.

# Read # The Business of Art
6 min read

Q&A: Should I Adapt My Own Book Into a Screenplay

Q&A: Should I Adapt My Own Book Into a Screenplay

Established IP is always the perfect place for film and TV producers to find gems that need to be adapted for the screen.

# Read # Crossover # The Business of Art
5 min read

Think Small

Think Small

Drawing didn’t heal me. Risk taking did.

# Read # The Creative Mind
4 min read

Sit Down and Bleed

Sit Down and Bleed

I think, for the first time, I bled in the Goldilocks Zone.

# Read # The Creative Mind
4 min read

Depression Bagel

Depression Bagel

Sadness is inherent to every seed. When the flowers come, they'll be for graves or grace. No one knows.

# Read # The Creative Mind
6 min read

Consultants, Contests, and Coverage—Oh My! Sorting Out the Professional Script Reader Landscape

Consultants, Contests, and Coverage—Oh My! Sorting Out the Professional Script Reader Landscape

Sounds like you need a reader, friend! But just a quick glance at all the options out there makes it pretty obvious that what a “reader” does is much less clear.

# Read # The Business of Art # Style & Substance
10 min read

Don't Overlook Your Understory

Don't Overlook Your Understory

A screenplay isn’t some mystical thing with a bazillion components. It’s something most writers can master, if you break it down to its simplest, most basic elements ...

# Read # Style & Substance
4 min read

Artist Snapshot: Emma Josephson

Artist Snapshot: Emma Josephson

There's a certain kind of suspense and mystery to the forests, heavy rain clouds, and grey skies that lends itself to the thriller genre; which I love the most.

# Read # Snapshots
2 min read

Hollywood Films Written by and About Women - Part 3

Hollywood Films Written by and About Women - Part 3

By the 90s, an increasing number of these women were finally gaining some prominence in Hollywood.

# Read # The Business of Art
6 min read
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