Scriptwriters Network

Writers must be aware of the legalities of being an entertainment professional. That’s where attorneys come in. Whether it’s acquiring a literary property, forming collaborative agreements, options defining payment schedules or making a sale, writers need protection to prevent many potential pitfalls of not formalizing agreements before they start working. David Branfman has been practicing […]

  The First Page with Pilar Alessandra, June 25, 2011 By Cassandra Vincent     Perhaps it’s the fault of vertigo inducing edits, expressing thoughts to the world in 140 characters or less or just the pace we tend to live at in an attempt to meet our goals but if something doesn’t grab our attention […]

Word choice and white space.. everything on a first page helps set the tone and tell the story. In this seminar, Pilar Alessandra will analyze successful first pages and also offer some writing tools and tips to help streamline your own pages and capture the reader. Bring in a first page yourself (enough copies for […]

  The Four Magic Questions of Screenwriting Presenter: Marilyn Horowitz June 18, 2011 Written by Kara Lennox   For years, Marilyn Horowitz has watched screenwriters struggle with their art, slogging through draft after draft and sweating bullets, which prompted her to ask: Is it necessary for it to be so hard? She thinks it should […]