Posts from — October 2009

Pilar covers five different ways of rewriting your script, from concept through format.

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Pilar and Aadip chat with Cathy McCarthy and Dennis Lewis about breaking in from Arizona, including entering screenwriting competitions, securing representation, working with producers, seeking attachments, and taking meetings in LA.

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Writer Paul Chitlik talks to Pilar and Laurence about why writing is rewriting, his rewriting seminars in Spain and Italy, and why you sometimes have to wander about in the desert. (www.rewritementor.com)

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Guest Danielle Koenig, comedian and staff writer for The Dish on the Style Network, talks to Pilar and Laurence about writing for clip shows and game shows, and how writing jokes helped prepare her for both. (www.mystyle.com)

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Visual effects artist David Stripinis talks to Pilar and Laurence about the ever-expanding universe of visual effects and what writers should consider when penning them in scripts. David does effects for Robert Zemeckis and James Cameron.

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