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Truth is a film about one of the last major stories CBS news anchor Dan Rather reported on before he retired from a long career as a veteran journalist. In 2004, president George W. Bush was campaigning for re-election, and the news media was intrigued about his former days in the national guard.  This is

ScreenwritingU Alum, Ron Meade (MSC 2, ProSeries) optioned two screenplays, including his MSC script, KEEP ‘EM CLOSE, to producer Vic Alexander. He followed steps in the Master Screenwriter Certificate Program to connect with the producer and pitch a high concept project. That began their business relationship. Ron will receive a “Screenplay By” and an “Executive

It seems hard to believe that women less than 100 years ago didn’t have the right to vote. But does it seem even harder to believe that women still suffer from inequality in 2015? This was noted recently in an essay penned by actress Jennifer Lawrence about how she fails to understand why women are

How to write a screenplay — Is there a formula?  There's a quote I've heard around Hollywood many times — "Every writer is just one script away from a career." Translated, it means that with the right screenplay, you're in business. So, how do you write that one screenplay that sells?   For some people,

After writing a script that got the attention of several Hollywood creative executives, writing partners Alistair Legrand and Luke Harvis pitched the idea for The Diabolical. It may seem like an easy task to have a meeting on one project and pitch another, but it takes more than that to get a movie made in

It’s been 50 years since Ford unveiled the first Mustang. The moment was revolutionary for American cars and its pop culture. “People have a real emotional connection,” says director David Gelb of the relationship many people around the world have with the car.  “I had this feeling of how cool Mustang was and had these

ScreenwritingU Alum Viki Posidis (ProSeries 14) has signed contracts to co-write and co-develop both a feature film and the accompanying television series based on a concept by SU Alumni producer, Hera Becker (ProSeries 32). The project will be an animated feature, later developed as an animated television series for adults. Hera Becker will produce both projects

Screenwriter Jason Fuchs has been obsessed with Peter Pan since he and his dad were stuck on the Peter Pan ride at Disney World when he was 9 years old. Since then, Fuchs has been fascinated with the idea of writing Peter Pan’s origin story. Fuchs says he remembers being fascinated by all kinds of

The most famous chess player of our time is also the most complicated. In the late 1950s, a boy from Brooklyn named Bobby Fischer took the world by storm when he became the youngest grandmaster in chess up at age 15. When screenwriter Steven Knight sat down to write Pawn Sacrifice, the new biographical thriller about the

ScreenwritingU Alumni Don Fried (ProSeries 38 ) and Mike Fuhrmann (ProSeries 27) have sold their comedy screenplay, “Be Mused,” to Austin-based producer Beau Harris.  Don will participate in the project as a Producer, and Mike as Executive Producer. Pre-production has begun, and two additional Austin-based production companies have signed on to the project. Previous to