Recommended Screenwriters

The idea of the government selling drugs to its own people in order to fund an ideological war overseas sounds like a conspiracy theory to some. To others, like Gary Webb, a journalist of the San Jose Mercury News, it seemed more than possible. Webb reported on the issue in 1996. He was exalted for

ScreenwritingU Alum Ben Krapf (ProSeries 38, MSC 2) has signed a deal with producer Michael Z Gordon to rewrite the script for a sequel to a well-known movie.   Michael Z Gordon is a prolific producer, composer and writer for film and television.  His body of work includes projects such as Pulp Fiction,  Ally McBeal,

Errol Flynn was one of the great dramatic actors of Hollywood’s golden era. Known for his swashbuckling characters and his playboy lifestyle, it was less than shocking when his life ended abruptly at age 50 in the throws of a scandal with a 17-year-old ingénue. The Last of Robin Hood tells the story of Flynn’s

Growing up in America with Palestinian roots gave filmmaker Cherien Dabis a unique view of life. She traveled to Jordan each summer with her family and soon learned that in both places she felt at home but at times also felt like an outsider. Dabis took that struggle of national identity and turned it into

ScreenwritingU Alum Lee Tidball (ProSeries 15, MSC 2) had his screenplay SANDI CLAUS, a family Christmas comedy, optioned by Berenika Bailey of Magic Elevator. This deal originated when Lee submitted a query letter via InkTip.com's Preferred Newsletter.  An assistant at Magic Elevator read Lee’s script and recommended it to producer Berenika Bailey.  She loved the

ScreenwritingU Alum David Kassin Fried (ProSeries 34, MSC 2) had his screenplay DANCES WITH FAT, optioned by producer Doug Spearman. The screenplay is the true story of Ragen Chastain, the 300 lb woman who won a national dance championship. After Regan blogged about how much she loved David's script, producer Doug Spearman read the script, contacted

Ever since his $3.2 million sale of the screenplay for Snow White and the Huntsman, screenwriter Evan Daugherty is making a name for himself in the world of young adult films. In less than four years, he’s also written Divergent and now Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. ScreenwritingU sat down with Daugherty to discuss how got

Part of being a great screenwriter is finding your optimal creative process — the set of rituals that will have your creativity blossom and your life be happy at the same time. Can you imagine that? As you write each screenplay, you can start identifying what works for you and what doesn't.   Many times, just

QUESTION: When you look at your current script, are you taking each part to its creative limit? Without going overboard, are you entertaining the reader and viewer at the highest level for this story? If not, you probably own a pair of creative handcuffs. The goal of every page, every scene, and every lead character

  Screenwriter Jeff Howard is making quite a name for himself in the world of animation. He’s written two Tinker Bell movies, as well as The Pirate Fairy, the first Planes and Pixie Hollow Games. But he wasn’t always part of the “story trust,” as it’s called at Disney, now that they’ve adopted the Pixar