The Anonymous Production Assistant

The Gravity Lawsuit and Adaptation

Do you listen to Scriptnotes? You should; it’s awesome. For those of you who don’t know, it’s a podcast about screenwriting, and things that are interesting to screenwriters. This week’s episode explains “The Deal with the Gravity Lawsuit.” It’s extremely illuminating, and if you’re new to the business, I highly recommend listening to it. There’s […]

Personal Assistant Stuart Friedel

On today’s episode, you’ll actually get to hear the voice of Stuart Friedel, assistant to John August and producer of the podcast Scriptnotes. The job of a personal assistant is a multifarious thing. He assists (as you might imagine) John not just in writing, but also in the creation of apps and, of course, producing […]

“Labor of Love”

I’m a little late to the party, but I wanted to talk about the Veronica Mars Kickstarter campaign, from the perspective of someone at the bottom.{{1}} On the Scriptnotes podcast, Craig Mazin referred to it as a “labor of love.” It’s not. I mean, I’m sure Rob Thomas and Kristen Bell like Veronica Mars. Hell, […]

No, You Don’t Need to Go to Film School

Lately, several readers have been asking if they need a degree from film school to get a job. No, you don’t. The truth is, the only film schools recognized by the Industry are USC, UCLA, and NYU. Outside of those three schools, no one is going to be impressed. No one’s going to be impressed […]

A Derivative Post

John August has another one of his Scene Challenges up. The goal is to write a scene where one character explains to another what investment derivatives are.  It was a difficult writing problem, since I have no idea what investment derivatives are. I’m #48.