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HOW TO MAKE IT IN FILM - SCRIPTWRITER FOR FILM: JAMIE NASH

How to Make It In Film consists of a series of behind the scenes interviews with regional, national and international filmmakers, editors, directors, writers, cinematographers, producers and many others who work in the film industry.

Jamie Nash, scriptwriter for films including Lovely Molly, ParaAbnormal, Seventh Moon and Altered. Covering all aspects of the filmmaking process, this program is designed to enlighten students and take them through all the steps to Make It in Film. From the roles of scriptwriters they'll discover the secrets of screenwriting and what it takes to Make It in the business.

DVD (Closed Captioned) / 2016 / 30 minutes

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HOW TO MAKE IT IN FILM - SCRIPTWRITER FOR FILM: LYN VAUS

How to Make It In Film consists of a series of behind the scenes interviews with regional, national and international filmmakers, editors, directors, writers, cinematographers, producers and many others who work in the film industry.

Lyn Vaus, screenwriter, is best known for his award winning Miramax romantic comedy Next Stop Wonderland. Vaus began his career as a story editor for a production company in Hollywood and also served as scriptwriter and Director for the film, Siegfried and Roy. Covering all aspects of the filmmaking process, this program is designed to enlighten students and take them through all the steps to Make It in Film. From the roles of scriptwriters they'll discover the secrets of screenwriting and what it takes to Make It in the business.

DVD (Closed Captioned) / 2016 / 30 minutes

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HOW TO MAKE IT IN FILM - SCRIPTWRITER FOR FILM: RICHARD SQUIRES

How to Make It In Film consists of a series of behind the scenes interviews with regional, national and international filmmakers, editors, directors, writers, cinematographers, producers and many others who work in the film industry.

Richard Squires is an up and coming filmmaker whose recent credits include writer/director of Crazy Like a Fox, a story of a Virginia farmer's struggles with betrayal and how he chooses to deal with it. The films stars include Emmy award-winning actor Roger Rees and Academy award nominee Mary McDonnell. Covering all aspects of the filmmaking process, this program is designed to enlighten students and take them through all the steps to Make It in Film. From the roles of scriptwriters they'll discover the secrets of screenwriting and what it takes to Make It in the business.

DVD (Closed Captioned) / 2016 / 30 minutes

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HOW TO MAKE IT IN FILM - SCRIPTWRITER FOR FILM: RON MAXWELL

How to Make It In Film consists of a series of behind the scenes interviews with regional, national and international filmmakers, editors, directors, writers, cinematographers, producers and many others who work in the film industry.

As an actor, writer, producer, and director, Ron F. Maxwell has a wealth of filmmaking experience. His titles include Little Darlings, Gettysburg, Gods and Generals, and Emmy award- winning Verna: USO Girl. Silver Award, Davey International Award honoring creative excellence. Covering all aspects of the filmmaking process, this program is designed to enlighten students and take them through all the steps to Make It in Film. From the roles of scriptwriters they'll discover the secrets of screenwriting and what it takes to Make It in the business.

DVD (Closed Captioned) / 2016 / 30 minutes

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HOW TO MAKE IT IN FILM - SCRIPTWRITER FOR TV & DOCUMENTARY: EDUARDO SANCHEZ

How to Make It In Film consists of a series of behind the scenes interviews with regional, national and international filmmakers, editors, directors, writers, cinematographers, producers and many others who work in the film industry.

Eduardo Sanchez, Cuban-born American director, most famous for co-directing and writing the psychological horror The Blair Witch Project. His other films include Altered, Seventh Moon and Lovely Molly. Covering all aspects of the filmmaking process, this program is designed to enlighten students and take them through all the steps to Make It in Film. From the roles of scriptwriters they'll discover the secrets of screenwriting and what it takes to Make It in the business.

DVD (Closed Captioned) / 2016 / 30 minutes

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HOW TO MAKE IT IN FILM - SCRIPTWRITER FOR TV & FILM: MICHAEL KANG

How to Make It In Film consists of a series of behind the scenes interviews with regional, national and international filmmakers, editors, directors, writers, cinematographers, producers and many others who work in the film industry.

Michael Kang is a Korean American writer and director, best known for his film, The Motel which was first shown at Sundance. The Motel went on to win the Humanitas Prize in the Sundance Film Festival category and was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature. Covering all aspects of the filmmaking process, this program is designed to enlighten students and take them through all the steps to Make It in Film. From the roles of scriptwriters they'll discover the secrets of screenwriting and what it takes to Make It in the business.

DVD (Closed Captioned) / 2016 / 30 minutes

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HOW TO MAKE IT IN FILM - SCRIPTWRITER FOR TV: AARON PETERS

How to Make It In Film consists of a series of behind the scenes interviews with regional, national and international filmmakers, editors, directors, writers, cinematographers, producers and many others who work in the film industry.

Aaron Peters wrote, consulted on, or produced over 150 episodes of broadcasted television, including Foxs The Simple Life; CBS My Big, Fat Greek Life; NBCs Just Shoot Me; and MTVs The Tom Green Show and The Andy Dick Show. Covering all aspects of the filmmaking process, this program is designed to enlighten students, take them through the steps and what it takes to MAKE IT in the business.

DVD (Closed Captioned) / 2016 / 30 minutes

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HOW TO MAKE IT IN FILM - SCRIPTWRITER FOR TV: MARSHALL HERSKOVITZ

How to Make It In Film consists of a series of behind the scenes interviews with regional, national and international filmmakers, editors, directors, writers, cinematographers, producers and many others who work in the film industry.

Marshall Herskovitz is an American film director, writer and producer and created the acclaimed television series, thirtysomething, My So-Called Life and Once and Again. He is credited with writing and directing several episodes of all three series. He runs the Bedford Falls Company with partner Edward Zwick. Together they produced Quarterlife, a popular web series and has also written blogs for The Huffington Post. Among his productions are Traffic, The Last Samurai, Blood Diamond, and I Am Sam. Telly Bronze Award Winner. Covering all aspects of the filmmaking process, this program is designed to enlighten students and take them through all the steps to Make It in Film. From the roles of scriptwriters they'll discover the secrets of screenwriting and what it takes to Make It in the business.

DVD (Closed Captioned) / 2016 / 30 minutes

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HOW TO MAKE IT IN FILM - SCRIPTWRITER FOR TV: MEGAN HOLLEY

How to Make It In Film consists of a series of behind the scenes interviews with regional, national and international filmmakers, editors, directors, writers, cinematographers, producers and many others who work in the film industry.

Megan Holley, was named one of Variety's 10 Screenwriters to Watch, is best known for her film script, Sunshine Cleaning, starring Amy Adams and Emily Blunt. Covering all aspects of the filmmaking process, this program is designed to enlighten students and take them through all the steps to Make It in Film. From the roles of scriptwriters they'll discover the secrets of screenwriting and what it takes to Make It in the business.

DVD (Closed Captioned) / 2016 / 30 minutes

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A-LIST SCREENWRITING - THE CREATIVE PROCESS: SCREENWRITING - HOW TO WRITE A KILLER ENDING

Contains the most specific analysis of theme in the field Discussion of contemporary films such as Sideways, Million Dollar Baby and Eight Mile as well as several classics.

The climax of your story defines the theme, completes the character arc, creates a peripeteia and is the story's most emotionally charged moment. A great ending absolves a movie of many of its flaws. It can make a bad movie good and a good movie great. This program shows how to create meaning and emotion by unifying a characters goal and need into one succinct action - the Killer Ending. Includes discussion of contemporary films Sideways, Million Dollar Baby and Eight Mile.

Subjects Covered Include:
  • The power of endings
  • Definitions (Goal and Need, Dilemma, Crisis/Climax/Resolution)
  • Five different paradigms to find a killer ending (Dilemma, Projection, Antagonist, Character Arc & Theme)
  • Definition of Killer Endings
  • Applying it to Beginnings and Middles
  • The Writer's Dilema
  • Case Study - La Confidential
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    DVD (Closed Captioned) / 2011 / (Grades 9-Adult) / 78 minutes

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    A-LIST SCREENWRITING - THE CREATIVE PROCESS: SCREENWRITING - THE T WORD THEME

    As Hollywood uses the term, "story" is only one element of a great screenplay. Writers who have something to say about the world must learn how film and drama convey theme and ideas. Great writers seem to understand theme intuitively. They are able to achieve thematic clarity without being didactic. This program teaches how to use the tools presented in this program to add emotional and thematic resonance to your work. It shows how the intersection of all dramatic elements combines to create meaning.

    Subjects Covered Include:
  • Samuel Goldwyn and Western union
  • Definition
  • Dilemma and Intersection of Possible Meanings
  • Subplots, Character Orchestration,
  • Dialogue Do's and Don'ts,
  • Permutations, Image Systems/Motifs
  • Right Brain versus Left Brain
  • 7-Point Theme Checklist
  • Bringing it all together
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    DVD (Closed Captioned) / 2011 / (Grades 9-Adult) / 76 minutes

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    TALES FROM THE SCRIPT

    Director: Peter Hanson

    Shane Black (Lethal Weapon), John Carpenter (Halloween), Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption), William Goldman (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid), Paul Schrader (Taxi Driver), and dozens of other Hollywood screenwriters share penetrating insights and hilarious anecdotes in Tales from the Script, the most comprehensive documentary ever made about screenwriting. By analyzing their triumphs and recalling their failures, the participants explain how successful writers develop the skills necessary for toughing out careers in one of the world's most competitive industries. They also reveal the untold stories behind some of the greatest screenplays ever written, describing their adventures with luminaries including Harrison Ford, Morgan Freeman, Stanley Kubrick, Joel Silver, Martin Scorsese, and Steven Spielberg. The film was produced in tandem with the book of the same name published by IT Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers available in stores January 26, 2010.

    DVD / 2009 / 105 minutes

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    ADVANCED SCREENWRITING: ADVANCED STORY TECHNIQUES

    With Linda Seger

    If you've learned the three act structure, you may be ready to try variations on the basics & simply create scripts that are more focused, with more momentum. What are other ways that the three-act structure can be used? How does a writer learn to juggle the difficult elements in non-traditional structures? This program discusses the three-act structure in scenes and scene sequences. It discusses how to use structure to give you stronger turning points (surprising reveals, twists, turns, scene transitions) and non-traditional structural forms that have created such great films as Pulp Fiction, Crash, Ordinary People, Before the Rain & Sleepless in Seattle.

    DVD (Closed Captioned) / 2007 / (Grades 9-Adult) / 30 minutes

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    ADVANCED SCREENWRITING: BROADENING THE CHARACTERS

    With Linda Seger

    Actors, directors, and producers want to see dimensional characters, capable of winning Academy Awards. They want breadth, depth, focus and direction to their characters, but they also want dimensionality - characters that are original and act-able. This program shows how to deepen characters through layering, creating subtext, how to transform characters & how to use dialogue to further add breadth and depth.

    DVD (Closed Captioned) / 2007 / (Grades 9-Adult) / 30 minutes

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    ADVANCED SCREENWRITING: DEEPENING THE THEME

    With Linda Seger

    The Theme or Central Idea of a script deepens the story and connects the audience with the film by conveying the truth about the human condition. What are common themes used in successful films? How do you clarify your theme and convey your theme without getting preachy? This program discusses the identity theme and its many variations, including methods of expressing the theme and how to convey the theme through cinematic images and image systems.

    DVD (Closed Captioned) / 2007 / (Grades 9-Adult) / 30 minutes

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    MASTER STORYTELLER: SCREENWRITERS ON SCREENWRITING - ANATOMY OF A SCRIPT: SCREENWRITER - SUSANNAH GRANT

    Screenwriter Susannah Grant (Erin Brockovich) discusses the adaptation, development, writing and making of the film In Her Shoes from Jennifer Weiner's novel.

    DVD (Closed Captioned) / 2006 / (Grades 9-Adult) / 128 minutes

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    MASTER STORYTELLER: SCREENWRITERS ON SCREENWRITING - ANATOMY OF A SCRIPT: SCREENWRITER - TOM SCHULMAN

    Academy Award-winning screenwriter Tom Schulman (Dead Poets Society) discusses the development, writing and making of the hugely successful comedy film What About Bob?

    DVD (Closed Captioned) / 2006 / (Grades 9-Adult) / 80 minutes

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    MASTER STORYTELLER: SCREENWRITERS ON SCREENWRITING - ANATOMY OF A SCRIPT: WRITER-DIRECTOR - AUDREY WELLS

    Writer-director Audrey Wells discusses the adaptation writing and making of the film Under the Tuscan Sun from Frances Mayes' best-selling book.

    DVD (Closed Captioned) / 2006 / (Grades 9-Adult) / 129 minutes

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    MASTER STORYTELLER: SCREENWRITERS ON SCREENWRITING - ANATOMY OF A SCRIPT: WRITER-DIRECTOR - DON ROOS

    Writer-director Don Roos discusses the writing, development process and making of the original feature film Happy Endings.

    DVD (Closed Captioned) / 2006 / (Grades 9-Adult) / 108 minutes

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    MASTER STORYTELLER: SCREENWRITERS ON SCREENWRITING - ANATOMY OF A SCRIPT: WRITER-PRODUCER - MARSHALL HERSKOVITZ

    Writer-producer Marshall Herskovitz discusses the creation, writing and making of the television series Once and Again, outlining its journey from half-baked idea to successful series.

    DVD (Closed Captioned) / 2006 / (Grades 9-Adult) / 125 minutes

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    MASTER STORYTELLER: SCREENWRITERS ON SCREENWRITING - WRITERS ON WRITING: DAVID MCKENNA

    Screenwriter, sold his spec script American History X to New Line Cinema at the age of 26. He is interviewed by author and critic F.X. Feeney about his career and approach to his work.

    DVD (Closed Captioned) / 2006 / (Grades 9-Adult) / 76 minutes

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    MASTER STORYTELLER: SCREENWRITERS ON SCREENWRITING - WRITERS ON WRITING: GUILLERMO ARRIAGA

    Acclaimed Mexican novelist and Academy Award nominated screenwriter (Amores Perros, 21 Grams, The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada and Babel) is interviewed about his career, his thoughts on creativity and his approach to writing by critic and writer F.X. Feeney.

    DVD (Closed Captioned) / 2006 / (Grades 9-Adult) / 86 minutes

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    MASTER STORYTELLER: SCREENWRITERS ON SCREENWRITING - WRITERS ON WRITING: JESSICA BENDINGER

    Writer of Bring it On, First Daughter, Aquamarine, writer-director of Stick It and successful script doctor is interviewed by writer Dana Fox (The Wedding Date) about her career, about being a woman in Hollywood, her approach to writing and in particular about creating believable characters.

    DVD (Closed Captioned) / 2006 / (Grades 9-Adult) / 106 minutes

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    MASTER STORYTELLER: SCREENWRITERS ON SCREENWRITING - WRITERS ON WRITING: JIMMY MCGOVERN

    The acclaimed U.K. writer of television series Cracker, The Lakes and The Street, and films Priest and Liam, is interviewed about his career and writing process by television producer Meryl Marshall-Daniels.

    DVD (Closed Captioned) / 2006 / (Grades 9-Adult) / 56 minutes

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    MASTER STORYTELLER: SCREENWRITERS ON SCREENWRITING - WRITERS ON WRITING: JOE ESZTERHAS

    The controversial and outspoken writer of box-office juggernauts such as Basic Instinct, Jagged Edge, Flashdance and the Academy nominated Music Box, is interviewed about his career, his creative process and his opinions on Hollywood by critic and film writer Stephen Farber.

    DVD (Closed Captioned) / 2006 / (Grades 9-Adult) / 85 minutes

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    MASTER STORYTELLER: SCREENWRITERS ON SCREENWRITING - WRITERS ON WRITING: MARCO PENNETTE

    Television writer and creator of Caroline in the City and Crumbs and executive producer of Ugly Betty is interviewed by writer-producer Chris Brancato (The X-Files, Boomtown, North Shore) about his career, a life in television and his approach to writing.

    DVD (Closed Captioned) / 2006 / (Grades 9-Adult) / 92 minutes

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    MASTER STORYTELLER: SCREENWRITERS ON SCREENWRITING - WRITERS ON WRITING: PAUL ATTANASIO

    A writer equally at home in film (Quiz Show, Donnie Brasco, The Good German) and television (Homicide: Life on the Street; Gideon's Crossing; House MD) is interviewed about his career and approach to writing by critic and writer F.X. Feeney. "The really good guys are just compulsive rewriters," says Paul.

    DVD (Closed Captioned) / 2006 / (Grades 9-Adult) / 94 minutes

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    ART OF SCREENWRITING - ADAPTATION

    With Phil Alden Robinson (Sneakers, Field Of Dreams) & Robert Nelson Jacobs (The Shipping News, Chocolat) & Eric Roth (Lucky You, Ali, The Horse Whisperer, Forrest Gump, The Postman)

    This program teaches highlighting the good parts and trouble spots, research, visualizing and dramatization, non-fiction vs. fiction, the echo effect, online research vs. physical, changing directions, genre material, staying fresh and externalizing characters' thoughts.

    Subjects covered include: What to include. How to avoid the 200 page screenplay. How faithful should you be to the original? Is it easier to adapt fiction or nonfiction, trash or art? Which books, plays and stories will make good movies. How to rectify problems without alienating a book's fans?

    DVD (Closed Captioned) / 2003 / (Grades 11-Adult) / 90 minutes

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    ART OF SCREENWRITING - CHARACTER

    With Nick Kazan (Bicentennial Man, Fallen, Reversal of Fortune) & Paul Attanasio (Sum Of All Fears, Donnie Brasco, Quiz Show)

    Learn the mystery of character, character dictating plot, character information, biographies, real characters vs. fictional characters, writing a franchise character, rules to break and not to break.

    Subjects covered include: Who should be your protagonist? Does plot or character come first? How do you find the right characters to suit your needs? How do you get a character to do what you want? How to you get your characters to do what they want?

    DVD (Closed Captioned) / 2003 / (Grades 11-Adult) / 90 minutes

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    ART OF SCREENWRITING - DIALOGUE & DESCRIPTION

    With Bruce Joel Rubin (Stuart Little 2, Deep Impact, Jacob's Ladder, Ghost), Ed Solomon (The In-Laws, Charlie's Angels, Men In Black) & Dana Stevens (For Love Of The Game, City Of Angels)

    This program teaches text and subtext, conveying emotion of the character and the situation they're in, research, rewriting dialogue, character profiling and specificity of vision.

    Subjects covered include: Something you write or something you hear. Should it be realistic? How to condense a good scene. Should a movie have one "voice"? Description: minimizing dialogue. Is there magic in description or should it simply be clear? How to persuade benumbed executives to read your description.

    DVD (Closed Captioned) / 2003 / (Grades 11-Adult) / 90 minutes

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    ART OF SCREENWRITING - NARRATIVE & STRUCTURE

    With Scott Frank (Minority Report, Out of Sight, Get Shorty) & Steven Zaillian (Gangs of New York, Hannibal, Schindler's List)

    This program teaches how to get started, the main idea and servicing it, finding a movies spine, sources of inspiration, outlining, characters' relationship with structure, description, research, instinct vs. technique, writing a script vs. selling one. Subjects covered include: How to tell a good story, which stories are worth telling and which aren't, character arcs; real and illusory, finding a movie's spine, the use of myth and theme as organizing concepts.

    DVD (Closed Captioned) / 2003 / (Grades 11-Adult) / 90 minutes

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    FICTION INTO FILM: LITERATURE GOES TO THE MOVIES

    Investigates how elements of a novel, short story or play are retained, altered, or deleted in the translation to film. Examines commercial considerations that affect the choice of literary sources and shows why producers choose Broadway musicals, best sellers and other popular genres. Use such cinematic works as "The Birth Of A Nation" and "The Informer" to help illustrate how the elements of a novel, short story or play are retained, altered or deleted in the translation to film.

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