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The relationship between a screenwriter and an actor is an interesting thing. A writer can pen the most precious monologue they’ve ever written, only to hand it over to an actor who cuts it down to a ...

The scenes you remember from your favorite television shows don’t often start out that way. From conception to the page to the small screen, changes are made for creative, budgetary and/or time ...

Guineve Turner discusses the satire and tonal balance of her cult classic American Psycho. This week on On Story, we’re joined by screenwriter Guinevere Turner to discuss her process writing the ...

Following on from the Top 10 Screenwriting Tips from Script to Screen post, I thought I’d write a companion piece on pitching, as Saturday’s Script to Screen conference also featured “Pitch ...

My marker of a fantastic film is when I leave the theater without any clue of the current time of day or what responsibilities I left behind when I walked into the building three hours prior. Lately I ...

Though many have noted how much of the footage from the teasers & trailers didn’t make it into the final film — an intentional move by Anderson and editor Leslie Jones to give of the flavor of the ...

Screenwriter Jose Rivera and his approach to bringing Che Guevara’s story to the screen. In this episode, screenwriter Jose Rivera discusses his approach to bringing Che Guevara’s story to the screen, ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Professor Matthew McConaughey will be back again next semester at The University of Texas at Austin. He will offer a new format of his Script to Screen class for the first time, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover adventure, outdoor, and wellness travel. The Hollywood movie-making process can be convoluted. When it comes to how long ...