Writing

Director Bennett Miller on Developing Characters

by Cait Carvalho on April 12, 2012

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Bennett Miller (Director, Moneyball, Capote) explains how characters and their stories can transcend themselves and mean much more than what lies on the surface.

Four Steps Towards Crafting an Effective Television Pitch

by Cindy Caponera on April 9, 2012

Let me start by saying everything is NOT a TV Show.  Some things just are what they are, and should not be televised.

A Pitch is much more than just an idea you have.  The idea may be the starting point but the pitch is much, much more.  And the pitch …

Exquisite Corpse: “Creating Characters Through Dialogue”

by Cait Carvalho on April 2, 2012

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An esteemed and eerily funny group of writers and actors reads from the script that we the audience have created. Each writer contributes one line of dialogue based only on the previous line. A discussion followed the reading concerning the …

Writer’s Roundtable

by Cait Carvalho on March 30, 2012

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Sustaining career is a tricky thing – from staying inspired to getting paid, there are always hurdles in the road. With experience working in television, advertising, and feature films, self-distributing and getting the Golden Ticket (a sale at Sundance), these …

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Keynote – Bennett Miller

by Cait Carvalho on March 28, 2012

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Academy Award nominee and Gotham Independent Film Award Winner Bennett Miller, director of Moneyball and Capote, joins us for a truly special keynote conversation in which he’ll discuss crossing over from directing a critically acclaimed documentary feature to bringing to …

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Why Independent Filmmakers Shouldn’t Rule Out TV

by Kam Miller on March 27, 2012

Independent filmmakers transitioning into television makes perfect sense. Indie filmmakers share a passion for singular characters, earned character development, and edgy storytelling. Television allows you to focus on your characters at least a dozen hours a season. Sometimes – if you’re lucky – you’re living with your characters for hundreds …

Shorts to Features

by Cait Carvalho on March 26, 2012

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How can creating short form work inform the creation of your features? Hear from filmmakers working prolifically in shorts, features, web and fine art contexts about how small projects enhance the creation of their features.            …

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The Reality of Writing for Television: Scripts Are Kinda Important

by Bob Lowry on March 21, 2012

I was graciously invited to write this blog for IFP and was told I should focus on my experience of writing for television.  I was actually asked to write about writing.  What a fantastic idea!  So I gladly accepted.   One problem.  I forgot that I’d actually have to sit down …

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